Due to a variety of reasons, including marketability and historical bans on interracial couples, a number of high-profile Oscars have been given to yellowface portrayals, as well as performances of Asian characters rewritten for white characters.
dˈuː tʊ ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv ɹˈiːzənz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ mˌɑːɹkiːɾəbˈɪlᵻɾi ænd hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl bˈænz ˌɔn ˌɪntɚɹˈeɪʃəl kˈʌpəlz, ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv hˈaɪpɹˈoʊfaɪl ˈɑːskɚz hɐvbɪn ɡˈɪvən tə jˈɛloʊfˌeɪs poːɹtɹˈeɪəlz, æz wˈɛl æz pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz ʌv ˈeɪʒən kˈæɹɪktɚz ɹᵻɹˈɪʔn̩ fɔːɹ wˈaɪt kˈæɹɪktɚz.