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On Sunday night, protean actor
Gary Oldman won his long-deserved Oscar, and promptly thanked America at the
very beginning of his acceptance speech. Unlike other moments in his speech,
which triggered applause, Oldman’s gracious display of gratitude to his adopted
country was met with silence by the Hollywood crowd.
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| Gary Oldman, photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images |
Oldman began, “My deepest
thanks to the Academy and its members for this glorious prize. I owe this and
so much more to so many. I’ve lived in America for the longest time and I’m
deeply grateful to her for the loves and the friendships I have made and the
many wonderful gifts it has given me: my home, my livelihood, my family, and
now Oscar.”
Crickets.
Oldman continued, “The movies,
such is their power, captivated a young man from south London, and gave him a
dream,” then added a list of co-workers and producers whom he wanted to thank,
which elicited applause at one point.
Oldman concluded:
I would just like to salute Sir Winston Churchill, who has been
marvelous company on what can be described as an incredible journey, and my
wife, Gisele, for traveling that road with me and being at my side. … I would
like to thank my mother who is older than the Oscar. She is 99 years young next
birthday (applause) and she’s watching the ceremony from the comfort of her
sofa. I say to my mother, thank you for your love and support. Put the kettle
on, I’m bringing Oscar home.
Here's the speech:
Gary Oldman thanks his 98-year-old mother. "Thank you for your love and support. Put the kettle on. I'm bringing Oscar home." https://t.co/KGJMUsJlgf #Oscars pic.twitter.com/qLd7JdNoJ2— Good Morning America (@GMA) 5 de março de 2018
Though the Hollywood crowd
didn’t give Oldman any applause for his tribute to America, there were plenty
of America lovers who made sure to point out exactly what Oldman had offered:
Gary mereceu o prêmio. O filme é ele inundando a tela de talento.
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