remembered that kid, and they gave me an opportunity to try again.” Thankfully, more than 30 years later, two guys thought of me. No matter what I did, I would never surpass what I achieved as a kid. For so many years, I was afraid I had nothing more to offer. “As I grew older, I started to wonder if that was it, if that was just luck. “When I started my career as a child actor in ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,’ I felt so very lucky to have been chosen,” Quan said. It was a theme that was amplified by Farrell, who thanked his “The Banshees of Inisherin” writer and director Martin McDonagh for helping to rechart his career path when he cast him in the 2008 black comedy “In Bruges.” And it was echoed by best supporting actor winner Ke Huy Quan, a former child actor who had stopped acting before he was cast as Yeoh’s husband in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” “As the days, the years and the numbers get bigger, it seems like opportunities start to get smaller as well.”

“All of you women understand this,” the 60-year-old Yeoh said. That included best actress in a motion picture musical or comedy winner Michelle Yeoh, an action star turned an awards season darling with her turn in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” who talked about the ageism and racism she faced.

Several of the winners described themselves as being given golden opportunities after being cut out from or overlooked by a business that failed to appreciate their talents. If the evening had a theme, it was one of reinvention and renewal. “The Fabelmans,” a warm-hearted look at Steven Spielberg’s childhood, also won a directing prize for the filmmaking icon. “The Banshees of Inisherin,” a comic look at the dissolution of a friendship, won a leading three prizes, including awards for its screenplay and the lead performance of Colin Farrell.

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