Thank you. We want to thank, first of all to the Academy for this dream
come true. It's an honor for us. Thank you to our crew, they made a
wonderful job. To Picturehouse, to all of our producers, they've been
tremendously supportive. To Guillermo Navarro for his beautiful light. To
Guillermo Del Toro for guiding us through this labyrinth. I want to thank
my wife and my family for their support. And I want to dedicate this to
the memory of my mother and all the filmmakers of my country.


It's very heavy. Thank you very much to the Academy. Thank you. Thank you
very much to Guillermo Del Toro. You're a very special person and very
talented. Thank you very much to Picturehouse and Picasso and Tequila
Gang.

OK. Where are you Guillermo? Thank you very much, Guillermo. This is for
you. Thank you very much for this.


Thank you. First I have to apologize to Tom Hanks because I did bring a
list just in case. But I want to thank the Academy for this wonderful
award, it's such an honor and also for continuing to support this animated
short category. That really means a lot to us.

I want to thank the National Film Board of Canada and all the funders and
supporters in Norway for helping us make this film. My producers Marcy
Page and Lise Fearnley of Mikrofilm in Norway. I want to thank Liv Ullmann
for just her beautiful narration. It was really amazing of her to
participate in this. And for everyone else who helped make me this film, I
just want to say thank you, thank you, thank you. You know who you are, I
know who you are and I know that without you I wouldn't be standing here
with this little guy. Thank you very much.


And on another note, I know a lot of people in America are probably
watching and asking, "What are the short films?" Well, a lot of them are
made by directors who are trying to get noticed and I think in a lot of
ways we represent the little guy because we don't have big studios behind
us or big name actors or a lot of times the budgets we need and it relies
on perseverance and stick-to-it-iveness and hustle and dedication and
loyalty from a cast and crew who are doing it for pennies if not for
nothing, so I'd be remiss if I were to take this award and not thank my
co-writer Kim Ray, my producers Pascal Vaguelsy, Amy Kim, Ashley Jordan,
Ravi Malhotra and my composer Yuval Ron.

And last but not least, the two people who never doubted me even when I
doubted myself, my mother who's here in the audience, Kathy and my father
Dan, who's watching. I love you. Thank you.


Well, first of all I'd like to thank the Academy, our distinguished
director Clint Eastwood, producer Steven Spielberg, Paul Haggis and Rob
Lorenz, the incredible support from everyone in the Malpaso family, Warner
Bros. and Dreamworks, support from the United States Marine Corps, to our
wives and children for their continued support and understanding, our
exceptional picture and sound editors on Letters and the mix team of Gregg
Rudloff, John Reitz and Dave Campbell.

And finally, thank you to my father and all the brave, honorable men and
women in uniform, who in a time of crisis have all made that decision to
defend their personal freedom and liberty no matter what the sacrifice.


There's no way I'm going to be able to do this by memory, so first of all,
we congratulate Bill Condon, thank you so much. You crafted a film that
was filled with dazzling performances, unforgettable songs from Henry
Krieger, stylish effects from Richard Yawn, electrifying editing from
Virginia Katz and some smokin' sound.

In the end, you thanked us for helping you make your dream; it's really
the other way around. Bob, Willie and I are so honored by this award and
we thank all of those who collaborated with us on the mix, and we extend
our love and appreciation to those in our family who bring us harmony in
our lives.

I'd like to thank our producing team, our cast and crew,
also my loving wife Jackie for her support, and mom, thank you. God bless
you all.

I'd like to thank Cindy, Jessie, Amy, L.G. and the guys in the
backroom.



I know you're not supposed to read but I'd be totally incoherent if I
didn't. It's handwritten, it's short. More than anything, I am deeply
moved by the open-hearted appreciation our small film has received. Which
in these fragmented times speak so openly speak of the possibility of
innocence, growth and connection.

