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Year: 1988 (61st) Academy Awards

Category: Actress in a Supporting Role

Film Title: The Accidental Tourist

Winner: Geena Davis

Presenter: Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson

Date & Venue: March 29, 1989; Shrine Civic Auditorium

GEENA DAVIS:
Thank you. Wow, I sort of can't believe I have to go first. I'm very thrilled. I think first of all I should thank Anne Tyler for writing such a wonderful book. And after that pretty much everything else, I think, goes to my dear friends Larry Kasdan and Bill Hurt. And let's see, I'd also like to thank Ruth Myers, our wonderful costume designer. David Eidenberg and Susan Geller. My wonderful acting coach, Roy London. And my other wonderful acting coach and darling husband, Jeff Goldblum. Thank you to all the members of the Academy.

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[Note: All winners are present except where noted; NOT all winners may have spoken.]

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