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Year: 1939 (12th) Academy Awards

Category: Actress in a Supporting Role

Film Title: Gone with the Wind

Winner: Hattie McDaniel

Presenter: Fay Bainter

Date & Venue: February 29, 1940; Ambassador Hotel, Cocoanut Grove (banquet)


HATTIE McDANIEL:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science[s], fellow members of the motion picture industry and honored guests. This is one of the happiest moments of my life, and I want to thank each one of you who had a part in selecting me for one of the awards for your kindness. It has made me feel very, very humble and I shall always hold it as a beacon for anything I may be able to do in the future. I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to my race and to the motion picture industry. My heart is too full to tell you just how I feel. And may I say thank you and God bless you.

© Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
[Note: All winners are present except where noted; NOT all winners may have spoken.]

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