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Michelle Yeoh has deleted an Instagram post spotlighting a Vogue article titled “It’s Been Over Two Decades Since We’ve Had a Non-White Best Actress Winner. Will That Change in 2023?” after a bit of controversy broke out online.
While most of the article shines a light on the lack of representation at the Academy Awards, one paragraph—included in Yeoh’s initial Instagram carousel—targets Cate Blanchett. Blanchett and Yeoh are in a tight race for Best Actress heading into the Oscars this Sunday, competing for their performances in Tár and Everything Everywhere All at Once, respectively.
“Detractors would say that Blanchett’s is the stronger performance—the acting veteran is, indisputably, incredible as the prolific conductor Lydia Tár—but it should be noted that she already has two Oscars,” says the Vogue piece, reshared in a now-deleted post on Yeoh’s Instagram. “A third would perhaps confirm her status as an industry titan but, considering her expansive and unparalleled body of work, are we still in need of yet more confirmation?”