The Oscars (2021 TV Special)

Daniel Kaluuya: Self - Winner

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• Self - Winner : Man. Man. Thank you, God. Thank you, God. I can't be here without your guidance and your protection. I'd like to thank my mum. Thank you so much for pouring into me. You gave me everything. You gave me your factory settings, so I can stand at my fullest height. Love to my sister, love to my niece, my friends, my family, everyone that I love from London Town to Kampala. I'd like to thank my team, incredible support. Bro, we out here, yo. Man. Man. It's good. Come on

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  Self - Winner : . Ryan, Zinzi, Sev, Proximity, everyone at Proximity, Charles King, man, everyone at MACRO, Bron, Participant, Nigel, everyone at Warner Bros., thank you so much for everything you poured into this. Everything you poured into this. It's so hard to make a film, and make a film about a man like this. And they made it possible. They made that happen. I share this honor with the gift that is Lakeith Stanfield, the light that is - yeah, yeah - the light that is Dominique Fishback, the incredible cast, the incredible crew. You know what I mean? Lucas Brothers, for starting the journey. Will Berson, I see you. You know, it's so incredible to look around you, to look around you, and just go, you're inspired by not only what they do but who they are. So, that's amazing. Chairman Fred, Jr. and Mama Akua, thank you so much for allowing us into your life and into your story. Thank you for trusting us, you know, with your truth. I appreciate you deeply and it's an honor to partner up and stand side by side with you. And to Chairman Fred Hampton. Bro, man. Man, what a man. What a man. How blessed we are that we lived in a lifetime where he existed, do you understand? You know what I mean? Like, thank you for your light. He was on this earth for 21 years, 21 years, and he found a way to feed kids breakfast, educate kids, give free medical care, against all the odds. He showed, he showed me, he taught me - him, Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale, the Black Panther Party - they showed me how to love myself. And with that love they overflowed it to the Black community and to other communities. And they showed us that the power of union, the power of unity, that when they play divide and conquer, we say unite and ascend. Thank you so much for showing me myself. And yeah, man, there's so much work to do, guys. And that's on everyone in this room. This ain't no single-man job. That's some. And I look to everyone, every single one of you. You've got work to do, do you understand? And I'm gonna get back to work Tuesday morning, because tonight I'm going up. We're going up! You know what I mean? We're enjoying ourselves tonight because we got to celebrate. We got to celebrate life, man. We're breathing. We're walking. It's incredible. It's incredible! Like it's incredible my mum, my dad, they had sex. It's amazing. Like, do you understand, I'm here! You know what I mean? So, I'm so happy to be alive. So I'm going to celebrate that tonight, do you understand? And I appreciate every single person in the room. Appreciate everyone watching at home, you know? Love. Peace, love, and onwards. We go again.