Miyoshi Umeki winning Best Supporting Actress

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  • čas přidán 2. 08. 2011
  • Anthony Quinn presenting Miyoshi Umeki with the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Sayonara" at the 30th Academy Awards® in 1958. Introduced by Jack Lemmon.
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  • @demh7823
    @demh7823 Před 5 lety +435

    She is the first Asian actor to win an Oscar. I love history makers.

  • @msbrad
    @msbrad Před 3 lety +176

    I love how she runs to the stage with a really happy smile like a cheerful little girl. She looks so adorable and graceful at the same time.

    • @noripee8278
      @noripee8278 Před rokem +1

      No one in Japan can run with kimono now 👘
      I’ve worn twice but I don’t want to again.
      Could I run? No way, I couldn’t breath 😮‍💨 !

  • @jackspry9736
    @jackspry9736 Před rokem +64

    RIP Miyoshi Umeki (May 8, 1929 - August 28, 2007), aged 78
    You will always be remembered as a legend.

  • @maryannflenniken9845
    @maryannflenniken9845 Před 6 lety +314

    My father knew her as a young girl in Japan and taught her her first American song. He was so proud.

  • @wildsarsaparilla
    @wildsarsaparilla Před 3 lety +18

    Don't you love what she's wearing?! I wish this video were in color. What a wonderful actress!

  • @faeryquene
    @faeryquene Před 11 lety +134

    I think it's amazing and rather touching too that a little over a decade after World War II a naturalized American, a Japanese born actress was honored with the American Oscars! :) My first memory of Miyoshi was as Mrs. Livingston, the housekeeper of Bill Bixby's and Brandon Cruz's characters, in the TV series The Courtship of Eddie's Father. I remember watching reruns of the show in the early '70s. I loved her in "Flower Drum Song" too. RIP to a great lady, the lovely and elegant Umeki..

  • @mynameisjacob0
    @mynameisjacob0 Před 11 lety +230

    Only Asian woman to win an Oscar and this was in 1958.

    • @evancbiju474
      @evancbiju474 Před 4 lety +2

      Bhanu attaiya from india won oscar for costume designing.

    • @evancbiju474
      @evancbiju474 Před 3 lety +7

      @Preet Patel did I say ,everyone has asked about that???

    • @evancbiju474
      @evancbiju474 Před 3 lety +8

      @Preet Patel excuse me.mind your language.Its not a fault to have a mistake.But if any one correct or update it,plz accept it.

    • @evancbiju474
      @evancbiju474 Před 3 lety +2

      @Preet Patel OK.Then leave it

    • @mckavitt13
      @mckavitt13 Před 3 lety +2

      @@evancbiju474 Maybe he meant as an actress or actor. Plus, Asian is not exactly the same as Asiatic... for us Westerners. But I appreciate your comment. Do you recall the year?

  • @taralang8854
    @taralang8854 Před 10 lety +130

    she was so adorable and she always spoke so soft i thought she was a good actress that deserves more credit

  • @rahulvinalnarayan9743
    @rahulvinalnarayan9743 Před 3 lety +62

    Her performance was so heart touching. She really deserved that Oscar.

  • @lbroderick783
    @lbroderick783 Před 10 lety +121

    She is so sweet and beautiful! The movie she starred in is one of my favorite!

  • @Pinkpanda73
    @Pinkpanda73 Před 11 lety +72

    i love how graceful she was when she went on stage she practically flew like a crane! and her speech was simply beautiful!

  • @dashoverton1963
    @dashoverton1963 Před 2 lety +15

    Bill Bixby, who starred with Miyoshi in “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father”, was quoted as saying “She was the best actress he had ever worked with.”

