This yr, Everything Everywhere All at Once gained huge on the SAG Awards, and lots of the forged’s acceptance speeches acknowledged how a lot the awards meant, particularly given the few alternatives on the market for Asian actors in Hollywood.
Despite the dearth of alternatives, lots of the forged members — from James Hong to Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan — have been appearing for many years. So, to rejoice their wins and their careers, which have made historical past and opened doorways for a lot of to observe, here is the forged of EEAAO at their first pink carpet premiere and their most up-to-date:
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Here’s Stephanie Hsu on the premiere of The Path in 2016:
Here’s Stephanie on the 2023 SAG Awards, the place she was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:
Here they’re side-by-side:
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Here’s Jenny Slate on the premiere of Bored to Death in 2009:
Here she is on the 2023 SAG Awards:
Here’s a side-by-side look:
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While Michelle Yeoh started appearing in Hong Kong movies in 1984, she kicked off her Hollywood profession as Wai Lin within the 1997 James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies. Here she is on the premieres in Paris:
Here’s a side-by-side look:
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Here’s James Hong in 1987 on the third annual Association of Asian Pacific American Artists’ Media Awards:
Of course, James started appearing within the Fifties, doing visitor appearances in movies, TV, or radio exhibits. So here is a peak of him on an episode of Peter Gun in 1959:
Here are each pink carpet appearances facet by facet:
Aaand, here is a side-by-side take a look at his look in Peter Gun and on the 2023 SAG Awards (that is what a roughly 70-year profession seems to be like, people!):
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Here’s Ke Huy Quan selling Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984:
And right here he’s most just lately, celebrating an evening of wins on the 2023 SAG Awards this week, the place he made historical past as the primary Asian man to win Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Everything Everywhere All at Once:
Here’s a side-by-side look:
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Here’s Jamie Lee Curtis on the premiere of Rich and Famous in 1981:
However, to notice, Jamie Lee made her movie debut in Halloween in 1978. It’s not a pink carpet pic, however right here she is that very same yr:
And right here she is on the 2023 SAG Awards:
Check out a side-by-side look (and she or he’s nonetheless rocking the pink!):
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Lastly, here is Harry Shum Jr. on the premiere of Step Up 2: The Streets in 2008:
And right here he’s on the 2023 SAG Awards:
And here is the side-by-side look:
Here’s to hoping all of us age in addition to they’ve! Hopefully, we’ll catch them successful on the Oscars subsequent!
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