Charlie makes his case to a missionary from Iowa (Ty Simpkins), his caretaker (Hong Chau), his ex-wife (Samantha Morton) and, for good measure, a pizza delivery guy.

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/entertainment/movies/dvd-review-brendan-fraser-shines-in-the-whale-even-when-the-story-is-preachy/article_31acab5f-7720-59fc-ba35-a11301c442bd.html

Curtis beat out Kerry Condon from “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Angela Bassett from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” and Hong Chau from “The Whale” as well as her fellow castmate Stephanie Hsu from “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/03/12/i-am-hundreds-of-people-jamie-lee-curtis-wins-first-oscar-age-68-academy-award-winner-everything-everywhere-all-at-once/

The cat injures a pigeon, and Lizzy’s landlady Jo (Hong Chau of “The Menu” and “The Whale”), also an artist, also with a gallery opening coming up, decides to nurse the bird back to health.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-ent-showing-up-movie-review-20230414-agov2su5hzfpflyt42r3s656gy-story.html

The only category where non-white nominees are in the majority is supporting actress, with nods for Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), Hong Chau (The Whale) and Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once).

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/showbiz/2023/01/24/oscar-nominations-2023-key-statistics/