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Michelle Yeoh is a Malaysian actress who has received many awards and nominations. Following a spinal injury that prevented Yeoh from pursuing a ballet career professionally, she began competing in beauty pageants. [1] In 1983, she was crowned Miss World Malaysia at the age of 20 and represented her country at the Miss World pageant, where she placed 18th overall. A year later, she continued to win the title of Miss Moomba International in Australia. This gave her an opportunity to enter the Hong Kong film world before working in Hollywood.
Michelle Yeoh's first starring role in Yes, Madam earned her the first nomination at the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best New Performer. In 1998, Yeoh's career turned over a new page when she received her second nomination for this award in the Best Supporting Actress for The Soong Sisters . In the same year, Yeoh's first role in Hollywood in James Bond's film Tomorrow Never Dies continued to bring her a MTV Movie & TV Awards nomination in the Best Fight category. Early 21st century, with an appearance in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon , the first foreign language film to set a Guinness World Record of surpassing $100 million at the box office in the United States, [2] gained the actor widespread recognition with many prestigious award nominations, such as the British Academy Film Awards, Chlotrudis Awards, Saturn Awards, Hong Kong Film Awards, Golden Horse Awards, Toronto Film Critics Association, Vancouver Film Critics Circle, and was awarded by the Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy in the Best Film Actress category.
The next era was marked by ups and downs in the actress's career. She embarked on producing her two first English films, The Touch and Silver Hawk , through Mythical Company, Yeoh's own production company, which brought her two Huabiao Awards for "Outstanding Co-Production Film". In 2011, Yeoh received her first two Satellite Awards and Asian Film Awards nominations for her performance as a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize-winning politician Aung San Suu Kyi and the wuxia movie Reign of Assassins . Seven years later, Yeoh's career has reached a new milestone, her participation in the series Star Trek: Discovery earned her the second Saturn Awards nomination in the category Best Guest Starring Role on Television. Besides, the success of the project Crazy Rich Asians has helped Yeoh receive many other award nominations, typical of which are the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, Dorian Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and being awarded Best Cast by the National Board of Review.
2022 is the opening year for later history-making successes. As the female lead in the science-fiction surreal comedy film Everything Everywhere All at Once , directed by Daniels, she received her second British Academy Film Awards nomination while winning a series of prestigious film awards such as Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Critics' Choice Super Awards, Satellite Awards, and Saturn Awards. On March 12, 2023, Yeoh earned the Academy Award for Best Actress, officially setting a Guinness World Record by becoming the first Asian actress to receive this honor in the 95-year history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [3] [4]
Organization | Year | Honor | Ref. |
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American Film Institute | 2022 | Doctor of Fine Arts | [119] |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | 2023 | Honorary Doctoral Degrees | [120] |
Organization [a] | Year [b] | Honor | Ref. |
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amfAR | 2015 | Humanitarian Award | [121] |
ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards | 2013 | Lifetime Achievement Award | [122] |
Asia Society | 2018 | Artistic Visionary Award | [123] |
Asian American International Film Festival | 1998 | Asian American Media Award | [124] |
Asian Film Awards | 2013 | Excellence in Asian Cinema Award | [125] |
Atlantic Council | 2024 | Distinguished Leadership Awards | [126] |
Cannes Film Festival | 2009 | Festival Trophy (Homage) | [127] |
2023 | Women In Motion Award | [128] | |
CineAsia | 1999 | Excellence in Acting for Outstanding Performance as an Actor | [129] |
Dorian Awards | 2023 | Wilde Artist of the Year | [130] |
East West Players | 2022 | Visionary Awards | [131] |
Family Film Awards | 2021 | Global Lifetime Achievement Award | [132] |
Gold House | 2022 | See Her Award | [133] |
Hollywood Film Awards | 2018 | Hollywood Breakout Ensemble Award [f] | [134] |
Hollywood Walk of Fame | 2023 | Star on the Walk of Fame | [135] |
Junior Chamber International | 2002 | Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World – Cultural Achievement | [136] |
Junior Chamber International Malaysia | 2002 | Ten Outstanding Young Malaysians | [137] |
London Film Critics' Circle | 2023 | Dilys Powell Award | [138] |
Main Directorate for Traffic Safety | 2009 | Special Award | [139] |
Marrakech International Film Festival | 2008 | Tribute Award | [140] |
Maui Film Festival | 2006 | Rainmaker Award | [141] |
Mill Valley Film Festival | 2011 | Spotlight Award | [142] |
Montblanc Cultural Foundation | 2002 | Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award | [143] |
MTV Asia Awards | 2004 | Asian Film Award | [144] |
