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Year: 1997 (70th) Academy Awards

Category: Short Film (Animated)

Film Title: Geri's Game

Winner: Jan Pinkava

Presenter: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck

Date & Venue: March 23, 1998; Shrine Auditorium & Expo Center

JAN PINKAVA:
Well thank you, Academy, for honoring animated short films. Our film was made at Pixar Animation Studios by Karen Dufilho, Michael Kass, Tony DeRose, Leo Hourvitz, Dave Haumann, Holly Lloyd, and all the other very talented people. This is amazing to be up here. Thank you, John Lasseter. Thank you, Ed Catmull. Thank you, Darla Anderson, for making me so embarrassed right now. This is for you, Kay, and all you guys at Harrogate, and for all my family in Prague. Mami, to maš k narozeninám. That means "Happy birthday, Mom." It's her birthday today. Thank you.

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

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