Oscars

Mum and Malaysia celebrate Yeoh’s Oscar win

by Patrick Lee KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — “Malaysia boleh!” cried Michelle Yeoh’s mother in a video chat with her daughter…

Michelle Yeoh makes history as first Asian to win best actress Oscar

HOLLYWOOD, UNITED STATES — Michelle Yeoh on Sunday made history by becoming the first Asian woman to win the best…

‘Everything Everywhere’ claims early Oscars as gala kicks off with slap jokes

by Andrew Marszal HOLLYWOOD, UNITED STATES — Subversive sci-fi flick “Everything Everywhere All at Once” collected key early prizes Sunday…

China censors Oscars success of history-making Chloe Zhao

Beijing-born Chloe Zhao was scrubbed from Chinese social media on Monday as a nationalist backlash airbrushed out her remarkable achievement…

Beijing-born Chloe Zhao is second woman to win best director Oscar

by Andrew Marszal Chloe Zhao, the Beijing-born filmmaker whose indie movies chronicle life in the US heartland, on Sunday became…

Hollywood set for pandemic-era Oscars, with ‘Nomadland’ out front

by Andrew Marszal The Oscars on Sunday will mirror the movie industry they honor: transformed by the pandemic, forced to…