Acting for me has always been and always will be a team sport. I cannot
work at all unless I feel a spirit of unity around me. So my main sense of
gratitude goes to the entire cast and crew and production team of Little
Miss Sunshine for creating the same sense of joy and trust and community
that the film speaks about. I'd like to thank the Academy, Fox
Searchlight, my wife Suzanne, my sons Adam, Matthew and Tony for their
endless support. My representation Estelle, Lee, Frank and Melody, and for
the great teachers I've had throughout my life, both in and out of the
profession. Thank you very much.


Oh, gosh. I asked my kids, "What should I say?" They said, "Thank all the
men for wearing penguin suits." They gave me a lucky coin, a lucky
penguin, but my real good luck was to work with hundreds and hundreds of
amazing people, that wonderful cast, great artists, computer wizards,
studios that were passionate, people who cut trailers, dubbed the movie,
got it into the theaters. And on their behalf, I thank the Academy for
this. Thank you.


Well, I'm very happy to be here but it's also very frightening to be here,
so in one way I wanted to get this doll [pats the Oscar] and another I was
frightened. But thank you so, thank you very, very much. I want to thank
Frances, first of all, for introducing me to Sofia when we were doing
Cotton Club. And she was this [motions to her height as a girl], and now
she's my director. I think she did a wonderful movie. The movie is like a
poem and she inspired me. I haven't prepared this speech so I have to
hurry up because Marshall my husband said I have to get out of here
quickly. So I want to thank everybody who had anything to do with this
movie. Without them I wouldn't be here. It's a communal effort, therefore
I thank everybody very, very much. I want to dedicate this award first of
all to momma, then Hugh Hudson and Stanley Kubrick, my great
master. Without them, I wouldn't be here.


Thank you, thank you so much to the Academy. This is a great honor. I want
to congratulate my fellow nominees. It's a great honor to be among you.

This award is a recognition for the collective effort to support the
vision of the genius of Guillermo Del Toro.

Pan's Labyrinth is the result of this narrative that add up to finding the
look of the movie, and the narrative to continue into this incredible
story that unfolds. The creative freedom that was needed to tell the
story, to preserve the integrity of the story and the point of view is
what was more important for us in this movie.

To my children, to my wife for giving me wings. Thank you very much.


Thank you, everyone. A treacherous profession -- documentary film -- one
part of our hearts with remote villages in Anhui, China, the other part
burning to get here, Beverly Hills. Complicated. Quite complicated.

Our thanks to and Jing Jun and Lee Shi Wan, Joan Ganz Cooney, our
Chinese-American supporters, the Star Foundation, Sheila Nevins at HBO, Ju
Good, Chung Ma, the whole Chinese crew. And most importantly, Jian Ying
who let us film her work.


I thank you Academy members from the bottom of my heart for this
honor. And I thank Michael and Tom from Sony Classics for choosing The
Lives of Others and bringing it to you. I thank Germany and Bavaria for
making this film possible. My great department heads for making this film
with me.

Schwarzenegger for teaching me that the words "I can't" should be stricken
from my vocabulary. And my entire crew. I thank my producers,
commissioning editors, distributors, financiers. I thank my brother
Sebastian for helping with this script and for "Baumba" for believing in
me. But most of all I thank my actors, especially Ulrich and Sebastian,
you're the greatest artists and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Finally, my wife Christiane. No, I have to say that one more thing. Just
that one more thing: Christiane, I love you.


Oh my God. I have to just take this moment in. I cannot believe this. Look
what God can do. If my grandmother& I didn't think I was going to win but,
wow, if my grandmother was here to see me now. She was my biggest
inspiration for everything because she was a singer and she had the
passion for it but she never had the chance. And that was the thing that
pushed me forward to continue. But I'm so grateful to have my mother here
celebrating with me. My boyfriend, my sisters and my brothers back home,
and then I've got two of them here. Thank you all for being here, and
supporting me. I'd also like to thank Bill Condon, our director, who's a
genius. Wow. Oh my God. Unbelievable cast. I'd like to thank the
Academy. Definitely have to thank God again. I can't believe this. Wow, I
don't know what to say but I thank you all for helping me keep the faith
even when I didn't believe. Thank you and God bless you all. Jennifer
Holliday, too.


