‘This Is The American Dream’: Ke Huy Quan Models How To Give A Perfect Oscars Acceptance Speech 

Perhaps the most gratifying part of the Oscars Sunday night was Ke Huy Quan’s acceptance speech, which he delivered after winning the “Best Supporting Actor” award for his role in “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” 

“My journey started on a boat. I spent a year in a refugee camp. And somehow I ended up here, on Hollywood’s biggest stage,” said Quan. “They say stories like this only happen in the movies. I cannot believe it’s happening to me. This is the American dream.”

Overcome with emotion, Quan teared up as he thanked his wife, brother, and mother. “Thank you to my mom for the sacrifices you made to get me here. To my little brother David, who calls me every day just to remind me to take good care of myself. I love you, brother,” Quan continued. “I owe everything to the love of my life, my wife, Echo, who, month after month, year after year, for 20 years, told me that one day, one day, my time will come. Dreams are something you have to believe in. I almost gave up on mine. To all of you out there, please keep your dreams alive. Thank you, thank you so much for welcoming me back. I love you.”

Quan’s speech is a notable departure from the dreaded woke virtue signaling that viewers are usually subjected to at the Academy Awards. The precedent for left-wing posturing was set during the 1973 awards show when Marlon Brando