Malaysian Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh won best actress for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday, making her the first Asian woman to win a lead actress Oscar in the 95-year history of the awards. Photo: Kevin Winter/VCG

Michelle Yeoh accepts the award for Actress in a Leading Role in Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. Photo: Myung J. Chun/VCG

Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan (left), winner of the Best Actor in a Supporting Role award and Jamie Lee Curtis, winner of the Best Supporting Actress award for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” pose in the press room for the event. Photo: Jeff Kravitz/VCG

Yeoh walks backstage with Jessica Chastain (left) and Halle Berry, presenters of the Best Actress category. Photo: Robert Gauthier/VCG

Vietnam-born Chinese American actor Ke Huy Quan kisses his golden statuette on stage during the ceremony. Photo: Carlos Barria/ IC photo

Jamie Lee Curtis poses for a photo with her trophy in the press room. Photo: Dania Maxwell/VCG

Daniel Kwan (right) and Daniel Scheinert, the duo known as ‘the Daniels,’ won best director and original screenplay writing awards for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Photo: Carlos Barria/IC Photo

Paul Rogers bagged the Film Editing award for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Photo: Carlos Barria/IC photo

The film’s producer Jonathan Wang (center) accepts the Oscar for Best Picture. Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/VCG

Yeoh poses for a photo with Brendan Fraser, winner of the Actor in a Leading Role award for “The Whale,” at the 95th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball on Sunday. Photo: Michael Buckner/VCG

Yeoh chats with guests at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday. Photo: Robert Gauthier/VCG

Michelle Yeoh’s mother, Janet Yeoh (second from right), celebrates with others in a film theater in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday. Photo: Vincent Thian/VCG