  • @b.w.g6871
    @b.w.g6871 Před 5 lety +64

    The loveliest winner ever. Such a wonderfule culture Japan has

  • @neelabhraroy4238
    @neelabhraroy4238 Před 6 lety +48

    One of the most underrated movies ever- Sayonara

    • @draganpaunovic5596
      @draganpaunovic5596 Před 3 lety +8

      Marlon Brando was superb in this movie as well . Marlon Brando did so many good movies in his career

  • @DetTigerFan
    @DetTigerFan Před 4 lety +20

    Miyoshi Umeki is so sweet! Every time I see beautiful Miyoshi she has such a sweet demeanor & a pleasant face & smile. She was marvelous in Sayonara. She was quite magnificent in Flower Drum Song as well.

  • @216cheri1
    @216cheri1 Před 11 lety +19

    she was so lovely Sayonara is still one of the greatest films .

  • @WakandaBabe
    @WakandaBabe Před 10 lety +71

    I cried like a baby on this movie.

    • @godriclil9379
      @godriclil9379 Před 5 lety

      I cried like a baby on novel.
      Did you ever read it?

    • @WakandaBabe
      @WakandaBabe Před 5 lety +1

      No. Maybe I'll put it on my list.

    • @AlexakaRosco
      @AlexakaRosco Před 3 lety +1

      Me too !
      The ending is so touching !

  • @cesarzpontu8886
    @cesarzpontu8886 Před 2 lety +6

    Anthony Quinn was so awesome.

  • @ltkreg
    @ltkreg Před 5 lety +42

    I had no idea she won this until seeing this video. Good for her !!!

  • @renan.csmaia
    @renan.csmaia Před 2 lety +19

    This was very remarkable for the 1950s: a Mexican actor (descendant of Cherokees) giving the award for a Japanese actress.

    • @thomasmagnum3588
      @thomasmagnum3588 Před 11 měsíci +4

      Yes. The 50s were certainly very strange times. For some reason, artistic achievement and individual accomplishments were considered to be more important than race, ethnicity or diversity. Amazing how we survived at all !

  • @Scottsteaux63
    @Scottsteaux63 Před rokem +4

    What a sweet and gracious speech. Not only a beautiful woman but a beautiful soul. And if you have not yet seen SAYONARA get a box of tissues and settle down.

  • @donaldthomas9389
    @donaldthomas9389 Před 2 lety +8

    What a beautiful movie. The Japanese women were exquisitely majestic, beyond delicate.

  • @aspottedrabbit
    @aspottedrabbit Před 12 lety +38

    Umeki certainly deserved it. With a role that really hasn't got much depth, she managed to make the most of what she had to work with. Her performance is so full of pathos it's impossible not to feel love and pity for the character of Katsumi.

  • @robertchesnosky3508
    @robertchesnosky3508 Před 3 lety +13

    I LOVED HOW MIYOSHI LET IT BE KNOWN THAT SHE LOVED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. A CLASSY LADY. AND VERY DESERVING OF THAT OSCAR. FOR ONCE THEY GAVE IT TO THE RIGHT PERSON.

  • @scottmiller6495
    @scottmiller6495 Před 6 lety +22

    This lady was very talented in all areas and a beautiful person she will be remembered for all of this !!!!

  • @kathenavarro6850
    @kathenavarro6850 Před 3 lety +5

    She was so beautiful!!

  • @lisagabrielcich490
    @lisagabrielcich490 Před 4 lety +9

    I've loved her as an actress since I first saw Flower Drum Song in the 60's.

  • @boredstranger7522
    @boredstranger7522 Před 3 lety +10

    And today, Yuh-Jung Youn follows in her footstep

  • @usmale4915
    @usmale4915 Před 2 lety +10

    Every time I see her, she always makes me smile!

  • @queenmothra1983
    @queenmothra1983 Před 5 lety +9

    Rest in peace angel.

  • @Del-Canada
    @Del-Canada Před rokem +4

    Man, I miss Lemmon. Such a great actor. Umeki was brilliant also. Born in Japan and achieved the American dream.

  • @sleuthentertainment5872
    @sleuthentertainment5872 Před 3 lety +14

    Amazing piece of the History
    I love when Hollywood recognize the talent of foreign people

  • @alicemcleod6149
    @alicemcleod6149 Před 11 měsíci +6

    So adorable!

