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Everyone Is Obsessed With Ke Huy Quan's Reunion With Harrison Ford And Brendan Fraser At The Oscars Last Night

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Last night, Ke Huy Quan won Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars for his role as Waymond Wang in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Ke Huy Quan holds his Oscar and smiles

The film also made history as the most-awarded film ever.

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The night also marked some exciting, full-circle moments as Ke Huy Quan reunited with former costars Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones himself), who presented the award for Best Picture, and Brendan Fraser, who won Best Actor for The Whale.

Left: Harrison Ford speaks onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards; Right: Brendan Fraser attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
Left: Kevin Winter / Getty Images | Right: Daniele Venturelli / Getty Images

As Harrison Ford walked on stage to present the Oscar for Best Picture, Ke Huy proudly stood, clapped, and cheered for his Indiana Jones costar. Once he announced that Everything Everywhere All at Once won the category, Ke Huy was the first of the cast to get on stage...

Ke Huy Quan and Harrison Ford point at each other on stage as Quan smiles after winning Best Picture

(It's like that Spider-Man meme but with only two Spider-Men.)

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...where he excitedly shared a wholesome hug with Harrison.

Ke Huy Quan and Harrison Ford hug on stage
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He even gave Harrison a kiss on the cheek.

Ke Huy Quan kisses Harrison Ford's cheek on stage

Harrison offered the award to him, but Ke Huy quickly pointed to producer Jonathan Wang, to whom Harrison gave the award along with a hearty pat on the back.

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Though this isn't the first time Ke Huy and Harrison have reunited, the internet is obsessed with the two actors celebrating each other during such a monumental win. E! News even shared a side-by-side hug of the two from 1984 and now that's been liked more than 50,000 times.

Later, Ke Huy surprised fellow Oscar winner Brendan Fraser backstage while speaking with Good Morning America. The two shared a hug while each held their respective Oscars, as well as some tears.

As Ke Huy and Brendan stood with their arms around each other, Lara Spencer asked if they could have ever imagined this moment while on the set of Encino Man, to which the pair said no, calling the night "insane" and "unbelievable."

Lara Spenser speaks to Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser backstage at the Oscars
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"Honestly, one of the most beautiful things of this season is seeing this man again and seeing him holding that," Ke Huy said while gesturing to Brendan and his Oscar.

Ke Huy Quan tearfully points to Brendan Fraser
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After Lara acknowledged that both actors have been honest about the lack of opportunity they've had in recent years, Brendan — who has spoken about being blacklisted after allegedly being sexually assaulted by a top Hollywood executive — said, "There are times in a career when the phone stops ringing for whatever reason. But in this case, something intensely creative came along for both of us that we could throw our heart and soul into like we would never be able to do this again, so we might as well give it everything we got."

Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser speak with Lara Spencer backstage
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Notably, Waymond Wang marked Ke Huy's first acting role in almost 30 years. In 1984, 12-year-old Ke Huy made his film debut as Short Round alongside Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Ke Huy Quan, Harrison Ford, and Kate Capshaw in an Indian Jones movie poster
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He then starred as Data in The Goonies the following year. (Ke Huy made sure to shout out his "Gooonies brother for life," actor Jeff Cohen, in his Oscar acceptance speech.)

Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen and Ke Huy Quan in The Goonies
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Despite starring in two of the biggest movies of the '80s, Ke Huy revealed he struggled to find work as an actor, especially given the highly limited and often stereotypical roles available to Asian actors at the time.

Ke Huy Quan poses in the press room during the 95th Annual Academy Awards
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In 1992, he starred in Encino Man with Brendan Fraser, which ultimately turned out to be his last American film before his acting hiatus. He instead transitioned into film production, stunt choreographing fight sequences in movies including X-Men (2000) and The One (2001), and working as an assistant director in films such as Wong Kar-wai's 2046 (2004).

Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan in Encino Man
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Here's a then-and-now look at Ke Huy and Brendan in Encino Man and at the Oscars:

Top: Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser in Encino Man; Bottom: Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser pose in the press room
Top: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | Bottom: Arturo Holmes / Getty Images

After seeing Crazy Rich Asians in 2018 (he watched it three times in theaters and cried every time), Ke Huy was inspired to return to acting. "I had serious FOMO," he revealed. Ke Huy then called up an agent he was friends with about representing him and, two weeks later, got a call about Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Ken Jeong, Harry Shum Jr., John Penotti, Chris Pang, Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh, Nico Santos, Constance Wu, Jon M. Chu, Gemma Chan, Nina Jacobson, and Brad Simpson, winners of the Best Comedy award for 'Crazy Rich Asians'
Gregg Deguire / WireImage

Now, Ke Huy has made history as the first Asian man to win a SAG Award for Best Supporting Actor for film, the first Vietnam-born actor to win an Oscar, and the second Asian man to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor — among his 63 awards for his role in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Ke Huy Quan, winner of the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" attends the Vanity Fair 95th Oscars Party
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Major congrats to Ke Huy Quan (and Brendan Fraser)! And watch the full moment Ke Huy Quan surprises Brendan Fraser here.

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