There's no place to put this down, huh? Valium does work. Anyway, I was
going to cut off the beginning of this speech and make it brief, but I'm
gonna leave it back in and say, you know, the movie that made me wanna be
a screenwriter was Robert Bolt's Lawrence of Arabia. And I don't know what
could've happened in the universe to end up with the same Oscars as Peter
O'Toole, you know, so it's crazy. He's here, I've seen him.

So anyway, thanks to the Academy, to Warner Bros., everybody at Warner
Bros., Alan Mak and Felix Chong who wrote Infernal Affairs, the producers
present and not present, the agents, everybody who made The Departed such
a success. Thanks to Marty and Leo for reading the script and calling each
other and saying, "Let's make it." And Thelma.

You know, everyone who worked on The Departed was, you know, it's easy to
say was at the top of their game before they started, and under Marty's
direction it only got higher after that. Thank you very much.


Thank you so much, members of the Academy. In our soul rests, I think, our
own true identity, beyond languages, countries, races and religions. I'm
so proud to work in Babel, a film that helped us understand better who we
are and why and what are we here for. A few thanks: I want to thank John
Lesher, Brad Grey, Jon Kilik, Steve Golin, Robert Messinger, Lynn
Fainchtein, Anibal Kerpel, my wife Alejandra, my kids Anna, Luna, Don
Juan, my mother; the man, my mentor, director and friend, mi amigo,
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.  And last but not least, I want to dedicate
this to my dad, para el Viejo, para Argentina, and once again, para todos
Latinos. Gracias.


Thank you very much. You'll have to forgive me, my voice is really shot. A
writer is only as good as the people that he works with, so I have to
share this will Bill Weinstein and Tom Strickler who read this script when
no one else wanted to read it. My producers, Albert, Ron, Marc, David,
Peter and Jeb, who made this movie when no one else wanted to make
it. With Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin
and Abigail Breslin, who collectively saved my life. And especially with
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris the true authors of this movie, who took
words on a page and turned them into a work of art. And finally, when I
was a kid, my family drove 600 miles in a VW bus with a broken clutch. So,
it ended up being the funnest things we did together, so to my brothers,
Chan, Dave and Chris, to my mom who's here tonight, and to my dad who's
with us in the spirit. This is for you. Thank you.


Wow. I made this movie for my children, and my father taught me to make
great movies. My beautiful wife [points to her in audience]. All of us who
made this film, Laurie, Lawrence, Scott and Lesley. We did so because we
were moved to act by this man [gestures to Al Gore]. Jeff Skoll funded
it. John Lesher released it so beautifully, but all of us were inspired by
his fight for 30 years to tell this Truth to all of us. Thank you, Al. We
are so inspired. We share this with you.

Thank you. I want to thank Tipper and my family, thank the
Academy and everyone on this amazing team. My fellow Americans, people all
over the world, we need to solve the climate crisis. It's not a political
issue, it's a moral issue. We have everything we need to get started, with
the possible exception of the will to act, that's a renewable
resource. Let's renew it.


You know the naysayers said that four blind kids from the Bronx couldn't
make it in visual effects, but here we are. First, I got to thank Jerry
Bruckheimer for entrusting us with this great, big project. Thanks to Gore
Verbinski, your vast imagination, your humor, your tireless work ethic,
and that's why we're up here. Thank you.

Bill Nighy, thanks for being such a wonderful partner in creating this
character. Sorry about the deeply embarrassing computer pajamas, but we
think it was worth it. And thanks to the crew.

My son Lex Addison. The pinkie promise worked. OK, bud. Thanks
very much. I love you.