  • @manuelbello5806
    @manuelbello5806 Před 2 lety +4

    She’s beautiful

  • @philippeh3904
    @philippeh3904 Před 6 lety +420

    A Latino actor giving an Asian actress an oscar because he won the year before. Weird how in the 50s this happened but not now

    • @gordonbgraham
      @gordonbgraham Před 5 lety +22

      The movie she played in had a latino actor playing a famous Japanese kabuki actor.

    • @WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1
      @WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 Před 4 lety +30

      Philippe- Maybe because she was indeed the best supporting actress that year? as opposed to the current trope of identity politics demanding people get Oscars because they are a minority?

    • @thevhfa3975
      @thevhfa3975 Před 4 lety +56

      @@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 No one is demanding people get Oscars because they are a minority. They are demanding performances don't get overlooked because they were done by a minority. Two VERY different things.

    • @arthro9259
      @arthro9259 Před 4 lety +3

      @@thevhfa3975
      Preach Pastor

    • @AllGreyEverything
      @AllGreyEverything Před 4 lety +14

      @@thevhfa3975 I fully agree, and that more roles are made available to actors of all ethnic backgrounds overall. It's hard to win an Oscar for a role that doesn't exist. In films set in modern times that aren't biopics, there usually isn't a reason not to consider actors of color for lead roles.

  • @southernbrooklyngal
    @southernbrooklyngal Před 11 lety +19

    such a beautiful smile!!!

  • @renzo7575
    @renzo7575 Před 5 lety +15

    She’s absolutely adorable!

  • @andreatrujillo5491
    @andreatrujillo5491 Před 3 lety +9

    APPLAUSE TO MIYOSHI UMEKI, A BEAUTIFUL AND CLASSY LADY! I REMEMBER WATCHING HER IN THE 📺 SERIES "THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER" AS A YOUNG PERSON. R.I.P. MISS. UMEKI. 🙏 💔 👼 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊

  • @roter13
    @roter13 Před 3 lety +10

    I had to come here after Yuh-Jung Youn won her Oscar. A long time coming for another Asian actress to win a statue.

  • @BartholomewSmutz
    @BartholomewSmutz Před rokem +5

    I think Miko Taka was wonderful in the film as well and was deserving of a best actress nomination.

  • @Enzempiro
    @Enzempiro Před 13 lety +9

    I'm not very aware of this time period. The people. The sights. The sounds. I'm not aware of who shouldn't have won and who should have won. But I am aware of this being one of the most charming acceptance speeches I have ever seen. ... ... ...

  • @jaygarcia8508
    @jaygarcia8508 Před 4 lety +9

    Absolutely groundbreaking & such an iconic actress!!!!👏👏👏👏

  • @denisesaunders3067
    @denisesaunders3067 Před 3 lety +4

    Aww such a sweet lady

  • @5877user
    @5877user Před 6 lety +7

    Such a lovely gentle beautiful person.

  • @NewTada
    @NewTada Před 11 lety +23

    omg im crying she's so cute running to the stage :'O

  • @fob1xxl
    @fob1xxl Před rokem +3

    Today they talk about the FIRST ASIAN TO WIN AN OSCAR ! WELL, it happened first in 1957 ! She was delightful. Such a beautiful performance !

  • @joenavan80
    @joenavan80 Před 5 lety +5

    Such a breath of fresh air !

  • @dyniaz65
    @dyniaz65 Před 4 lety +6

    she's so cuteeeeee

  • @stevenj9970
    @stevenj9970 Před rokem +3

    So beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @SDoesNotKnow
    @SDoesNotKnow Před 13 lety +17

    @TIPTON340
    She most certainly did more than say "Sayonara." She had some heart-wrenching scenes and her performance had an authenticity that is difficult to successfully convey on screen.

    • @johnfulton4061
      @johnfulton4061 Před rokem

      That vicious cruel comment about her winning for just saying Sayonara was made by that vicious has been critic Rex Reed who showed the world that he had no acting ability in one of the worst movies ever made Myra Breckenridge

  • @richardpniewski4048
    @richardpniewski4048 Před 6 lety +26

    This was a surprisingly tough competition. Carolyn Jones was absolutely solid and unforgettable in the otherwise bland Bachelor Party; the two Peyton Place actresses were very good, especially Hope Lange; Elsa Lanchester was a favorite; and Umecki was beautiful in Sayonara. Tough choice.

