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Year: 1981 (54th) Academy Awards

Category: Actress in a Supporting Role

Film Title: Reds

Winner: Maureen Stapleton

Presenter: Timothy Hutton

Date & Venue: March 29, 1982; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

MAUREEN STAPLETON:
Thank you. Thank you. I'm thrilled, happy, delighted... sober. I am very happy to win. I was happy to be with my co-nominees. The pleasure of their company was lovely. And it is an evening for thanking. I'm sorry, I'll try to make it brief. Warren, thank you. Diane, the cast, the always great crew of every show you're on. I want to thank Troy, New York, and my children, my family, my friends, and everybody I ever met in my entire life. And my inspiration, Joel McCrea. Thank you.

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