cathy: for embracing our film, about love and about tolerance, about truth. thank you to the people all around the world who have been touched by this message. and we are humbled by the other nominees in this category. you have made this year one of the most breathtaking, and stunning, maverick years in american cinema, thank you.
wed like to thank lions gate. boy, did you do a job. jon feltheimer, and everyone in every office of that building, and we would not be here today if it were not for tom ortenberg, and for sarah greenberg, thank you. thank you also to our financiers andy reimer, jan korbelin, marina grasic, bob yari. to our producers, our partners, mark harris, and bob yari, and don cheadle, and bobby moresco. thank you. don cheadle, our partner, we wish he could be here with us tonight. thank you everybody. thank you to my husband, to my wife, to all of our families.
luc: [whistles] it means, thank you in penguins. id like to dedicate this statuette to all the children in the world who saw that movie. in 2041, they will decide to ruin you or not, the treaty that protects antartica. i will, maybe, the "march of the penguins" will inspire them. sorry for my .
yves: looking out on these tuxedos tonight, its like seeing the movie again. thank you for this homage. thank you very much. goodbye. thank you. thank you
wow. wow. all right, so im not winning director. its the funny thing about winning an academy award, it will always be synonymous with your name from here on in. it will be oscar winner, george clooney. sexiest man alive, 1997. batman, died today in a freak accident at a -- listen, i dont quite know how you compare art. you look at these performances this year, of these actors and unless we all did the same role, everybody put on a bat suit, and well all try that. unless we all did the same role, i dont know how you compare it. they are performances and wonderful work, and im honored, truly honored to be up here. and finally, i would say that, you know, we are a little bit out of touch in hollywood every once in a while. i think its probably a good thing. were the ones who talk about aids when it was just being whispered, and we talked about civil rights when it wasnt really popular. and we, you know, we bring up subjects. this academy, this group of people gave hattie mcdaniel an oscar in 1939 when blacks were still sitting in the backs of theaters. im proud to be a part of this academy. proud to be part of this , and proud to be out of touch. and i thank you so much for this.
