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Year: 1995 (68th) Academy Awards
Category: Actor in a Supporting Role
Film Title: The Usual Suspects
Winner: Kevin Spacey
Presenter: Dianne Wiest
Date & Venue: March 25, 1996; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
KEVIN SPACEY:
Well, whoever "Keyser Soze" is I can tell you he is going to get gloriously drunk tonight. And that's a question that I'm often asked, who is "Keyser Soze?" And I've always been very cryptic about my answer, but tonight I'm going to tell you who "Keyser Soze" is for me. The person who pulls the strings, the person who manipulates, who hovers over us, who gives us life and breath. For me "Keyser Soze" is Bryan Singer, the director of this film. And I thank him for his friendship, and for giving me an extraordinary part, and for making me a better actor than I ever thought I could be. I've dreamed of a moment like this my whole life. I thank my manager Joanne, my agent Brian Gersh. And on a personal note to my mother, I'm so proud that you can be here tonight. Thank you so much -- [applause]. Thank you so much, Mom, for driving me to those acting classes on Ventura Blvd. when I was sixteen. I told you they would pay off! And here's the pudding. Thank you.
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