By Andrea K. Hammer
As one of the most exciting nights of the year captivated viewers across the world, Oscar winners delivered acceptance speeches with style, grace and humor. Here are some highlights:
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH: ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Emma Stone
POOR THINGS
Emma Stone recognized the other nominated actresses before an important description of the “big picture” including every single contributor who makes a movie come to life.
“The women on this stage, you are all incredible and the women in this category — Sandra, Annette, Carey, Lily. I share this with you. I’m in awe of you. And it has been such an honor to do all of this together. I hope we get to keep doing more together,” she said.
“It’s about a team that came together to make something greater than the sum of its parts and that is the best part about making movies: It’s all of us, together. And I am so deeply honored to share this with every cast member, with every crew member, with every single person who poured their love and their care and their brilliance into the making of this film.”
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH: DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
THE LAST REPAIR SHOP
Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
Kris Bowers heralded the often unrecognized heroes in public schools and tipped his hat to John Williams for inspiring him to become a composer. Artsphoria loves the theme of this short-subject documentary: the right for every student to enjoy the joy of music.
‘THE LAST REPAIR SHOP is about the heroes in our schools who often go unsung, unthanked, and unseen. Tonight, you are sung, you are thanked, and you are seen. Thank you all so much for what you do,” Kris Bowers.
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH: COSTUME DESIGN
POOR THINGS
Holly Waddington
Holly Waddington graciously acknowledged other Oscar nominees and their impact on her career. The highlight was her description of artistic freedom–the ultimate goal and ideal situation for every creator:
“This, again, my fellow nominees, it’s an amazing privilege to be in the same room as you all,” she said. “You’re the people who inspired me to be a costume designer in the first place…. POOR THINGS was a very rare opportunity to be really free and artistic in a creative process as a costume designer.”
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