Smack dab in the middle of the McConaissance, Matthew McConaughey won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club.
It doesn’t matter who you are, there’s a very good chance you know — or think you know — the famous line from Sally Field’s acceptance speech for when she won the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in Places in the Heart.
Cuba Gooding, Jr. accepted the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Jerry Maguire with the right amount of excitement and enthusiasm one would expect from someone who just won an Oscar.
When Joe Pesci took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in GoodFellas, his speech was only six words long: “It was my privilege.