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Year: 2000 (73rd) Academy Awards

Category: Directing

Film Title: Traffic

Winner: Steven Soderbergh

Presenter: Tom Cruise

Date & Venue: March 25, 2001; Shrine Auditorium & Expo Center


STEVEN SODERBERGH:
Suddenly, going to work tomorrow doesn't seem like such a good idea. My daughter Sarah's asleep in London. She's missing this, unfortunately. There are a lot of people to thank. Rather than thank some of them publicly, I think I'll thank all of them privately. What I want to say is -- I want to thank anyone who spends part of their day creating. I don't care if it's a book, a film, a painting, a dance, a piece of theater, a piece of music... Anybody who spends part of their day sharing their experience with us. I think this world would be unliveable without art, and I thank you. That includes the Academy. That includes my fellow nominees here tonight. Thank you for inspiring me. Thank you for this.

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