Quoted
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Thank you, thank you very much. I don’t really speak English. I’m very bad student. I can say I’m very happy and I want to thank my producer Fabrice Goldstein and Antoine Rein and my wife Gaby and my son Sebastien. And merci beaucoups& [speaking French] &Merci au revoir.
– Phillippe Pollet-Villard on receiving the Oscar for “The Mozart of Pickpockets”
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Dante Ferretti:
Thank you to the Academy. And thank you to Tim Burton, fantastic director. Thank you to Richard Zanuck. Thank you to everybody, thank you to my team, all the department, everyone. Thank you, Johnny. And I’m sorry, i forgot something, but I’m very — thank you anyway.
Francesca Lo Schiavo:
Just i would like to say, this time, thank you, thank you to the Academy. I’m so happy, so grateful. And thank you to Tim Burton. Great director. Johnny Depp and all the actors, Everybody, for this fantastic movie.
– Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo on receiving the Oscar for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
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Suzie Templeton:
This is for everyone. This for our fantastic crew and this for everybody who worked so passionately on our film to make our dream come true.
Hugh Welchman:
Yeah, no this really is a fairy tale ending for us, but hopefully it’s only the beginning for Peter and this amazing award, and it will help keep Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” in the hearts and minds of children all over the world. So, the Academy, thank you so much. it’s been amazing.
– Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman on receiving the Oscar for “Peter and the Wolf”
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I think I’m gonna throw up, too. I want to thank the Academy and I also want to thank my junior high guidance counselor for a meeting we had where he asked me, “What do you want to do with your life?” And I said, “I want to make movies.” And he said, “What else do you want to do with your life?” And I said, “Make movies,” and he said, “What if you couldn’t make movies,” and I said, “I’d find a way that I could.”
“What if movies didn’t exist?”
“I’d have to invent them.” And it went on like this until we were sick of each other and i only realized just recently that he gave me the perfect training for the movie business.
So, I want to thank my wife Liz, who I love, my sons, all the dreamers at Pixar and Disney, John Lasseter, Steve Jobs, Ed Catmull. Wrap it up. I hate that thing. Producer Brad Lewis, Jan Pinkava, and Dick Cook, and all the dreamers who are supporting a rat who dreams. Thanks.
– Brad Bird on receiving the Oscar for Ratatouille
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Didier Lavergne:
Thank you very much. Thank you to the Academy and what can I say? I’m really happy and proud to be here with you. Bye.
Jan Archibald:
Thank you to the academy for this huge honor. I’m overwhelmed. It’s just amazing. I have a lot of people to thank. My assistants, particularly, my Czech crew that worked with us in Prague and in Paris, they were amazing. They worked very hard and I owe a lot to them. And just, it’s so exciting to be here. I don’t know what to say. Thank you.
– Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald on receiving the Oscar for La Vie en Rose
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Michael Fink:
We just want to say “Thank you!” We just brought a small quote from Walt Disney, who said “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”
And along with that, I want to extend some thanks to Phil Pullman, Chris Weitz, Susan MacLeod, our producers, our incredible crew from all over the world. And to especially to our families and to my wife, Melissa, my handsome son Alex.
Bill Westenhofer:
And to my family, Rhythm & Hues, Sue Rose out there watching this, Thank you.
Ben Morris:
Thank you to my family and my wonderful crew at Framestore CFC. Trevor Wood:
A great crew and a great family. Thank you very much indeed.
Ben Morris:
Thank you!
– Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood on receiving the Oscar for The Golden Compass
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
“Wow. Thank you to the Academy. Thank you to Working Title and Universal. To Shekhar and Cate. And a huge thank you to my brilliant team and to my family.”
– Alexandra Bryne, on receiving the Oscar for Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Red carpet awe ..
“I never even thought I’d say an Italian name, let alone wear a dress by an Italian designer”
– 13 year old Saoirse Ronan
Blogging the good times
“Holy crap?!? Is that Gary Busey giving Jennifer Garner a hickey?!? Garner’s reaction to Seacrest is priceless. “You’re not going to ask me about getting kissed on the neck on the red carpet by this man?” Please please PLEASE show us the video footage when Busey gets tasered.”
– Peter Hartlaub’s Red Carpet Blog, who “Like most straight males, I love love love the red carpet shows that precede the Academy Awards.”
Gushing praise …
“It’s amazing how real it looks.”
– Jason Bateman from the red carpet, talking about George Clooney’s hair
The Spirited Awards
“Greetings indie weirdos. Here come the first motherf—–s to present the first motherf—–g award.”
– Rainn Wilson, opening the 2008 Indie Spirit Awards [winners are listed here]
Just click your heels three times …
“I must have somehow missed the part where my shoes cost a MILLION FUCKING DOLLARS and my “choice” of footwear would be publicized nationwide. I honestly thought they were just sparkly shoes. Mr. Weitzman did mention that the diamonds were real when I tried them on, but I’m not Nancy Rockman, Expert Gemologist. I didn’t, you know, bust out my miniature spyglass and assess the potential worth of my kicks. …
“They’re using me to publicize their stupid shoes and NOBODY ASKED ME. I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide.”
– Diablo Cody, on the difference between taking free shoes before they were worth a million dollars but not when they are very expensive free shoes
Oscar's Fifth Man
“The great joy of knowing you’re not going to win is that you don’t really have to be nervous. As a director, I feel very lucky to be in that group; I am definitely the fifth man in and it’s a thrill to be nominated and it allows me to just enjoy the evening.”
– Juno’s Jason Reitman on his Oscar nom for best director
Not feeling the Juno love at home in Canada …
“It’s a Canadian director, Canadian stars, Canadian cast, Canadian crew, shot in Canada – how are we not eligible for a Genie when David Cronenberg’s film about Russians living in London shot in England with a British crew and British cast is eligible?”
– Jason Reitman on being ineligible for a Canadian Genie Award
"I worry about Meryl …"
“I worry about Meryl. She’s so smart. She’s so talented. I felt so bad for her last year at this event. I had the highest expectations for her because of the role she was nominated for.”
– Tim Gunn on his fashion hopes for Meryl Streep