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Indiana Jones and Short Round had a heartwarming reunion at theOscars 2023.
“HARRISON FORD PRESENTING AN OSCAR TO KE HUY QUAN.RIVER OF TEARS,” one Twitter user wrote while another said, “Ke Huy Quan freaking out with Harrison Ford on stagehas ruined me.”
The climactic win forEverything Everywhere All at Oncecame after Quan himselfwon Best Supporting Actorearlier in the evening, for his role as Waymond Wang in the A24 film. It marked one of his first movie roles after hestepped away from acting 20 years ago.
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Harrison Ford and Ke Huy Quan.Kevin Winter/Getty
Quan has had quite a run withEverything Everywhere All at Once. He kicked off the year with abest supporting actor awardat theGolden Globesin January, then culminated the season with his Oscar win.
“Mom, I just won an Oscar!” he said, holding up his trophy, before reflecting on his journey, from “spending a year in a refugee camp"to becoming a child actorand, now, an Academy Award winner “on Hollywood’s biggest stage.”
“They say stories like this only happen in the movies. I cannot believe it’s happening to me,” continued Quan. “This —this— is the American dream!”
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“He’s a wonderful actor. He was when he was a little kid, and he still is,” Ford added of Quan. “I’m glad. I’mvery happy for him.”
When asked if an on-screen reunion is possible between the stars, Ford toldET, “That’d be great.”
In Sunday’s press room shortly after his Oscar win, Quan also shared an endearing moment he had withSteven Spielberg— who directed Quan and Ford inTemple of Doom— during one of the commercial breaks.
“He put his arms around me and he said, ‘Ke, you are now an Oscar-winning actor.’ And hearing him say that meant the world to me, and I still cannot believe it,” Quan said.
The Oscarsaired live on ABC Sunday, March 12, at 8 p.m. ET.
source: people.com
