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}}'''Evelyn Quan Wang''' is a [[fiction]]al [[Character (arts)|character]] and the protagonist of the 2022 [[Absurdist fiction|absurdist]] [[comedy drama|comedy-drama]] film ''[[Everything Everywhere All at Once]]''. Portrayed by [[Michelle Yeoh]] and created by [[Daniels (directors)|Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert]],{{efn|Known collectively as Daniels}}, Evelyn is a [[Chinese Americans|Chinese-American]] [[Immigration|immigrant]] and [[Self-service laundry|laundromat]] owner. who, whileWhile being [[Income tax audit|audited by the IRS]], discoversEvelyn thatdiscovers she must connect with versions of herself across [[Parallel universes in fiction|parallel universeuniverses]] versions of herself to preventstop an [[Human extinction|omnicidal]] [[nihilist]] version of her daughter from another dimension from destroying her universe, andalong with the [[multiverse]] beyond it. Yeoh also playsportrays numerousmultiple alternate-dimension versions of Evelyn from different dimensions.▼

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▲'''Evelyn Quan Wang''' is a [[fiction]]al [[Character (arts)|character]] and the protagonist of the 2022 [[Absurdist fiction|absurdist]] [[comedy drama|comedy-drama]] film ''[[Everything Everywhere All at Once]]''. Portrayed by [[Michelle Yeoh]] and created by [[Daniels (directors)|Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert]]{{efn|Known collectively as Daniels}}, Evelyn is a [[Chinese Americans|Chinese-American]] immigrant and [[laundromat]] owner who, while being [[Income tax audit|audited by the IRS]], discovers that she must connect with [[Parallel universes in fiction|parallel universe]] versions of herself to prevent an [[Human extinction|omnicidal]] [[nihilist]] version of her daughter from another dimension from destroying her universe, and the [[multiverse]] beyond it. Yeoh also plays numerous alternate-dimension versions of Evelyn.

TheInitially, the filmmakers initiallyconsidered soughtcasting [[Jackie Chan]] forin the lead role, of Evelyn beforebut the script was later revised to feature a female protagonist,.<ref>{{cite web |urllast=Bhagchandani https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3214290/michelle-yeoh-and-jackie-chans-roller-coaster-friendship-malaysian-oscar-winner-and-her-supercop-co|first=Umesh |date=March 21, 2023 |title= Michelle Yeoh and Jackie Chan's roller-coaster friendship: the Malaysian Oscar winner and her Supercop co-star started acting together in Hong Kong, but she once called him 'a chauvinistic pig' on TV |firsturl= Umesh |last= Bhagchandani |work= [[South China Morning Post]] |date= March 21, 2023 |accesshttps://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3214290/michelle-date= November 1, 2023yeoh-and-jackie-chans-roller-coaster-friendship-malaysian-oscar-winner-and-her-supercop-co |archiveurl-datestatus= November 1, 2023live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231101114329/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3214290/michelle-yeoh-and-jackie-chans-roller-coaster-friendship-malaysian-oscar-winner-and-her-supercop-co |urlarchive-statusdate=liveNovember 1, 2023 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |work=[[South China Morning Post]]}}</ref> The character and the film were inspired by the works of Hong Kong film director [[Wong Kar-wai]], the children's book ''[[Sylvester and the Magic Pebble]]|''Sylvester and the Magic Pebble'']], and the video game ''[[Everything (video game)|''Everything]]'']]. Yeoh garnered widespread criticaluniversal acclaim for her performance, winningearning the [[Academy Award for Best Actress|]] at the [[95th Academy Awards]]. She made history as the first Asian to win Best Actress, the second [[Person of color|woman of color]] atto achieve this honor, and the first [[95thMalaysians|Malaysian]] to win any [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]].<ref>{{cite web |date=February 28, 2023 |title=The Cult of Daniels |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/daniels-daniel-kwan-daniel-scheinert-oscars-everything-everywhere-all-at-once.html | title=The Cult of Daniels | date=February 28, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Guy |first=Zoe |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Everything Everywhere All at Once Did It For the Mommies |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-oscars-history.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313091242/https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-oscars-history.html |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Fuster |first=Jeremy |date=March 12, 2023 |title=Oscars: A24 Is First Studio to Win Top 6 Awards in Same Year |url=https://www.thewrap.com/oscars-a24-record-sweep-top-categories/|website=[[TheWrap]]|access-date=March 13, 2023|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313103243/https://www.thewrap.com/oscars-a24-record-sweep-top-categories/ |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |access-date=March 13, 2023 |website=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Eng |first=Joyce |date=March 12, 2023 |title=A Best Picture champ hasn't won multiple acting Oscars in a long time, but 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' can end that dry spell |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-oscar-predictions-picture-acting/|website=[[Penske Media Corporation#Other properties|GoldDerby]]|access-date=March 13, 2023|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312213821/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-oscar-predictions-picture-acting/ |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |access-date=March 13, 2023 |website=[[Penske Media Corporation#Other properties|GoldDerby]]}}</ref>

