2. Cate Blanchett
Best Supporting Actress
The Aviator
‘I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be
surprised at the lack of competition between nominees - I think a lot of
it's imposed from the outside. Can I have my champagne now’
3. James Cameron
Best Director
Titanic
‘I am the king of the world!’
4. Steven Spielberg
Best Director
Saving Private Ryan
‘Am I allowed to say I really wanted this? This is
fantastic.’
5. Grace Kelly
1954
Academy Awards
‘This is one night I wish I smoked and drank.’
6. Morgan Freeman
Best Supporting Actor
Million Dollar Baby
‘Getting a standing ovation was kind of humbling that so many people
are so happy that I have been named for this award. A lot of people say
you're due - maybe you are, maybe you aren't - it's an accolade.’
7. Robin Williams
1998
Academy Awards
‘Most of all, I want to thank my father, up there, the man who
when I said I wanted to be an actor, he said, 'Wonderful. Just
have a back-up profession like welding..’
8. Louise Fletcher
1976
Academy Awards
‘I'd like to thank Jack Nicholson for making being in a mental
institution like being in a mental institution. I loved being
hated by you.’
9. Hilary Swank
Best Actress
Million Dollar Baby
‘I don't know what I did in this life to deserve all of this. I'm
just a girl from a trailer park who had a dream.’
10. Whoopi Goldberg
1991
Academy Awards
‘As a little kid, I lived in the projects and you're the people I
watched. You're the people who made me want to be an
actor. I'm so proud to be here.’
