MEMBERS LOGIN

Search form

  • Home
  • Awards
    • Oscars
    • Governors Awards
    • Sci-Tech Awards
    • Student Academy Awards
    • Academy Nicholl Fellowships
  • Museum
    • About the Museum
  • Explore
    • Calendar
    • Collection Highlights
    • Academy Originals
    • Our Story
    • News
    • Videos & Photos
  • Learn
    • About Membership
    • Gold Program
    • Academy Film Archive
    • Margaret Herrick Library
    • Oral History
    • Science & Technology
    • Educational Programs
  • Shop
    • Shop
RESOURCES
  •  Library Databases

    • Library Catalog
    • Academy Collections
    • Index to Periodical Articles
    • Motion Picture Scripts
    • MHL Digital Collections

     Awards Databases

    • Academy Awards Database
    • Acceptance Speeches

HELP

Reference Assistance


QUESTIONS

Ask a Librarian

find acceptorLink =036-1

Home / Oscars / Awards Databases / Academy Awards Acceptance Speeches

Academy Awards Acceptance Speech Database

Record 1 of 1 New Search Revise Search Back to Results
| | |
36actor.jpg

Watch the video

Year: 1963 (36th) Academy Awards

Category: Actor

Film Title: Lilies of the Field

Winner: Sidney Poitier

Presenter: Anne Bancroft

Date & Venue: April 13, 1964; Santa Monica Civic Auditorium


SIDNEY POITIER:
Because it is a long journey to this moment I am naturally indebted to countless numbers of people, principally among whom are Ralph Nelson, James Poe, William Barrett, Martin Baum, and of course the members of the Academy. For all of them, all I can say is a very special thank you.

© Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
[Note: All winners are present except where noted; NOT all winners may have spoken.]

Feedback/More information
Sidney Poitier Academy Awards Acceptance Speech

  • About
  • Contact
  • Legal
  • Privacy
  • Site Map
  • Careers
  • Press

© 2019 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences