Michael Douglas Wins Best Actor: 1988 Oscars

it truly is an honor to be back here this evening to share with you this wonderful moment acting which comes from the heart deserves recognition as actors we strive for it by nominating the following actors for Best Performance in a leading role you have honoured each one magnificently the nominees for Best Actor in a motion picture Oh William hunt in tattoos Macker robbing women kids Morello must be on the inter-gang making him and the winner is thank you thank you all very much i I really want to thank the actors branch the Academy first for just being a nominee with four actors and I really admire at least one that I consider a really good friend who I admire and thank you for that and for this fellow from all of the Academy I just want to share it with all the good work that was done by all the branches whether you were nominated or not tonight but this is all with you a large part of this award belongs to Oliver Stone and not only as the director but having the courage to cast me in a part that not many people thought I could play so I'll always be eternally grateful to him for that and as a writer Oliver with Stanley Weiser wrote a part that was the best part that I've ever had in my career - Charlie and Martin Sheen - wonderful actors that happen to be father and son I thank them all very much for their help at Pressman Alix our producers Leonard Goldberg Scott Rudin Tom Sharda Fox I thank you too I'd like to dedicate this award to William Garrard Diana Douglas Garrard and Douglas and Kirk Douglas my parents and stepparents who have been extremely supportive and loving to me over the years in particular to my father who I don't think ever missed one of my college productions for his continued support and for helping a son step out of the shadow I'll be eternally grateful to you dad for that too Bonni to my my wife diandra and all my old friends were smiling with me tonight thank you and do all your movie buffs I just really appreciate for making this a wonderful moment for me thank you and good night Cameron I love you

Channel: Oscars

Views: 777,336

Rating: 4.8697367 out of 5

Keywords: oscar, oscars, academy, awards, michael, douglas, lead, actor, wall, street

Id: 2eZliygf7QI

Length: 4min 24sec (264 seconds)

Published: Mon Jan 04 2010