==Development==

The character that would become Evelyn Quan Wang was originally written to be portrayed bywith [[Jackie Chan]] in mind, untilbut directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert reconceivedlater decided to revise the characterrole as a woman, feeling it would makethat the husband–wifehusband-wife dynamic inwould the storyresonate more relatable,strongly with audiences.<ref name="Bergeson 2022">{{cite web |last=Bergeson |first=Samantha |date=March 15, 2022 |title=Michelle Yeoh's Role in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Was Originally Written for Jackie Chan |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-michelle-yeoh-jackie-chan-1234708097/|website=[[IndieWire]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424171436/https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-michelle-yeoh-jackie-chan-1234708097/ |archive-date=April 24, 2022 |access-date=April 11, 2022 |website=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> namingInitially the characternamed Michelle Wang, after their favoritefirst tochoice cast infor the role, [[Michelle Yeoh]], whoKwan and Scheinert said, "If you ask the Daniels, when they started on this draft, they focused on, 'Well, weWe are doing this for Michelle Yeoh.'"<ref>{{cite web |last=Smart |first=Jack |date=April 13, 2022 |title=Michelle Yeoh on the roller coaster ride of Everything Everywhere All at Once |url=https://www.avclub.com/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-michelle-yeoh-interv-1848785883|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|publisher=[[G/O Media]]|access-date=April 17, 2022|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417195646/https://www.avclub.com/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-michelle-yeoh-interv-1848785883 |archive-date=April 17, 2022 |access-date=April 17, 2022 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |publisher=[[G/O Media]]}}</ref> TheYeoh, character'showever, firstinsisted namethat wasthe eventuallycharacter changedbe renamed to Evelyn. Withto give her resemblancean toindependent identity, separate from Yeoh’s own persona, particularly as one of the versionalternate versions of Evelyn aswas a martial artist and film star, like Yeoh herself.<ref name="Radulovic 2022">{{cite web |last=Radulovic |first=Petrana |date=April 11, 2022 |title=Michelle Yeoh's personal guide to Everything Everywhere All at Once's vast multiverse |url=https://www.polygon.com/23020865/michelle-yeoh-interview-everything-everywhere-all-at-once|website=Polygon|access-date=April 17, 2022|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417195646/https://www.polygon.com/23020865/michelle-yeoh-interview-everything-everywhere-all-at-once |archive-date=April 17, 2022 |access-date=April 17, 2022 |website=Polygon}}</ref> Yeoh opposed naming the character Michelle.explained, "Evelyn deserves her own story to be told. This is a very ordinary mother [and] housewife who is trying her best to be a good mother to her daughter, a good daughter to her father, a wife that's trying to keep the family together [...] I don't like to integrate me, Michelle Yeoh, into the characters that I play, because they all deserve their own journey and their stories to be told"."<ref name="Radulovic 2022" />

