I was eight years old when I decided to be an actor. And I am just so privileged to be gazing on the beautiful face of the woman who inspired me that beautiful day, and that’s Cicely Tyson.

And when I woke up and realized how difficult it was to be an actor, and how the rejection was so high, then another beautiful face graced the screen when I was in college, and that was Meryl, who just …always inspires me.

But there’s so many people involved in The Help, in lieu of mentioning all them, I just have to say that, what is there but a dream? You can’t trade in your dream for another dream. I am so proud to be an actor, and I thank the Screen Actors Guild for this award.

And I have a special, special note to the kids in Central Falls, Rhode Island, in Segue Institute of Learning in Central Falls, Rhode Island: to dream big and dream fierce.

Thank you very much.

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cosmoses:

downtownfrombehind by bridget fleming

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bananablerg:

Heavy, heavy boots today. I think I need to read this masterpiece again.

fatdudedigsflicks:

And the nominees for Best Picture are…

bohemea:

The Tree of Life

m0iety:

Bed time reading (by Alex Treadway)

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ranga-sauce:

‘Where is my oscar?!’ ✧ Leonardo DiCaprio (actor)

3 nominations: What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) ; The Aviator (2004) ; Blood Diamond (2006).

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streetgo:

84th Academy Awards - Best Picture

Tree of Life—-Art at it’s best

War Horse—-Beautiful Cinematography

The Help——not sure why this is in this group

I’ll be seeing Midnight in Paris, Hugo (hopefully if I can still find it in theaters) and Extremely Loud this week!!! I’m so excited Extremely Loud Incredibly Close made it in. It has gotten bad reviews saying it’s too sentimental—but is that a reason to hate a film? Apparently Oscar thinks not. The book is beautiful; I have high hopes for the film!

I have no desire to see Moneyball or The Descendants (partly because I can’t stand George Clonney) and I have no access to The Artist (which I’m not too excited about watching a silent film) What to do.

oldfilmsflicker:

Heath Ledger winning an Oscar for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for his role as ‘The Joker’ in The Dark Knight (2008).

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