Michelle Yeoh will be the recipient of the Women on the Move 2023 Award, presented by Kering and the Cannes Film Festival.

She is the first Asian woman to win an Oscar in the best actress category. Michelle Yeoh, 60, was indeed crowned on March 12 for her performance in the film. Everything, everywhere, at once. Less than two months later, she is set to receive a new and most prestigious award, as she is the recipient of next May’s Women on the Move award from Kering and the Cannes Film Festival, dedicated to women in film. Since its launch in 2015, the program has honored “the creativity and uniqueness of women who, through their work in the arts and culture, are helping to change the way we see the world.”

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“Michelle Yeo has defied convention for decades. Embodying the roles of complex and determined women on the screen, she helped to fight against gender and age stereotypes in cinema,” the organizers of the event emphasized in a press release on Thursday, April 6. The award will be presented to her at the Women In Motion official dinner in honor of women in cinema..

Fight ageism

We remember his spirited performance on stage at the Academy Awards on March 12 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. The Malaysian actress has seen tomorrow never dies And tiger and dragon had strong words to return to his career and his late anointing. “I am convinced that times are changing. There is much more inclusiveness. There is more variety. look at me I’ve been in this business for 40 years and I finally have a chance to be first on the list. It just goes to show that if you believe in yourself, you believe in it and you do it with passion, you never give up.”

And add: “These are no longer empty words. Whatever the glass ceiling was, we brought it down with a ninja punch. We are at a crossroads. The change has already begun.” A symbol of diversity in film, Michel Yeo has succeeded in “breaking all stereotypes” and “inspiring new generations of talent,” announced Kering Chairman and CEO Francois-Henri Pinault.

Jane Fonda, Salma Hayek and Viola Davis

“I am very excited to have been selected to receive this award,” responded the person concerned. I am sure that times are changing. Awareness has undeniably taken place among the general public in recent years. It’s important that women in front of and behind the camera continue to take on roles and stories that reflect the diversity and complexity of the world. »

Other Women In Motion award winners include Jane Fonda (2015), Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon (2016), Isabelle Huppert (2017), Patty Jenkins (2018), Gong Li (2019), Salma Hayek (2021) and Viola Davis (2018). 2022).

On video, Cannes 2022: Mathilde Pino at the Kering Women in Motion evening