Hi!
What a night! The 82nd Annual Academy Awards have come and gone, but the speeches of many of its BIG winners will live on. The sensational wins of the top two categories for women, both Performance for Best Actress (Sandra Bullock for the Blindside), and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) were hardly a surprise, but no less sweeter when their names were called. Actor Jeff Bridges, who hails from a distinguished acting family as the son of the late Lloyd Bridges took Best Performance for an Actor in a Lead Role for Crazy Heart. Rounding out the top male awards? Austrian newcomer Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds). To follow are some the BEST excerpts from the BIG WINNERS.
Jeff Bridges-Best Actor, Crazy Heart
"Thank you, Mom and Dad, for turning me on to such a groovy profession. Oh, my dad and my mom, they loved show biz so much. I remember my mom, getting all of us kids to entertain at her parties. You know, my dad sitting me on his bed and teaching me all of the basics of acting for a role in Sea Hunt."
Christophe Waltz-Best Supporting Actor, Inglorious Basterds
"Oscar and Penélope that's an über bingo. I always wanted to discover some new continent and I thought I had to go this way, and then I was introduced to Quentin Tarantino, who was putting together an expedition that was equipped by Harvey Weinstein and Lawrence Bender and David Linde, and he put this script in front of me and he said, "This is where we're going, but we're going the other way."
Sandra Bullock-Best Actress, The Blind Side
"Not enough time, so I would like to thank what this film is about for me which are the moms that take care of the babies and the children no matter where they come from. Those moms and parents never get thanked. I, in particular, failed to thank one. So... if I can take this moment to thank Helga B. for not letting me ride in cars with boys until I was 18 because she was right. I would've done what she said I was gonna do"
Mo'Nique- Best Supporting Actress, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
"First, I would like to thank the Academy for showing that it can be about the performance and not the politics. I want to thank Miss Hattie McDaniel for enduring all that she had to so that I would not have to."
*photo courtesy of Kevin Winter/ Getty Images North America
Comments