Best possible Actress winner Michelle Yeoh, star of the multi-award profitable Very Best Image Everything All over All At Once clapped back at now-notorious remarks made by CNN’s Don Lemon final month.

Lemon last month angered his colleagues and kicked off a deluge of criticism on Twitter than led to his having to issue an apology, when in an attempted political dunk he casually disregarded ladies of a certain age as being “earlier their prime” on CNN This Morning.

The feedback went viral and earned condemnation and pushback from throughout the political and media spectrum — and clearly caught Yeoh’s attention as well.

The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Famous person Trek: Discovery megastar won for her position as Evelyn Wang in The whole thing All over All At As soon as, which was one of the winningest films of the evening, together with taking prime prize as Best possible Image.

All through her speech, Yeoh stated, “for all of the little girls and boys who appear to be me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and potentialities.”

“That is proof that goals, dream giant, and goals do come actual,” she mentioned. “And girls, don’t ever let any individual let you know you’re ever prior your top. By no means hand over!”

She didn’t have to assert what that used to be in reference to. All and sundry knows.

Watch the clip above, via The Oscars on ABC.

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