  • @sandraelder1101
    @sandraelder1101 Před 3 lety +3

    Fantastic movie and she was great!

  • @renzo7575
    @renzo7575 Před 6 lety +18

    What a sweetheart!

  • @timheavrin2253
    @timheavrin2253 Před rokem +3

    She was great as Mrs Livingston in COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER.

  • @bytheway1031
    @bytheway1031 Před 2 lety +3

    🎂Umeki Miyoshi 05--08-2022 🏆

  • @acumen321
    @acumen321 Před 12 lety +32

    I would argue that the real love story in Sayonara was between Red Buttons and Umeki. It was so intense and beautiful. And unfortunately, they lived out the kabuki theater metaphor. :(

    • @Scottsteaux63
      @Scottsteaux63 Před rokem +2

      Agreed. And I think that the Academy felt that they could not give the Award to Umeki and not to Buttons so he won for Supporting Actor (a performance that really breaks the heart).

  • @zeidenmedia
    @zeidenmedia Před 3 měsíci +1

    She was the best actress and human being. Flower Drum Song, Sayonara, The Courtship of Eddie's Father. Her work is brilliant. Remember when award shows were award shows?

  • @CJODell12
    @CJODell12 Před 11 lety +16

    Miyoshi was also the first Asian performer to win an Oscar for acting.

  • @roter13
    @roter13 Před 10 lety +13

    TCM just showed this movie today. so good

  • @user-ns6gm2fr9s
    @user-ns6gm2fr9s Před 3 lety +5

    いや、こんな映像が見られるなんて、感動してます。

  • @rosie6
    @rosie6 Před 3 lety +3

    HISTORY MAKER what a queen

  • @FrozenRemix1
    @FrozenRemix1 Před 8 lety +15

    just beautiful...

  • @ballerina.principal
    @ballerina.principal Před 2 lety +5

    所作がキレイよ。特にオスカー像を優しく握るのが。

  • @vadjulawakaru
    @vadjulawakaru Před 3 lety +4

    the first asian actress to win an oscar for best supprting actress/ after 61 years another achievement from asia when sokor movie parasite won for best picture/director/foreign award and so on

  • @emiliobello2538
    @emiliobello2538 Před 3 lety +11

    Amazing. I bet she was great in Sayonara, until now there weren’t Asian actors for Oscars, Michelle Yeoh should have been nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Crazy Rich Asians

    • @DiogenesLantern
      @DiogenesLantern Před rokem +4

      She was good, but you should tell us which of the five nominees she would replace.

    • @emiliobello2538
      @emiliobello2538 Před 2 měsíci

      @@DiogenesLanternin place of Rachel Wiess

  • @FrozenRemix1
    @FrozenRemix1 Před 11 lety +6

    I love her kimono

  • @xxroland23
    @xxroland23 Před 11 lety +3

    Miyoshi is so beautiful on shes kimono

  • @emiliobello2429
    @emiliobello2429 Před 2 lety +2

    First Oscar for Japan then came some others like Spirited Away for Best Animated Feature and Departures for Best Foriegn Language Film and now Drive My Car for multiple awards. Shoplifters was also nominated. Someday we may get a Japanese movie for Best Documentary Feature

  • @bismillah5990
    @bismillah5990 Před 3 lety +2

    Ho...that's enough to Express your feelings....no need long sentences...😇🥰

  • @aagold76
    @aagold76 Před 11 lety +23

    it is strange that only 12.5 years after WW2 they recognized a Japanese woman, but haven't since- prejudice /anti Japan sentiments were still extreme then...but no one has ever written 500 editorials about why Asians are over looked year in year out

    • @danieliliadis
      @danieliliadis Před 4 lety

      czcams.com/video/8mmcvgd8XF0/video.html Check this out, a wonderful page dedicated to breaking down the Oscars...

