Her fellow nominees included Andrea Riseborough, Cate Blanchett, Michelle Williams, and Ana de Armas.

This is proof that dreams do come true.

She added, And ladies, don’t let anybody ever tell you that you are past your prime.

Michelle Yeoh

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Yeoh, 60, continued by referencing the heart ofEverything Everywhere All At Once.

The internet, predictably, went bananas over Yeoh’s history-making win.

Michelle Yeoh just made history, reads onetweet.

Michelle Yeoh

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Somewhat depressingly, Yeoh was only the second Asian woman nominated in the category.

The first, Merle Oberon, got a nod in 1935, and was of mixed heritage.