Academy Awards: Oscar Winning Quotes

For those of us who are hooked on watching the Academy Awards, because we love movies, the glitz of Hollywood, or just because it is a time-honored tradition, here follow the best 'award-winning' quotes from last night's Oscars.

And the Oscar for Best, Most Sincere, and Inspired Quote goes to:

For the Moms ...
"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." - Sandra Bullock, afor best actress.

For the Women and Men in the Military ...
"I'd just like to dedicate this to the women and men in the military who risk their lives on a daily basis in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world. And may they come home safe." - Kathryn Bigelow, best director.

For Groovy Professions ...
"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 feel an extension of them. You know, this ... is honoring them as much as it is me." - Jeff Bridges, best actor.

For a Shiny Dose of Inspiration ...
"What we did with Avatar, if you really look at it, we took things that are out there in the world every day, we just made them bigger, shinier. ... But all our inspiration comes from the real world. So if you really look, you can see all those things around you, and I would just encourage people to get out and look for it." - Joe Letteri, best achievement in visual effects.

For Making It Real ... and for Sidney, too ...
"I would like to thank the Academy for showing that it can be about the performance and not the politics. ... Thank you so much to my amazing husband, Sidney. Thank you for showing me that sometimes you have to forgo doing what's popular in order to do what's right. And baby, you were so right." - MoNique, best supporting actress.

For the Precious Dream ...
"This is for everybody who works on the dream every day: precious boys and girls everywhere." - Geoffrey Fletcher, best adapted screenplay award for "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."

For the Possibilities and flip books...
"Never did I dream that making a flip book out of my third-grade math book would lead to this." - Pete Docter, best animated feature film award for "Up."

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Comments

[ksjohnso]

05:19 PM on 03/08/2010

"Thank you, guys. When I was... I was nine and I asked my dad, 'Can I have your movie camera? That old, wind-up 8 millimeter camera that was in your drawer?' And he goes, 'Sure, take it.' And I took it and I started making movies with it and I started being as creative as I could, and never once in my life did my parents ever say, 'What you're doing is a waste of time.' Never. And I grew up, I had teachers, I had colleagues, I had people that I worked with all through my life who always told me what you're doing is not a waste of time. So that was normal to me that it was OK to do that. I know there are kids out there that don't have that support system so if you're out there and you're listening, listen to me: If you want to be creative, get out there and do it. It's not a waste of time. Do it. OK? Thank you. Thank you."--Michael Giacchino, Original Score for "Up"

[Janice Taylor]

10:11 AM on 03/09/2010

Thank you for adding this to the mix! Michael Glacchino was lucky to have such supportive parents, indeed!

[shel3364]

10:56 PM on 03/09/2010

That was one of my personal favorites.

[Ed and Deb Shapiro]

03:09 PM on 03/08/2010

Hi Janny - you looked great last nite

you were the best dressed and most natural

Janny ROCKS!

In fun

Ed

[Janice Taylor]

10:09 AM on 03/09/2010

Thanks! HA!!!! I was wearing my best 'cow' pj's at home. Very natural, indeed!

[SocalMm]

02:36 PM on 03/08/2010

Those were lovely. Thank you.

[Janice Taylor]

10:09 AM on 03/09/2010

You are so welcome, SocalMn!!! Thanks for writing.
Janny