Ke Huy Quan: ‘Mom, I just won Oscar!’

 

Best Supporting Actor award went to Ke Huy Quan on his role in (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) movie.

 

 

Earning the first standing ovation of the night, Quan took the stage and shouted out his 84-year-old mother, who is watching at home. “Mom, I just won Oscar!”

 

 

“My journey started on a boat. I spent a year in a refuge camp. And somehow, I ended up here on Hollywood’s biggest stage,” he said through tears.

 

“They say stories like this only happen the movies. I cannot believe it’s happening to me. This — this is the American dream!” said Quan in his acceptance speech.

 

 

“Dreams are something you have to believe in. I almost gave up on mine,” he said while fighting back tears. 

 

 

"To all of you out there, please keep your dream alive.”