ItIn wasAugust announced2018, init Augustwas 2018announced that Yeoh had been cast toas the starlead in what was described as an "interdimensional action film" from Kwan and Scheinert, with [[Russo brothers|Anthony and Joe Russo]] attached to produceproducing.<ref>{{cite web|last=Galuppo|first=Mia|date=August 30, 2018|title=Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina in Talks for Film From 'Swiss Army Man' Directors|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michelle-yeoh-awkwafina-reunite-film-swiss-army-man-directors-1138633|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=August 30, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411074205/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michelle-yeoh-awkwafina-reunite-film-swiss-army-man-directors-1138633|archive-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref>

==Fictional characterCharacter biography==

Evelyn Quan Wang was born in [[China]]. In the main universe, as a young woman, she elopes with her husband, [[Waymond Wang]], to the United States, against the wishes ofdefying her father's whowishes threatensand torisking disown herdisownment.

OnceUpon settling in [[California]], sheEvelyn findsbecomes herself disappointeddisillusioned with their livingmodest conditionslifestyle and withthe themonotonous drudgerytask of running a [[Self-service laundry|laundromat]]. SheAlthough she initially finds joy whenin the birth of their daughter, Joy is born, butshe later struggles with the challenges of raising her as a rebellious teenager.

OneThroughout ofher life, Evelyn's harbors many unfulfilled ambitions, inincluding lifedreams wasof to becomebecoming a professional singer. The story suggestshints thatat sheher triednumerous andattempts failedto atpursue various paths, such as writing a novel, becoming a chef, teaching, becoming a singing coach, and ineven becomingworking as a masseuse, all of which ultimately ended in disappointment.

== Character storyline ==

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In the present day, Evelyn Wang is stressed out as she tries to sort piles of receipts, as the laundromat is being audited by the [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]]. Her husband Waymond tries to serve Evelyn divorce papers in an attempt to get her attention so they can talk about their marriage. She is also concerned about preparing for a [[Chinese New Year]] party at the laundromat that evening, which her demanding father (Gong Gong) will be attending. When their adult daughter Joy arrives to help them, along with her non-Chinese girlfriend Becky, Evelyn says that she accepts their gay, mixed-race relationship, but implies that her own father would not approve, and avoids Joy's pleas to discuss whether or not Becky is welcome at the party.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ruiz |first1=Rebecca |title='Everything Everywhere All At Once' has the best take on mental health you never expected |url=https://mashable.com/article/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-meaning |website=Mashable |date=March 13, 2023 |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=11 April 2023}}</ref> Unable to have a meaningful conversation with her mother, Joy leaves the laundromat in tears with Becky, and Evelyn is left subdued.

In the elevator at the regional IRS office, Evelyn has her first encounter with Alpha-Waymond, a version of Waymond from the "Alphaverse", and sees a flashback of her own life. She is distracted and unable to focus during a meeting with IRS inspector [[Deirdre Beaubeirdre]], who questions why they have claimed a karaoke machine as atheir business expenseexpenses, and scolds her for not taking the meeting seriously and for not bringing their daughter to help translate as promised. Meanwhile, Evelyn is having discussions in parallel in a janitor's closet with Alpha-Waymond, who tells her that every disappointment and failure she has experienced in life has made her uniquely qualified to save every world in the infinite [[multiverse]] from catastrophe. Deirdre gives the family an extension until 6 pm that evening, but Evelyn – confused by Waymond's sudden mention of divorce and berated by her father for never completing anything – punches Deirdre, landing them in trouble with security.

Alpha-Waymond reappears to help Evelyn out of this difficult situation. She learns, as they dodge security officers and more monstrous versions of Deirdre together, that many [[Parallel universes in fiction|parallel universe]]s exist because every life choice creates a new alternative universe. In the Alphaverse, the brilliant late Alpha-Evelyn developed "verse-jumping" technology, which enables people to access the physical skills, knowledge, and memories of their parallel selves by performing bizarre actions that are statistically unlikely. As chaos ensues around them, Evelyn herself experiences verse-jumping, briefly discovering other versions of herself including the glamorous [[kung fu film]] star that she could have been if she had refused to marry Waymond all those years ago.

