00:00Thank you. Thank you. Will you help me for a moment? I just want to say I was in complete shock, and I forgot to say thank you to my guides in my life, Peter Levine, Jason Weinberg, Annette Wolfe, Kevin Huvane, and my lifelong acting teacher, Sondra Seacat, who I've been with since I was 18 years old.
00:23And now I can have a great night. Because it's a little bit of heartbreak when you haven't thanked all the people who bring you here, you know? So thank you.
00:34Okay, 14. Thank you. Laura Dern over here. Angela Bishop of Network 10 Australia.
00:38Hi, nice to see you. I'm so happy for you. Thank you so much.
00:42Congratulations, and from all your close friends down in Australia. I have to say, so your mum's been nominated for an Oscar.
00:50Your dad's been nominated for Oscars. You've been nominated for Oscars before. You're such an incredible acting family.
00:56What does it mean to be finally holding that statue tonight?
01:00Well, I went backstage, and people were telling me my mother was very moved, and that just makes me so happy to stand up and sing their praises.
01:12They literally got me here, and artistically got me here as well, so it means the world.
01:20Number 29, followed by 102.
01:23Hi, this is Marietta Melrose, a question from Bulgaria. Congratulations.
01:28I am so happy for you.
01:29Thank you so much.
01:29What an amazing season.
01:31My question is, in such a divisive time, culturally and politically, you mentioned about the gift of being able to talk about love through story.
01:42What did you realize through Marriage Story that perhaps we should think about this year as a nation and just internationally as well?
01:50I think if a couple, through heartbreak and divisiveness, can come together to raise a child, then this country better get our act together.
02:03I think there is much to learn from the story so beautifully told by Noah, and on a global level.
02:13As I mentioned, you know, we have a planet to save, so I pray we can all come together to focus on something that is not at all about politics.
02:24It's all about our home.
02:27102, followed by 43.
02:29Hi, over here.
02:33Hello.
02:34My name is Paige, and I'm from UCLA's Daily Bruin, and I was wondering what advice you have for women who are looking to break into the film industry.
02:43Oh, said so beautifully by the filmmakers of How to Skateboard.
02:52You have to use your voice in this life.
02:55You have to stay true to yourself, whoever you are.
02:57As my fourth grade teacher advised me, the best advice I got, keep your eyes on your own paper.
03:04And in a social media heyday, to stay true to your own inner voice and not be too focused on the noise.
03:12And to feel blessed when we get to do what we love in this life.
03:1943, followed by 78.
03:22Hi, Laura.
03:23Over here.
03:24Where are you?
03:25On your right.
03:26Left, left, left.
03:27Left, left, left.
03:29Hi.
03:30Congratulations.
03:32Addressing the elephant in the room, if you had a chance to nominate any female directors, who would you nominate?
03:39If I could give this Oscar to Greta Gerwig, I would do it right now.
03:47And Lulu.
03:50I mean, there are so many beautiful films.
03:52I met the director of Honey Boy yesterday at the Independent Spirit Awards.
03:55There are great films.
03:57I think that our lens should focus perhaps less on the lack of accolades and more on the less opportunity that there is.
04:08And even more so, the lack of second chances given to female voices.
04:13And as the business and the people with the money, given more and more opportunity to extraordinary and diverse voices.
04:20And representing who we want to see reflected in film, which is ourselves.
04:26We're going to be in a lot different shape.
04:30And I share this with Noah and Greta as well, who I spent my year with in art and friendship and now doing press for both films.
04:40So I would love to also see her continually awarded for all her beautiful work.
04:48Number 78, followed by 216.
04:52Hi, Laura.
04:53Congratulations.
04:55This is feeling like an auction, kind of.
04:59I feel like a Barbie in an auction.
05:01It's like...
05:02Well, congratulations.
05:04This is very well earned.
05:05I'm wondering about, on the note that you were just speaking about, over here.
05:11I don't know where you are.
05:12Yes, right here.
05:12Oh, great.
05:13Perfect.
05:14It's hard with the lights.
05:15I'm wondering, on the note that you were just speaking about, and considering Joaquin Phoenix's speech that he just gave at the BAFTAs, encouraging everyone to actually look at what's happening systemically at these award shows and in Hollywood in general.
05:34I'm wondering if you have any further thoughts about how the Oscars, how Hollywood as a whole can be more intentionally inclusive when it comes to bringing about not just women, but people of color as well.
05:48As the journalist from UCLA just asked, you know, when we say use our voice, we're talking about us, each other, in whatever industry we're in.
06:01And I think that's the biggest shift we've seen in the last couple of years is voices matter, and a community of voices rallying around the truth really matter in journalism, in this industry, and in many others.
06:24So make sure that your crew and the storytelling reflects our global community, and if you're an actor on a movie, or you're the filmmaker, or you're the producer, you get to say something.
06:42If you're the DP, you get to say something about your camera crew, and that matters.
06:47Two-sixteen will have to be the final question.
06:51Sorry.
06:51Two-sixteen?
06:54Oh.
06:59Hi, Mandy from CBS News.
07:01Congrats on your win.
07:04In Marriage Story and in Big Little Lies, you play these characters who, you know, take no crap, won't be silenced, and are very confident in who they are.
07:14And I'm just wondering, who are the women in your life that inspired you in these roles?
07:20And if you had a message to little girls out there who want to be in the position that you are right now, what would it be?
07:27Well, I start with my mother, who she and my godmother, Shelley Winters, were massive influences on my life as an actor and activist.
07:39And be loud, be proud, stand by incredible sisters.
07:48You know, I've been blessed in this year to have extraordinary roles.
07:53And they said, wow, this year you're playing powerful women versus, you know, complicated indigent addicts.
08:00Or some other reference a journalist said, and I said, because there are women in positions of power to play now.
08:06But five years ago, I probably wouldn't have gotten to play a leading divorce lawyer or a CEO of a major tech company because they weren't in those positions.
08:16So, there are many more exciting roles to play, and the future generations are going to be the ones that lift us up and show us because they know it's their role, not because they're going to ask for permission.
08:30They're just going to do what they love and bless them for showing us the way.
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