Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu is everywhere, all at once

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🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Everything Everywhere All at Once is the critical darling of the 2023 awards season. The film is up for 11 Oscars, including a Supporting Actress nomination for breakout star, Stephanie Hsu. Hsu, who played Joy Wang AKA Jobu Tupaki in the film, started her career in experimental theater, which eventually led her to meet the directors of Everything Everywhere All at Once. Stephanie joined host Brittany Luse to chat about her comedic roots, the freedom of nihilism, and how the film has brought intergenerational healing to the stars.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR.
0:05.0	I'm Brittany Ruse.
0:07.0	It's officially award season, the time where we reflect on the most impactful performances
0:14.0	of the last year.
0:16.0	In 2013 Berlin elected Tar as its principal conductor and she's remained there ever since.
0:28.0	My king, the Europeans wish to conquer us.
0:32.0	They will not stop into the whole of Africa is ass.
0:36.0	His young singer from Memphis, Tennessee, give him a warm hay ride welcome.
0:44.0	Mr. Elvis Presley.
0:48.0	Today, the Oscars announced all the nominees and the movie with the most nominations.
0:55.0	The Academy favorite, the people's favorite, my favorite, is everything everywhere all at once.
1:02.0	Across the motiver's, I've seen thousands of evidence.
1:08.0	You can access awesome memories, there emotions, even this guilt.
1:15.0	It follows the story of a family on the verge of collapse in both their relationships and their laundry business.
1:22.0	But then they take a surreal trip across the motiver's, where they battle and become alternative versions of themselves.
1:30.0	The movie is set with a legendary cast and won very notable legend in the making.
1:37.0	Oh, no, don't, don't worry, have a little and show it.
1:47.0	Organic.
1:49.0	That's Jobu Tupaki, the world-destroying multi-dimensional villain played by Stephanie Schoo.
1:55.0	And if being a multiverse, she also plays Joy, a daughter trying to find her way.
2:02.0	I don't want to hurt anymore and for some reason when I'm with you, it just hurts the both of us.
2:12.0	Stephanie's performance is outrageous, absurd and sincere.
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