Sandra Oh made history today when she not only became the first Asian host of the Golden Globes, but also the first Asian woman to win Golden Globes in multiple categories.
The 47-year-old star scored the gong for Best Performance By An Actress in a Television Series — Drama for her stellar performance in Killing Eve, and her win had quite the impact on other Asian women across the globe as social media has shown.
Melissa Leong, host of SBS’ The Chef’s Line, praised Sandra’s victory and highlighted the importance of greater representation on screen in not only Hollywood, but the Australian TV and film industry.
“Each win like Sandra Oh’s night at The Golden Globes is not only a win for extremely hard earned talent, but in some way, for everyone who feels seen in that public acknowledgement,” wrote the Singaporean-Chinese presenter.
“It gives me hope that Australia will one day catch up and represent us publicly in a more honest and accurate way…because we are STILL so far from being there yet.”
As host of the Golden Globes, Sandra had the opportunity to pay tribute to films such as Crazy Rich Asians, Black Panther and BlacKkKlansman that have changed Hollywood’s landscape this year.
She also acknowledged her greater involvement in the awards show playing a part in making change.
“I said yes to the fear of being on this stage tonight because I wanted to be here to look out into this audience and witness this moment of change,” she emotionally admitted
“Next year could be different … but right now, this moment is real. Trust me, it is real.”
Congrats Sandra on a very well deserved win.
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