Brendan Fraser and Michelle Yeoh won the Best Actors (Male and Female) categories at the 95th Academy Awards. Yeoh is the first Asian woman ever to win in this category.
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Best Actor
Fraser won the Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of an obese middle-aged man in 'The Whale,' beating other notable actors like Colin Farrell and Paul Mescal.
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Best Actress
Yeoh beat her toughest competitor Cate Blanchett ('TAR') and several others to win the award for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.'
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Fraser's gratitude
Fraser got extremely emotionalon the stage and expressed his gratitude towards the Academy, the studio A24, and 'The Whale' director Darren Aronofsky.
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Yeoh's speech
In her speech, Yeoh encouraged young boys and girls to pursue their dreams and motivated women to never believe 'they are past their prime.'