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Evelyn uncontrollably verse-jumps alongside Jobu across bizarre and diverse universes. Jobu reveals she does not want to fight at all, but that instead, she has been searching for an Evelyn who can see, as she does, that nothing matters. She brings Evelyn to the Everything Bagel, explaining that she wants to use it to allow herself and Evelyn to truly die. Upon looking into the Bagel, Evelyn is initially persuaded, and behaves cruelly and [[Nihilism|nihilistically]] in her other universes, hurting those around her.

Just as Evelyn enters the Bagel with Jobu, she pauses to listen to Waymond's pleas for everybody to stop fighting and to instead be kind, even when life does not make sense. Evelyn has an [[Existentialism|existentialist]] epiphany and decides to follow Waymond's [[Absurdism|absurdist]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Perry |first1=Lauren |date=July 15, 2022 |title=Everything, Everywhere, Nihilism, and Absurdism, All At Once |url=https://movieweb.com/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-nihilism-absurdism/ |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=[[MovieWeb]]}}</ref> and [[Humanism|humanist]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mooney |first1=Darren |title=''Everything, Everywhere All at Once'' Finds Meaning in the Multiverse |url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-finds-meaning-in-the-multiverse/ |access-date=13 March 2023 |work=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]] |date=16 May 2022 |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124153840/https://www.escapistmagazine.com/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-finds-meaning-in-the-multiverse/ |url-status=live }}</ref> advice, using her multiverse powers to fight with [[empathy]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Barrett Edwards |title=Fighting With Kindness: Is Empathy the Biggest New Movie Superpower? |url=https://gamerant.com/empathy-biggest-new-movie-superpower/ |website=Game Rant |date=February 4, 2023 |publisher=Valnet Inc. |access-date=4 April 2023}}</ref> and bring happiness to those around her; in doing so, she repairs her damage in the other universes and neutralizes Alpha-Gong Gong's fighters. In the universe where humans evolved to have hot dogs for fingers, Evelyn reconciles with her partner Deirdre;.

In her home universe, Evelyn reconciles with Waymond, accepts Joy and Becky's relationship–andrelationship – and tells Gong Gong of it–whileit – while Waymond convinces Deirdre to let them redo their taxes. Jobu decides to enter the Bagel alone while, simultaneously in Evelyn's universe, Joy begs Evelyn to let her go. Evelyn tells Joy that even when nothing makes sense and even though she could be anywhere else in the multiverse, she will always want to be with Joy. Evelyn and the others save Jobu from the Bagel, and Evelyn and Joy embrace.

Sometime later, with the family's relationships improved, they return to the IRS building to refile their taxes. As Deirdre talks, Evelyn's attention is momentarily drawn to her alternative selves, before she grounds herself back in her home universe.

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==Reception==

[[Michelle Yeoh]]'s performance as Evelyn Wang garnered universal acclaim, with many critics hailing it as the best of her career.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ehrlich |first=David |date=12 March 2022 |title='Everything Everywhere All at Once' Review: 'The Matrix' Meets the Multiverse in Daniels' Instant Classic |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-review-1234707051/ |access-date=9 April 2022 |website=IndieWire}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sun |first=Rebecca |date=15 March 2022 |title=Michelle Yeoh Finally Loses Her Cool: 'What Have I Got to Lose?' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/michelle-yeoh-interview-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-1235111436/ |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rose |first=Steve |date=13 May 2022 |title='I told Jackie Chan, your loss, my bro!': how Everything Everywhere gave Michelle Yeoh the role of a lifetime |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/may/13/i-told-jackie-chan-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-gave-michelle-yeoh-the-role-of-a-lifetime |access-date=13 May 2022 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

