This yr, All the pieces In all places All at As soon as received massive on the SAG Awards, and numerous the solid’s acceptance speeches acknowledged how a lot the awards meant, particularly given the few alternatives on the market for Asian actors in Hollywood.
Regardless of the dearth of alternatives, lots of the solid members — from James Hong to Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan — have been performing for many years. So, to rejoice their wins and their careers, which have made historical past and opened doorways for a lot of to comply with, here is the solid of EEAAO at their first purple carpet premiere and their most up-to-date:
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Here is Stephanie Hsu on the premiere of The Path in 2016:
Here is Stephanie on the 2023 SAG Awards, the place she was nominated for Excellent Efficiency by a Feminine Actor in a Supporting Position:
Right here they’re side-by-side:
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Here is Jenny Slate on the premiere of Bored to Dying in 2009:
Right here she is on the 2023 SAG Awards:
Here is a side-by-side look:
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Whereas Michelle Yeoh started performing in Hong Kong movies in 1984, she kicked off her Hollywood profession as Wai Lin within the 1997 James Bond movie Tomorrow By no means Dies. Right here she is on the premieres in Paris:
Here is a side-by-side look:
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Here is James Hong in 1987 on the third annual Affiliation of Asian Pacific American Artists’ Media Awards:
After all, James started performing within the Fifties, doing visitor appearances in movies, TV, or radio exhibits. So here is a peak of him on an episode of Peter Gun in 1959:
Listed here are each purple carpet appearances facet by facet:
Aaand, here is a side-by-side have a look at his look in Peter Gun and on the 2023 SAG Awards (that is what a roughly 70-year profession seems like, of us!):
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Here is Ke Huy Quan selling Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984:
And right here he’s most lately, celebrating an evening of wins on the 2023 SAG Awards this week, the place he made historical past as the primary Asian man to win Excellent Efficiency by a Male Actor in a Supporting Position for All the pieces In all places All at As soon as:
Here is a side-by-side look:
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Here is Jamie Lee Curtis on the premiere of Wealthy and Well-known in 1981:
Nevertheless, to notice, Jamie Lee made her movie debut in Halloween in 1978. It isn’t a purple carpet pic, however right here she is that very same yr:
And right here she is on the 2023 SAG Awards:
Try a side-by-side look (and he or she’s nonetheless rocking the purple!):
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Lastly, here is Harry Shum Jr. on the premiere of Step Up 2: The Streets in 2008:
And right here he’s on the 2023 SAG Awards:
And here is the side-by-side look:
Here is to hoping all of us age in addition to they’ve! Hopefully, we’ll catch them profitable on the Oscars subsequent!
