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In just the second category of the night, Ke Huy Quan brought forth all the emotion as he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Everything Everywhere All At Once.
The award was presented by last year’s winners, Troy Kotsur (Coda) and Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) — who immediately became choked up as she read Quan’s name to the audience.
Meanwhile, the actor — who beat out Banshees of Inisherin stars Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan as well as Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway) and Judd Hirsch (The Fabelmans) — also began to sob as he made his way up to the stage to deliver his acceptance speech.
“My mom is 84 years old and she’s at home watching,” the first-time winner sweetly said through tears. “Mom, I just won an Oscar!”
Quan continued, “My journey started on a boat, I spent a year in a refugee camp. And somehow I ended up here on Hollywood’s biggest stage. They say stories like this only happen in the movies. I cannot believe it’s happening to me. This. This is the American dream!”
He went on to thank the Academy for the “honor of a lifetime,” before extending gratitude to his family, A24 (the studio behind Everything Everywhere All At Once), and his fellow castmates. Even his longtime friend and Goonies co-star Jeff Cohen got a shout-out.
Quan concluded his speech by thanking his wife. He said, “I owe everything to the love of my life — my wife Echo, who, month after month, year after year, for 20 years, told me that one day my time will come.”
In one final inspirational reminder to the audience, he added, “Dreams are something you have to believe in. I almost gave up on mine. To all of you out there: please keep your dreams alive!”