  • @kalmia01
    @kalmia01 Před rokem +2

    Jack and Anthony exchange😅 back when they knew and had simple elegance & irony

  • @Taiyou536
    @Taiyou536 Před 2 měsíci +1

    So well deserved !

  • @user-mz1tk8un7l
    @user-mz1tk8un7l Před 3 lety +2

    Great to watch it.

  • @mounaame
    @mounaame Před 5 lety +2

    She is so cute .. really ❤💖

  • @roizeldiez3500
    @roizeldiez3500 Před 4 lety +3

    HOLY COW YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @theovanroost7825
    @theovanroost7825 Před 6 lety +4

    Shining example how to pick up Oscar :D Miyoshi entered the stage soooo fast!

  • @user-th4or9bk3z
    @user-th4or9bk3z Před 3 měsíci +2

    日本人唯一のオスカー俳優…正に日本の誇りであり伝説だ……!

  • @ColonelMarcellus
    @ColonelMarcellus Před 3 měsíci

    Cutest actor from Japan. I could listen to her voice for hours.

  • @carlodelarosaManuelito
    @carlodelarosaManuelito Před 4 lety +2

    Im always happy everytime i see fellow asian to win in a western platform

  • @nikolatesla5553
    @nikolatesla5553 Před 3 lety +3

    Anthony Quinn went through that like he was in a hurry.

    • @kdohertygizbur
      @kdohertygizbur Před 2 lety +1

      They didn't show the Nominees back then and people in the audience didn't clap for every nomination back then
      I think it changed a few years later

  • @GuguSilva.
    @GuguSilva. Před rokem +5

    Adorei ela correndo pro palco 😍💕

  • @sarifjabarudin44
    @sarifjabarudin44 Před 5 lety +3

    Wow..never heard this..
    Go..go.umeki
    Go..go.. Asian.. well-done 🤗🤗💪💪💪

  • @emiliobello2538
    @emiliobello2538 Před 2 měsíci +2

    And now we have Michele Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan win for Everything Everywhere All At Once. Soon there will be more. Asian actor for Best Actor soon

  • @almanook3005
    @almanook3005 Před 2 lety +2

    Yes, there were pundits back then. Most predicted that Diane Varsi would win for her role in "Peyton Place". Only problem was that Hope Lange from the same film was also unforgettable. All four of her competitors deserved to win: an embarrassment of riches, one could say. Red Buttons, her lover in the film won the supporting actor; and Myoshi Umeki's character won her the Oscar. If you want to see her in some very comedic moments, see " Flower Drum Song".

  • @TheChannelTV-bt8em
    @TheChannelTV-bt8em Před 8 lety +46

    Taking nothing away from puppies, penguins, and koala bears, Miyoshi Umeki was the single most adorable creature on the face of the earth at the time and a talented actress and singer as well. One of the funniest things I ever saw and heard was her imitation of Billy Eckstine. Wish I could find it somewhere on youtube. She was also something of a riot in Flower Drum Song. "My back is wet." Her performance in Sayonara was lovely to behold, but I would have liked to see Piper Laurie included among the nominees as Jean Simmons' self-destructive sister in Until They Sail.

    • @drstrangelove6558
      @drstrangelove6558 Před 8 lety

      (Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the bomb (1964)

    • @sjcohen4444
      @sjcohen4444 Před 6 lety +1

      TheChannel.TV Umeki was part of my childhood, having played Mrs. Livingston on the TV series The Courtship of Eddie's Father.

    • @sliat1981
      @sliat1981 Před 6 lety +1

      There’s no such thing as koala bears. It’s a koala. It’s not a fucking bear

    • @independentfilmchannel1476
      @independentfilmchannel1476 Před 2 lety +3

      @@sliat1981 Belatedly, thank you for that correction. It's a common error so no need for the hostility.