Wow, that feels as good as you think it does. I have to thank my
incredible wife Tammy and our four children, Beckett and Bailey and
Johnnie Rose and Miller. And everyone I've ever worked with. Just thank
you, I love you, you know. And all the incredible people that worked on
this film and gave so much. But mostly, I have to thank Al Gore for
inspiring us, inspiring me, showing that caring about the Earth is not
Republican or Democrat. It's not red or blue, we are all green. This is
our job. Now we can become the greatest generation, the generation that
changed, the generation that woke up and did something and changed. I love
you all. Thank you Academy, this is great. Thank you.


Thank you. Thank you so much. This is the third film you've given the
Oscar to that was made by Martin Scorsese, and believe me I know I
wouldn't be standing here if it wasn't for him. You can understand what it
was like to be given a film directed the way he directed this movie with a
wonderful script by Bill Monahan, the fantastic panoply of actors who were
just so magnificent. Working with Marty is quite something. It's
tumultuous, passionate, funny and it's like being in the best film school
in the world. I'm so grateful to you and to my two pillars in the editing
room, Scott Brock, Joel Hirsch and Rob Legato and Ron Ames for putting
their arms around us and doing the visual effects and supporting us
throughout. And to you, members of the Academy. I feel very honored. Thank
you so much.


Thank you. Thank you. Just a second, just a second. OK. Take it. OK. I
wrote something down, because I thought if it would happen that I would be
a little overwhelmed and I am. So, OK. When I was a kid, the only way that
I saw movies was from the backseat of my family's car. At the
drive-in. And, it wasn't my reality to think I would be acting in movies,
so receiving this honor tonight tells me that it's possible. It is
possible for a kid from east Texas, raised in South Central L.A. in
Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits himself to them with his
heart, to touch them, and to have them happen.

Because when I first started acting, it was because of my desire to
connect to everyone. To that thing inside each of us. That light that I
believe exists in all of us. Because acting for me is about believing in
that connection and it's a connection so strong, it's a connection so
deep, that we feel it. And through our combined belief, we can create a
new reality. So I want to thank my fellow believers in The Last King of
Scotland. I want to thank Peter, Jeremy, Andrea, Lisa, Charles, Kevin,
James McAvoy, Kerry, Stephen, Fox, DNA, Channel Four. I want to thank the
people of Uganda, who helped this film have a spirit. And finally, I want
to thank my mom and my dad. I want to thank my wife Keisha, my children,
my ancestors, who continue to guide my steps. And God, God who believes in
us all. And who's given me this moment, in this lifetime, that I will
hopefully carry to the end of my lifetime into the next lifetime. Thank
you.



I've got my purse in one hand, my earring in the other. Thank you,
Academy. Thank you so much. Huge honor. You know, my sister told me that
all kids love to get gold stars, and this is the biggest and the best gold
star that I have ever had in my life. I want to share my gold star with my
fellow nominees, those brilliant, brilliant actresses who gave such
amazing performances this year. I also share my gold star with the
filmmakers, with Stephen Frears, with Peter Morgan, with Andy Harries and
all the producers and all the filmmakers and the cast. Thank you.

Now you know for 50 years and more, Elizabeth Windsor has maintained her
dignity, her sense of duty, and her hairstyle. She's had her feet planted
firmly on the ground, her hat on her head, her handbag on her arm and
she's weathered many, many storms, and I salute her courage and her
consistency. And I thank her because if it wasn't for her, I most, most
certainly would not be here. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you The
Queen. Thank you. Thank you very much.



To be standing here where the Queen of England just stood... Idi Amin, is
pretty incredible. To be standing here where Martin Scorsese won his Oscar
is such a joy, such a joy. Now, I have to read something. I want to thank
Warner Bros., amazing guys to work with, Alan Horn, Jeff Robinov, Dan Lin,
a huge thanks to Kevin McCormick, who takes my 15 calls a day,
everyday. All the cast and crew that Marty just mentioned. You know, I've
been lucky enough to work with this guy four times now, and last year, I
was lucky enough to produce two movies, The Departed and Blood Diamond. I
just want to tell you, from the bottom of my heart, that to me,
Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio, what amazing performances he does every single
time. Every time. I love you, man.

