‘Not letting go of this’ - Michelle Yeoh on winning Best Actress at the Golden Globes

Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh has won the Best Actress in Motion Picture for Musical / Comedy at the Golden Globe Awards, becoming the first Malaysian to win the prestigious award.

Upon accepting the Ipoh born actress who was recognised for her performance in the sci-fi flick “Everything Everywhere All At Once" soaked in the priceless moment with a heartfelt speech, reflecting on her career journey.

“I remember when I first came to Hollywood, it was a dream come true until I got here.

“Because look at this face, I came here and was told you’re a minority. And I’m like no, that’s not possible.”

She then went on to say how people were fascinated that she spoke English.

“Forget about them not knowing Korea, Japan, Malaysia. I said the flight here was about 13 hours long, so I learned.”

The Ipoh born who turned 60 last year said that acting opportunities started to dwindle down as she got older, but reminded herself that she had a good run thus far, working with prominent names in Hollywood like Steven Spielberg, among others.

Then along came the best gift - Everything Everywhere All At Once, she said.

Here's the part where the audience broke into laughter - when the ceremony tried to cut her speech short with music, she swiftly told them to "shut up".

“Shut up, I can beat you up okay, that’s serious,” she said as the music began to play over her speech.

Yeoh played Evelyn Wang, a Chinese immigrant at odds with her daughter.

“I was given this gift of playing this woman who resonated so deeply with me and so many people because at the and of the da, in whatever universe she was at, she was fighting for love and for her family,” she added.

The film sits on the premise of surreal parallel universes, and also starred Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, and more.