  • @browniesseokyu
    @browniesseokyu Před 3 lety +2

    I come here after youn yuh jung won best supporting actress 💪

  • @sashamilanactor
    @sashamilanactor Před 5 lety

    Amazing

  • @aagold76
    @aagold76 Před 11 lety +15

    so hard to believe only 2 Asian actresses have ever been nominated for Oscars- Umeki and Rinko Kikuchi from Babel...everytime a year doesn't have a black actor or actress included- there are 100 stories about racism in Hollywood....but ONly 2 Asian womwn- now that's a story about racism!!!

    • @nigelhenriques1893
      @nigelhenriques1893 Před 7 lety +3

      and merle oberon

    • @twyz0ne
      @twyz0ne Před 2 lety +1

      Why not just move to Japan if you want to see more of them winning awards. Last time I checked this was America dude. They are super minority here. Not many Americans are winning Japanese awards are they? Can you name one? Probably not right? I don't even think White Americans exist in their filming industry. You talk about racist. Ha! Go to Asia and see just how racist they can get. Americans are a lot more willing and accepting. You got some nerve. Blacks are treated like dirt over there too. You would never see any in a Japanese film? They are even known to shrink Black actors on American film posters etc. What in God's name is wrong with them? You can definitely forget about Blacks winning any awards. I hope this get through to you. I will be honest with you. I do think the Asian community could get a little more love and recognition in America, but it's simply not going to be many winning awards. Simply not an Asian country dude. What do you expect? Go to Hong Kong or something.

    • @aagold76
      @aagold76 Před 2 lety

      @@twyz0ne wow- you're incredibly racist!

  • @CarolynJonesForever
    @CarolynJonesForever Před 13 lety +8

    You see Carolyn Jones clapping as Miyoshi gets up :D

  • @renan.csmaia
    @renan.csmaia Před 6 lety +1

    Strong competition!

  • @demh7823
    @demh7823 Před 3 lety +4

    And now, Umecki is no longer the only Asian actress to win an Oscar.
    Congratulations, Youn Yuh-jung!

    • @emiliobello2538
      @emiliobello2538 Před 3 lety

      I hope there are more

    • @DiogenesLantern
      @DiogenesLantern Před rokem +1

      Notable that Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland were born in Tokyo so, while not Asian, were Asian-born.

  • @riveranormanf.8770
    @riveranormanf.8770 Před 7 měsíci

    One of the most profound speeches.

  • @mannymacvela3877
    @mannymacvela3877 Před 5 lety +2

    She is they first Asian in the acting business ever to win an Oscar.

  • @THIDOT
    @THIDOT Před 6 lety +4

    she is so sweet
    2018

  • @theviking2877
    @theviking2877 Před 3 lety +1

    A year to the day after her death..her only adopted son also died in his 50s. That is just so sad.

  • @broadjumper1
    @broadjumper1 Před 13 lety +5

    Wow, the haters are thick (mentally as well). Umeki deserved it as much as anyone, no slight to Lanchester or Jones...

  • @TMX1138
    @TMX1138 Před rokem +2

    And then 65 years later, Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh became the first East Asian (being from Vietnam and Malaysia, respectively) Oscar winners for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actress in a Leading Role, respectively.

    • @manuelbello5806
      @manuelbello5806 Před 10 měsíci

      And what about Youn Yuh Jung Minari?

    • @TMX1138
      @TMX1138 Před 10 měsíci

      @@manuelbello5806 She was in the Best Supporting Actress Category, which Umeki also won for Sayonara. In Michelle Yeoh’s case, it was Actress in a LEADING Role.

    • @nicknicknick5305
      @nicknicknick5305 Před 2 měsíci

      @@TMX1138Ms. Yeoh : Yes
      Mr. Quan : No ; He was 2nd actor of Southeast Asian to win Oscar for supporting category. The 1st was Dr. Haing S.Ngor (Cambodia).

  • @sa010as
    @sa010as Před 7 lety +2

    素晴らしい!

  • @antonmarino6568
    @antonmarino6568 Před rokem +2

    The best of the best

  • @sjcohen4444
    @sjcohen4444 Před 6 lety +5

    Look at the height difference between Quinn and Umeki.