Congratulations to Ben and Matt, who won the Oscar for "Best Original Screenplay"!! I was cheering and hoping for them all along, and you should have HEARD me when they won! And what an acceptance speech! Way to go, guys!

Here's a transcript of their acceptance speech, thanks to: the Oscars Website

I JUST SAID TO MATT, LOSING WOULD SUCK AND WINNING WOULD BE REALLY SCARY, AND IT'S REALLY, REALLY SCARY. YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST REALLY TWO YOUNG GUYS WHO WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE INVOLVED WITH A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE WITH WHOM IT'S COMING UPON US THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE DOING THIS IN LESS THAN 20 SECONDS. IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US TO THANK. HARVEY WEINSTEIN WHO MADE THIS MOVIE, GUS VAN SANT, AND ROBIN WILLIAMS, AND MINNIE DRIVER. MY BROTHER CASEY, WHO'S BRILLIANT IN THE MOVIE. COLE HAUSER, AND MY MOTHER AND MATT'S MOTHER. >> JACKSON, HI TO YOU. ALL RIGHT? >> JOHN GORDON FROM MIRAMAX. >> AND CHRIS MOORE. >> CHRIS MOORE. >> AND OUR BEST AGENT IN HOLLYWOOD. AND CUBA GOODING FOR SHOWING US HOW TO GIVE OUR ACCEPTANCE SPEECH >> ALL OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND EVERYBODY BACK IN BOSTON WATCHING US TONIGHT. >> AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE CITY OF BOSTON. GOD, I KNOW WE'RE FORGETTING SOMEBODY. >> WHOEVER WE FORGOT, WE LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.


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