Following the 96th Academy Awards on March 10, fans were exhilerated with the wholesome moments that the ceremony offered. However, amid the plausible wins and the heartwarming instances, internet was fired up as few netizens took offence in Emma Stone’s supposed ignorance towards Michelle Yeoh.
Calling out apparent racism in the entertainment industry, after witnessing alleged tension between Michelle Yeoh, Jennifer Lawrence, and Emma Stone, fans began sparking controversies. Claiming how Lawrence handed the Oscar to Stone by taking it from Yeoh, netizens began framing the whole thing as racist. This led the Wicked actress as well as fans to take matters into their own hands and clarify the confusion.
The Confusion During Emma Stone’s Oscar Win
While the world celebrated the winners after the 96th Academy Awards, a few fans took to social media to point out a bizarre situation that happened during Emma Stone‘s Oscar win. Nominated for her role in Poor Things, alongside Mark Ruffalo, Stone bagged her second Oscar, after La La Land. But while the actress went on stage to grab the statuette from Michelle Yeoh, things took a weird turn.
Emma Stone walked onto the stage and informed the attendees and her viewers that her custom Louis Vuitton gown had ripped. Thereafter, she proceeded to walk up to Michelle Yeoh who was holding onto the golden award. But shockingly, after Stone put her hands on the award, she and Yeoh began walking over to Jennifer Lawrence while holding onto the Oscar.
After Michelle Yeoh and Emma Stone both reached Jennifer Lawrence, while still holding onto the award, Lawrence took it from Yeoh’s hands and presented it to Stone. This exchange caused audiences to voice their confusion online, as they claimed there was tension in the air between Stone and Yeoh.
Same with Jennifer Lawrence & Emma Stone against Michelle Yeoh. The lady at the corner is stopping Jennifer from snatching the trophy. Yet it has to be a white woman awarding the #Oscar to another white woman. Emma Stone drags the trophy so that she can get it from Jennifer. pic.twitter.com/DC2iOi5aay
— 할망덕이 (@justhalmi) March 11, 2024
Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone are so rude. Why did she grab the award from Michelle Yeoh's hand like that?
The woman with gray hair appeared to be trying to halt but could not do so. https://t.co/vnj5uYTQtZ— 0_0 (@Gaosnyan) March 11, 2024
okay reexamining this clip, it looks like michelle was giving her the award but also moving her towards jlaw, maybe jlaw told her before that she wanted to hand emma the award. In the clip michelle says something idk what, but I think emma says “oh you wanna give it to me?” https://t.co/SfskPZYjaR
— g (@pixiesxfairies) March 11, 2024
Confused with the incident, few people called Stone and Lawrence for their alleged racism, while others claimed how Yeoh mistook Lawrence for Stone.
Michelle Yeoh Clarified the Confusion Via Instagram
This particular confusion that gave birth to unnecessary speculations and controversies, led Michelle Yeoh to take to her Instagram account to clarify the situation. Posting a picture of herself smiling from ear to ear as Jennifer Lawrence handed the Oscar to Emma Stone, Yeoh clarified how she wanted The Hunger Games actress to hand over the award to her best friend.
“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 Bae Jamie Lee Curtis, always there for each other.”
Although Michelle Yeoh’s Instagram post clarified much of the doubt that people had regarding the situation, few fans took to their own social media accounts to debunk the rumors even further. Sharing video footage and tweets, netizens cleared the air and debunked every possible speculation surrounding the particular exchange.
Video Debunked the Whole Oscar Confusion
Taking to X, fans notified netizens that there was neither racism nor confusion between the trio. It was simply a wholesome moment that was being ruined by people based on their perspectives. Sharing full video footage of the situation, from when Emma Stone walked up the stage until when she grabbed the mic to give her acceptance speech, fans tried to clear the confusion.
You have to be incredibly stupid to make this shit up in your tiny little brain. Always looking for drama, always looking for hate. Michelle Yeoh dragged her to take the Oscar to Jennifer Lawrence for her to hand it to Emma. Please get a job and check in with a professional. https://t.co/SSIZkfPhqD
— Leave me alone 🍉 (@Leave123mealone) March 12, 2024
Emma Stone did not ignore Michelle Yeoh… it’s pretty clear Michelle is leading Emma (with the statue no less) to Jennifer Lawrence, Emma’s best friend, who then turns back to thank the others on the stage (including Michelle) before going to the mic.https://t.co/f0QsFQe4xA https://t.co/zPixfBDtwv
— 💫 Eternity (@aaftiab) March 12, 2024
That’s just not true – watch the footage. Michelle Yeoh starts giving her the award, then encourages Jennifer Lawrence to ‘finish’ giving it to her. Emma Stone even turns back at the end of the clip to thank Yeoh pic.twitter.com/7EUihYJhAs
— Jack Parker (@JackParkr) March 11, 2024
I love this. Women supporting other women. Fostering friendships. It’s beautiful. Michelle is such a Queen.
— ParaTheNormal (@FLUFFERKINZ) March 12, 2024
Following the video footage shared on X, a few users came forward to defend the situation. Supporting Michelle Yeoh for sharing Emma Stone’s happy moment with her best friend Jennifer Lawrence, fans called it a Queen move.
