Michelle Yeohis clarifying why she handedEmma Stone’sOscarstatuette toJennifer Lawrenceat the 96th Academy Awards.
Yeoh, Lawrence, and fellow past Oscar winnersCharlize Theron,Sally Field, andJessica Langewere on hand at Sunday’s ceremonyto present the award for Best Actress. Each gave a short speech about this year’s nominees — Stone,Annette Bening,Lily Gladstone,Sandra Hüller, andCarey Mulligan— before thePoor Thingsactress was pronounced the winner.
Asthe now two-time Oscar winnerwalked onto the stage, she told the women that hercustom Louis Vuitton gownhad rippedbefore walking over to Yeoh, who was holding onto the statuette.
Yeoh, still holding onto the Oscar, walked over to Lawrence, who took it from her hands and presented it to Stone. After Stone said, “Thank you,” she and Lawrence laughed before hugging each other.
The exchangecaused moviegoers to voice their confusion online, causing Yeoh to clear the air in anInstagram poston Monday.
“Congratulations Emma!! I confused you, but I wanted to share that glorious moment of handing over Oscar to you together with your best friend Jennifer!! She reminded me of my BaeJamie Lee Curtis♥️✨ always there for each other!! 😘😘😘,” wrote Yeoh. The post included a picture of Yeoh smiling from ear to ear as Lawrence handed the Oscar to Stone.
Yeohwon the award for Best Actress in 2023for her work onEverything Everywhere All at Once. Curtis also starred in the film andtook home the win for Best Supporting Actress. Stone and Lawrence have also been long-time friendswho first met through Woody Harrelson.
Emma Stone with her 2024 Oscars statuette.John Shearer/WireImage
John Shearer/WireImage
The on-stage exchange seemingly didn’t seem to face Stone who delivered a speech in which she recognized her cast and crew members.
“The other night, I was panicking, as you can kind of see, happens a lot. That maybe something like this could happen, and [director] Yorgos [Lanthimos] said to me, ‘Please take yourself out of it.’ And he was right, because it’s not about me. It’s about a team that came together to make something greater than the sum of its parts. And that is the best part about making movies. It’s all of us together,” said Stone.
Emma Stone at Dave McCary at the Governors Ball.Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Mike Coppola/Getty Images
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