Most reviewers called [[Michelle Yeoh]]'s performance as Evelyn as the best of her career,<ref>{{cite web|last=Ehrlich|first=David|date=12 March 2022|title='Everything Everywhere All at Once' Review: 'The Matrix' Meets the Multiverse in Daniels' Instant Classic|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-review-1234707051/|website=IndieWire|access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sun|first=Rebecca|date=15 March 2022|title=Michelle Yeoh Finally Loses Her Cool: 'What Have I Got to Lose?'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/michelle-yeoh-interview-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-1235111436/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Steve|date=13 May 2022|title='I told Jackie Chan, your loss, my bro!': how Everything Everywhere gave Michelle Yeoh the role of a lifetime|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/may/13/i-told-jackie-chan-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-gave-michelle-yeoh-the-role-of-a-lifetime|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref> [[Rotten Tomatoes]] calling her "outstanding",<ref>{{cite web|title=Everything Everywhere All at Once|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/everything_everywhere_all_at_once|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=October 16, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005045410/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/everything_everywhere_all_at_once|archive-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref> and David Ehrlich of ''[[IndieWire]]'' calling it the "greatest performance [she] has ever given".<ref>{{cite web|last=Ehrlich|first=David|date=March 12, 2022|title='Everything Everywhere All at Once' Review: 'The Matrix' Meets the Multiverse in Daniels' Instant Classic|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-review-1234707051/|website=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=April 8, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313142239/https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-review-1234707051/|archive-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref> Marya E. Gates of ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' also called Yeoh "the anchor of the film, given a role that showcases her wide range of talents, from her fine martial art skills to her superb comic timing to her ability to excavate endless depths of rich human emotion, often just from a glance or a reaction."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gates |first=Marya E. |date=March 12, 2022 |title=Everything Everywhere All at Once movie review (2022) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531020040/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-2022 |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]]}}</ref> [[Maureen Ryan]] of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' highlighted how "Yeoh imbues Evelyn with moving shades of melancholy, regret, resolve, and growing curiosity" and adding that she "makes her embrace of lead-character energy positively gripping."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ryan |first=Maureen |date=April 8, 2022 |title=Ambitious, Outrageous 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Is All That and More |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/04/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-movie-review |url-status=live |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409155255/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/04/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-movie-review |archive-date=April 9, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref> Adam Nayman of ''[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]'' called the film "a love letter to Yeoh [and] extremely poignant, giving its 59-year-old star a chance to flex unexpected acting muscles while revisiting the high-flying fight choreography that made her a global icon back in the 1990s".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nayman |first=Adam |date=March 28, 2022 |title='Everything Everywhere All at Once' Fulfills the Promise of Its Title |url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2022/3/28/22996343/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-michelle-yeoh |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604171419/https://www.theringer.com/movies/2022/3/28/22996343/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-michelle-yeoh |archive-date=June 4, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]}}</ref> Tasha Robinson of ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' named the scene of Evelyn and Joy Wang as rocks with their dialogue appearing as on-screen subtitles, all while trying to find common ground, as one of the best movie scenes of 2022, saying "...it's a perfect moment. Like so many ''EEAAO'' sequences, it turns between emotions on a dime. But the quiet of the moment is essential. Out of context, it's just an odd moment between rocks. But within the context of the film, it's a breather the audience and characters both desperately need, and the emotions are so heightened that just the sight of rock-Joy and rock-Evelyn sharing a companionable laugh is remarkably heartening and hilarious",<ref>{{cite web |last=Volk |first=Pete |date=December 27, 2022 |title=The best movie scenes of 2022 |url=https://www.polygon.com/23516876/best-movie-scenes-moments-2022 |website=Polygon|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203133254/https://www.polygon.com/23516876/best-movie-scenes-moments-2022 |archive-date=February 3, 2023 |access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref> [[Armond White]] of ''[[National Review]]'' writing of the same sequence how "Yeoh brings adult stability to the blackout-skit chaos and cast of "stupid human" clowns",<ref>{{cite news|last=White|first=Armond|date=July 8, 2022|title=2022 Midyear Reckoning|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/07/2022-midyear-reckoning|newspaper=National Review|access-date=June 8, 2023}}</ref> and Robert Lee III of ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'' complimenting her "surprisingly effective emotional core".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://collider.com/action-movies-of-the-2020s-ranked/ | title=The 10 Best Action Movies of the 2020s So Far, Ranked | website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] | date=December 9, 2023 }}</ref> ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' included Evelyn Wang on its list of the "15 Best Movie Moms Of All Time," with Cindy White writing that the character's "...love for her daughter crosses universes and spans realities. It's so strong, you can feel it coming through the screen, even when the two of them are rocks."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/15-best-movie-moms-and-the-5-worst-1850429914/slides/15|title=The 15 best, and 5 worst, movie moms|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|first1=Cindy|last1=White|date=May 12, 2023|access-date=December 10, 2023}}</ref>