My Performing Arts Agency | 2012 | Lifetime Arts Achievement Award | [145] |
National Association of Theatre Owners | 2001 | ShoWest Convention – International Star of the Year Award | [146] |
Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2023 | International Star Award, Actress | [147] |
Safe Kids Worldwide | 2016 | Safe Kids Worldwide Safety Advocate Award | [148] |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival | 2022 | Kirk Douglas Award | [149] |
Silent River Film Festival | 2013 | River Glory Award | [150] |
Singapore International Film Festival | 2015 | Cinema Legend Award | [151] |
The Asian American Foundation | 2023 | Heritage Heroes Awards | [152] |
The Asian Awards | 2019 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinema [f] | [153] |
Toronto International Film Festival | 2022 | TIFF Tribute Awards – Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award | [154] |
United Nations Association of New York | 2016 | United Nations Day Humanitarian Awards | [155] |
World Economic Forum | 2024 | Crystal Award | [156] |
World Grandmaster Awards | 2019 | World Outstanding Film Star Master Excellence Award | [157] |
You Bring Charm to the World Award | 2009 | Chinese Influencing the World Award | [158] |
Publisher | Listicle | Year | Result | Ref. |
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AARP | 20 Stars Who Have Never Been Nominated for an Oscar | 2022 | Placed | [159] |
BBC | BBC 100 Women | 2020 | Placed | [160] |
Bleacher Report | 15 Hollywood Actresses Who Would Make Great MMA Fighters | 2011 | 2nd | [161] |
British Vogue | 14 of the Most Inspiring Female Leads on Film | 2019 | Placed | [162] |
Collider | 10 Actors Who Have Never Been Nominated For An Oscar [g] | 2022 | Placed | [163] |
The 25 Most Iconic Action Movie Heroines of All Time [h] | 2023 | Placed | [164] | |
Complex | The 25 Best Girl-On-Girl Fights In Movies [g] | 2012 | 10th | [165] |
10 Actresses Who Can Kick Our Ass | 4th | [166] | ||
The 50 Best Action Stars in Movie History | Placed | [167] | ||
The 25 Hottest Fictional Women in Politics [i] | 22nd | [168] | ||
The 15 Hottest Female Fighters in Martial Arts Movies [g] | 15th | [169] | ||
The 25 Hottest Female Revolutionaries in Movies [i] | 14th | [170] | ||
Den of Geek | The 25 Best Female Action Stars in Modern Cinema | 2014 | 1st | [171] |
Empire | 50 Greatest Actors of All Time | 2022 | Placed | [172] |
Entertainment Weekly | Bond Girls: The Best and Worst [j] | 2008 | Best | [173] |
Entertainer of the Year | 2022 | Placed | [174] | |
Esquire | The 10 Most Badass Female Action Icons [g] | 2014 | Placed | [175] |
Forbes | 50 Over 50: Asia | 2022 | Placed | [176] |
Gold House | A100 List | 2022 | Placed | [177] |
IndieWire | The Top 14 Female Action Stars Working Today | 2017 | 6th | [178] |
Mic | The 8 Most Kickass Ladies Of Martial Arts Cinema | 2013 | 5th | [179] |
MovieWeb | The Best Movie Martial Artists of All Time | 2023 | 4th | [180] |
The 10 Best Female Action Movie Stars of All Time | 1st | [181] | ||
The 10 Best Martial Arts Movie Performances of All Time [g] | 1st | [182] | ||
The 20 Biggest Action Stars of the 21st Century | 3rd | [183] | ||
Parade | The 21 Greatest Action Heroines in Movie History [g] | 2023 | 7th | [184] |
People | The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World | 1997 | Placed | [185] |
The 35 All-Time Screen Beauties | 2009 | 27th | [186] | |
People's 2023 Women Changing The World | 2023 | 1st | [187] | |
Ranker | The All-Time Greatest Martial Arts Actors | 2023 | 5th | [188] |
Rotten Tomatoes | The 25 Best Action Heroines of All Time | 2008 | 1st | [189] |
Screen Rant | The 15 Greatest Martial Arts Stars | 2017 | 6th | [190] |
The 10 Best Female Action Stars Ever | 2019 | 2nd | [191] | |
The 5 Best Bond Girls [j] | Best | [192] | ||
ShortList | The 20 Greatest Martial Arts Stars of All Time | 2022 | 14th | [193] |
The Hollywood Reporter | Women in Entertainment Power 100 | 2022 | Placed | [194] |
2023 | Placed | [195] | ||
The New York Times | The 10 Best Actors of the Year | 2022 | Placed | [196] |
Time | Time 100: The Most Influential People | 2022 | Placed | [197] |
Icon of the Year | Placed | [198] | ||
Time Out | The 5 Fiercest Female Action Stars Of All Time | 2015 | 2nd | [199] |
Today | 15 Stars Who've Never Been Nominated For An Academy Award | 2022 | Placed | [200] |
Variety | The 10 Most Unforgettable Bond Girls [j] | 2015 | Placed | [201] |
Variety500 – Top 500 Entertainment Business Leaders | 2022 | Placed | [202] | |
Vogue | The 10 Most Powerful Bond Girls of All Time [j] | 2015 | Placed | [203] |
W | The 11 Fiercest, Ass-Kicking, Gun-Toting Women in Action Films of All Time [g] | 2017 | 3rd | [204] |
Organization | Year | Result | Ref. |
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Miss Moomba International | 1984 | Won | [205] |
Miss World | 1983 | 18th place | [206] |
Miss World Malaysia | 1983 | Won | [207] |
Country | Year | Honor | Ref. |
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![]() | 2007 | ![]() | [208] |
2012 | ![]() | [209] | |
2016 | ![]() | [210] | |
2017 | ![]() | [211] | |
![]() | 2013 | ![]() | [212] |
![]() | 2001 | ![]() | [213] |
2012 | ![]() | [214] | |
![]() | 2024 | ![]() | [215] |
Publication | Year | World record | Record holder | R. Status | Ref. |
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Guinness World Records | 2023 | First Asian female to win the Best Actress Oscar | Michelle Yeoh | Record | [3] |