This year’s Oscar nominationsbroke some new ground, particularly in the acting categories.
Before anything even happens, I’m just like, ‘Oh my God, look at this family.
I know what they’re about to go through!'"
Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh, and James Hong in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.'.Allyson Riggs/A24
It’s 11 nominations, and every single one is everyone’s first time."
This moment feels special for all of them.
So it’s pretty wild that we’re having this moment together.
Stephanie Hsu in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’.Allyson Riggs/A24
This year changed that by celebrating not just theEEAAOcast, but also Chau’s work inThe Whale.
“I feel like sometimes that doesn’t always translate to voting bodies for some reason.
Those are character choices that she’s making, and she’s taking it very seriously.”
“It really encapsulates so much of my training and what I wish for.
I feel really passionate about dramaturgy and story.
Hsu continues, “I know so many people see themselves in Joy and Jobu.
I’m not even just talking about identity.
I’m talking about the weirdos and the artists and people who are not cookie-cutter Hollywood starlets.”
“I do believe that it’s going to be sustained,” Hsu says.
That is our collective history, but that history is also being broken.”
The 95th Academy Awards will air Sunday, March 12, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC.