[[Rotten Tomatoes]] described her as "outstanding," and David Ehrlich of ''[[IndieWire]]'' called it the "greatest performance [she] has ever given."<ref>{{cite web |title=Everything Everywhere All at Once |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/everything_everywhere_all_at_once |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005045410/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/everything_everywhere_all_at_once |archive-date=October 5, 2023 |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ehrlich |first=David |date=March 12, 2022 |title='Everything Everywhere All at Once' Review: 'The Matrix' Meets the Multiverse in Daniels' Instant Classic |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-review-1234707051/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313142239/https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-review-1234707051/ |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> Marya E. Gates of ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' praised Yeoh as the "anchor of the film," highlighting her versatility—from martial arts prowess to comedic timing to expressing deep human emotion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gates |first=Marya E. |date=March 12, 2022 |title=Everything Everywhere All at Once movie review (2022) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531020040/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-2022 |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]]}}</ref> [[Maureen Ryan]] of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' emphasized how Yeoh portrayed Evelyn with "melancholy, regret, resolve, and curiosity," making her performance "positively gripping."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ryan |first=Maureen |date=April 8, 2022 |title=Ambitious, Outrageous 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Is All That and More |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/04/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-movie-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409155255/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/04/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-movie-review |archive-date=April 9, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]}}</ref>

===Accolades===▼

At the [[95th Academy Awards]], [[Michelle Yeoh]] won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for her performance as Evelyn Wang,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=March 12, 2023 |title=Oscars: Complete Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-oscars-winners-list-1235349224/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313042718/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-oscars-winners-list-1235349224/ |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |access-date=March 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=2023-03-16 |title='Everything Everywhere All at Once' Wins Big at 2023 Critics Choice Super Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/critics-choice-super-awards-2023-winners-list-1235354402/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2023-03-19}}</ref> making her the first Asian Best Actress, the second [[woman of color]] Best Actress, and the first [[Malaysians|Malaysian]] to win any Academy Award.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pulver |first=Andrew |date=2023-03-13 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis wins first Oscar for best supporting actress in Everything Everywhere All at Once |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/13/jamie-lee-curtis-wins-best-supporting-actress-oscar-for-everything-everywhere-all-at-once |access-date=2024-02-02 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> She also won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]] at the [[80th Golden Globe Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=January 10, 2023 |title=Golden Globes: Full List of Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/golden-globes-2023-winners-list-1235294541/ |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231022103815/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/golden-globes-2023-winners-list-1235294541/ |archive-date= October 22, 2023 |access-date= October 22, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>▼

