Last night, All at once, anywhere It won *4* SAG awards. One of them is an outstanding performance by a film award cast known as the best film ensemble.
Gathered on stage, the cast took turns preparing their speeches. Jamie Lee Curtis was the first to take the mic and gratefully called the win a ‘beautiful moment’…
…followed by Stephanie Hsu, who said that the word ensemble comes from the Latin word for “at the same time.”
“He’s been acting since there were only 49 states, and he’s 94 years young now,” Michelle said, holding James’ hand tight as the crowd erupted in applause. James performed a small dance and urged the audience to wait until Michelle finished.
James started his speech in Cantonese, which Michelle translated quickly. Switching to English, James commented, “I said it because it could actually air in Hong Kong. Who knows?”
Going on, James shared that he got his first SAG card 70 years ago, and that his first movie was with Clark Gable. Soldier of FortuneReleased in 1955, the film follows a woman who goes to Hong Kong in search of her photojournalist husband. James played a Chinese policeman.
“But back in those days — I have to tell you this — [in] good earththe main character is played with his eyes taped like this, speak like this’ said James, pulling his eyes back with his fingers and speaking in a stereotypically exaggerated Asian accent. But look at us now! “
Then the roasting began.
“Actually, we’re not all Chinese. But Jamie Lee — Lee is a good Chinese name,” James said, revealing that his mother’s name was Lee Shuifa. “So I feel a lot like her. I’ve never had a better time in this movie than being with these jerks.”
Here’s Jamie Lee’s reaction:
James targeted Daniels next — All at once, anywhere Directors and screenwriters Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert are collectively known as “Daniels”. “I don’t know what they were thinking when they wrote that script. Do you get it all?” he asked the crowd.
At this point, Michelle Yeoh began covering her face and James continued.
“They do crazy things… It’s Daniel’s two boys. Of course he’s not Asian,” James said, referring to Daniel Scheinert.
You’ll love how red Daniels’ face turned.
“So come back when you’re 100,” James said. “SAG is a great organization. I told some people that they weren’t A long time ago when he and a room of about 30 people said, “What are we going to do?” That was the beginning of SAG. “
“And now look at you guys, all of you and all over America, and some people are even in Europe, who knows?” James said before closing.
“That’s all I want to say, because if you don’t, you’ll be kicked off the stage,” James concluded. can beat you!”
Needless to say, the crowd shared their excitement over the cast’s victory, smiling and cheering throughout James’ speech.
big congratulations to the cast of all at once, Thank you for your hard work and opening doors for Asians!
