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Whew! My grandfather's name was Stan Wemyss. He was a cinematographer
in the second World War. My uncle David, David William Crowe, he
died last year at the age of 66. I'd like to thank the Academy for
something that, which is pretty surprising, and dedicate it to two
men who still continue to inspire me.
I would also like to thank my mom and dad, who
I just don't thank enough, I suppose. And an incredible cast, Joaquin
Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou, Ralf Moeller, Spencer Treat
Clark, the magnificent Richard Harris, the late Oliver Reed, Tomas
Arana, Tommy Flanagan, Derek Jacobi, and everybody else. Dreamworks,
a great company, and a vital and andrenalized contributor of the
art form, Doug Wick, David Franzoni, Bruno Lustig, and Terry Needham,
and a very brave crew collected from 22 different countries around
the world. To the people who work for me, who work with me, my personal
cavalry, George Freeman, Alan Hergott, Larry Witser, Shirley Pierce,
Robin Baum, Mark Dumbrell.
But, really, folks, I owe this to one bloke, and
his name is Ridley Scott.
You know, when you grow up in the suburbs of Sydney
or Auckland or Newcastle, like Ridley or Jamie Bell, well, the suburbs
of anywhere. You know, a dream like this seems kind of vaguely ludicrous
and completely unattainable. But this moment is directly connected
to those childhood imaginings. And for anybody who's on the down
side of advantage and relying purely on courage, it's possible.
Thanks very much.
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