Critics also noted the poignancy of the film as a showcase for Yeoh's talents. Adam Nayman of ''[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]'' called the movie "a love letter to Yeoh," providing her the opportunity to display both her acting range and the iconic fight choreography from her earlier career.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nayman |first=Adam |date=March 28, 2022 |title='Everything Everywhere All at Once' Fulfills the Promise of Its Title |url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2022/3/28/22996343/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-michelle-yeoh |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604171419/https://www.theringer.com/movies/2022/3/28/22996343/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-michelle-yeoh |archive-date=June 4, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]}}</ref> Tasha Robinson of ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' pointed to a key scene between Evelyn and her daughter Joy (in the form of rocks) as one of 2022's best movie moments, praising its emotional resonance and humor.<ref>{{cite web |last=Volk |first=Pete |date=December 27, 2022 |title=The best movie scenes of 2022 |url=https://www.polygon.com/23516876/best-movie-scenes-moments-2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203133254/https://www.polygon.com/23516876/best-movie-scenes-moments-2022 |archive-date=February 3, 2023 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=Polygon}}</ref> [[Armond White]] of ''[[National Review]]'' lauded Yeoh for bringing "adult stability" to the film's chaotic energy, while Robert Lee III of ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'' complimented her for being the "emotional core" of the film.<ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Armond |date=July 8, 2022 |title=2022 Midyear Reckoning |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/07/2022-midyear-reckoning |access-date=June 8, 2023 |newspaper=National Review}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=December 9, 2023 |title=The 10 Best Action Movies of the 2020s So Far, Ranked |url=https://collider.com/action-movies-of-the-2020s-ranked/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref>

Additionally, Evelyn Wang was recognized as one of the "15 Best Movie Moms of All Time" by [[The A.V. Club|''The A.V. Club'']], with Cindy White highlighting the character's profound love for her daughter, which "crosses universes and spans realities."<ref>{{Cite web |last1=White |first1=Cindy |date=May 12, 2023 |title=The 15 best, and 5 worst, movie moms |url=https://www.avclub.com/15-best-movie-moms-and-the-5-worst-1850429914/slides/15 |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref>

▲=== Accolades= ==

▲AtFor theher [[95thportrayal Academyas Awards]]Evelyn Wang, [[Michelle Yeoh]] won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] forat the [[95th Academy Awards]], making her performancethe asfirst EvelynAsian WangBest Actress, the second [[woman of color]] Best Actress, and the first [[Malaysians|Malaysian]] to win any Academy Award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=March 12, 2023 |title=Oscars: Complete Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-oscars-winners-list-1235349224/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313042718/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-oscars-winners-list-1235349224/ |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |access-date=March 15, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=2023-03-16 |title='Everything Everywhere All at Once' Wins Big at 2023 Critics Choice Super Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/critics-choice-super-awards-2023-winners-list-1235354402/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2023-03-19 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> making her the first Asian Best Actress, the second [[woman of color]] Best Actress, and the first [[Malaysians|Malaysian]] to win any Academy Award.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pulver |first=Andrew |date=2023-03-13 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis wins first Oscar for best supporting actress in Everything Everywhere All at Once |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/13/jamie-lee-curtis-wins-best-supporting-actress-oscar-for-everything-everywhere-all-at-once |access-date=2024-02-02 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> She also won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]] at the [[80th Golden Globe Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=January 10, 2023 |title=Golden Globes: Full List of Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/golden-globes-2023-winners-list-1235294541/ |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231022103815/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/golden-globes-2023-winners-list-1235294541/ |archive-date= October 22, 2023 |access-date= October 22, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

Her performance also earned her the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]] at the [[80th Golden Globe Awards]], and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role]] at the [[29th Screen Actors Guild Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=January 10, 2023 |title=Golden Globes: Full List of Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/golden-globes-2023-winners-list-1235294541/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022103815/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/golden-globes-2023-winners-list-1235294541/ |archive-date=October 22, 2023 |access-date=October 22, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=See the full list of SAG Award winners |url=https://ew.com/awards/sag-awards/sag-awards-2023-winners-list/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>

She also received nominations for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]] at the [[76th British Academy Film Awards]], and the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress]] at the [[28th Critics' Choice Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-19 |title=Baftas 2023: The winners and nominees in full |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64328586 |access-date=2024-09-21 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Critics Choice Awards 2023: The full winners list |url=https://ew.com/awards/critics-choice-awards-2023-full-winners-list/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>

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