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Year: 2011 (84th) Academy Awards

Category: Actress in a Supporting Role

Film Title: The Help

Winner: Octavia Spencer

Presenter: Christian Bale

Date & Venue: February 26, 2012; Hollywood & Highland Center


OCTAVIA SPENCER:
Oh, thank you. Thank you, Academy, for putting me with the hottest guy in the room. I have to thank my families. My family in Alabama. The state of Alabama. My L.A. family, watching at Steven's* [unintelligible]. My "Help" family. Tate…Tate, Brunson, Kathryn, Allison Janney, thank you for being in my life. I share this with everybody. Thank you, Steven Spielberg, for changing my life. Thank you, Stacey Snider, for changing my life. Please wrap up….I'm wrapping up. I'm sorry, I'm freakin' out. Thank you, world. Oh god, and thank you to WME and Viewpoint L.A. I'm sorry guys. I love you. Thank you. I'm sorry.

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