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Year: 2004 (77th) Academy Awards
Category: Documentary (Feature)
Film Title: Born into Brothels
Winner: Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski
Presenter: Leonardo DiCaprio (presented with all nominees in the category on stage)
Date & Venue: February 27, 2005; Kodak Theatre
ROSS KAUFFMAN:
Tom Hanks was right; this thing is heavy.
ZANA BRISKI:
A little gold man, just what we always wanted. We thank you so much. This is an incredible, incredible honor. We thank the kids; they're watching in Calcutta. We thank you so much. We love you very much.
ROSS KAUFFMAN:
We'd like to thank HBO, the best place on the planet for documentaries. THINKFilm, doing an incredible job with this film. The Sundance Institute. Diane Weyermann, we love you.
ZANA BRISKI:
Geralyn White Dreyfous, our executive producer, and Pamela Boll, our co-executive producer, thank you so much.
ROSS KAUFFMAN:
And I'd like to thank Zana Briski, this amazing woman right next to me. She's incredible.
© Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
[Note: All winners are present except where noted; NOT all winners may have spoken.]
