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Year: 1999 (72nd) Academy Awards
Category: Visual Effects
Film Title: The Matrix
Winner: John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum
Presenter: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Date & Venue: March 26, 2000; Shrine Auditorium & Expo Center
JOHN GAETA:
Futurize filmmaking, Andy and Larry Wachowski, this is their vision on the screen. These guys made my decade, they gave my career a path and I am most thankful. And they are great friends of all of ours. They're very... by the heart they're making their films. I'd like to dedicate this to my son Skylar*, this is inspiration. I'd like to thank my wife Rose for standing by me through all of this. I'd like to thank the executive producers Barrie Osborne, Andrew Mason, ultra-producer Joel Silver. I'd like to thank Lorenzo Di Bonaventura of Warner Bros. for standing behind a very risky picture and really making this film what the filmmakers wanted it to be. I want to point out that there are some great visual effects companies that did this picture. MVFX's Rob Bobo, thank you very much for putting all of your efforts behind innovation, behind the spirit of doing visual effects in service to a story. I'd like to thank Animal Logic and Dfilm for quality work and a great experience. And most of all, the artists. Whatisthematrix.com, go there.
[*Spelling not confirmed.]
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[Note: All winners are present except where noted; NOT all winners may have spoken.]
John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum Academy Awards Acceptance Speech