I can't really stand here and not thank Jack. To watch Marty direct
Jack... we'll talk about that later. I want to thank all my family, all my
friends, Bill Monahan, what a great screenplay. What a great
screenplay. Rick, you've been there for years, every one. My kids, who're
at the back there, Hayley and Sammie, you're awesome. My family and my
sister, Erica, a lot of patience for me, thank you so much. And I just
want to say to everyone that knows me, Colin, my business counter, Denis,
who spent every day on set with me. I know I drove you nuts. Thank
you. Thanks to everyone. Thank you so much.


Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Rick. Thank
you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Please, please. Thank
you. Thank you. Could you double-check the envelope, please? I mean, I'm
overwhelmed with this honor from the Academy and also the honor of being
presented by my old, old friends. We go back 37 years. I'm so moved, so
moved.

I've got thank Warner Bros.' Alan Horn and Dan and Jeff and I've got to
thank our producers Brad Grey and Graham King and Mac Brown and my old
friend Joe Reidy, we're working for 20 years. And Rick Yorn and John
Lesher and Chris Donnelly and Ari Emanuel. And that crazy script by Bill
Monahan that got me in all this trouble in the first place. And Andrew
Lau's original film from Hong Kong, the wonderful Asian cinema. And
Michael Ballhaus on camera. And Howard Shore's wonderful score. And my
old, good friend Thelma Schoonmaker. Ellen Lewis for her casting.

And so much of this belongs to the cast, I can't tell you. Jack Nicholson
for his courage and his inspiration. Leo DiCaprio, six-and-a-half year's
work we've done together. I hope another 12, another 15. Mark Wahlberg,
Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Ray Winstone and Vera Farmiga and Marty Sheen.

I just want to say too that so many people over the years have been
wishing this for me. Strangers. You know, I went walking in the street,
people say something to me. I go in a doctor's office, I go in a
whatever. Elevators, people saying, "You should win one, you should win
one." I go for an X-Ray, "you should win one." I'm saying, "thank you."
Friends of mine over the years and friends who are here tonight are
wishing this for me and my family, I thank you. This is for you.

And I also want to thank my daughter Cathy, who is here tonight, who
worked on the film. And Domenica, my wife Helen, and our little Francesca,
who's seven years old who's watching right now. Francesca, stay up for
another 10 minutes but then jump up and down and make a lot of noise at
the hotel. Okay. I'll see you in the morning. Thank you.



I am deeply honored and very grateful to receive this award, but I also
must admit that it feels a little strange to be singled out. So many of
you have causes that you are equally passionate about. That is really what
is so wonderful about the movie industry -- not only do we get to make
films that matter, but we also work in a culture where we are encouraged
to speak out. We may not always agree, but we do always care.

Through my work, I have met scientists who struggle every day to find
cures for diseases.  They do so quietly -- without glamour or attention,
but always with passion and conviction. I have met school teachers who are
battling against insurmountable odds, and yet they never stop trying to
reach our children. To me, they are the real heroes, and tonight I share
this honor with all of them.

On a personal note, I want to thank my husband Billy and our two boys
Cedric and Jack, whose unconditional love gives me the courage to fight
every day for what I believe in. And a special thank you to the members of
the Academy for this extraordinary honor. I promise to spend the rest of
my life trying to live up to it.



Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much.

Yes. I will tell you what he's saying. Ennio wants to thank the Academy
and all the people who really truly wanted him to have this great honor.

His deep gratitude goes to all the directors who had faith in him. Without
them he says he wouldn't be here today.

His thoughts go out to the artists who have never received this honor. And
even though they work with enormous commitment and talent, to all of them
he wishes that their work would be recognized as his is tonight.

He says this Oscar is not a point of arrival but a starting point to
continue writing with the same passion and dedication he's had since the
very beginning on the screen.

He dedicates this Oscar to his wife Maria who has always been there with
him all these years with enormous commitment and love, which he feels the
same for her. Maria.