Jack Nicholson Academy Awards Acceptance Speech: 1997

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Frances McDormand presenting Jack Nicholson the Oscar® for Best Actor for his performance in "As Good as it Gets" at the 70th Academy Awards® in 1998.

Very much the members of the Academy for this. And I the other nominees some of them are very good friends of mine and I'm honored to be on any list with you Bobby, Dusty and you and your father Mr. Damon; and my old bike pal Fonda. We're very proud of the picture we had like. I don't know I've had a sinking feeling all night right up till here something about it we had Jim Brooks, Maria Cavanaugh, Christie Zia, Brigitte Johnson, Peter and Rose, Laura Ziskin so many producers on the picture I can't remember them all. Mr. Andros and Mr. Brooks wrote the script cast mist Hunt, Mr. Kinnear Cuba Gooding Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight. I know Gil Cates is starting to sweat back there now as new villain Suzy go ahead with it all right sure..

[Applause]

and I'd like to think. I'd like to thank everybody here tonight for looking so good. I'd like to dedicate this to Miles Davis Robert Mitchum Shorty Smith Joe Vautrin or8 Cramer Rupert cross JT Walsh and Wanna Anders they're not here anymore but they're in my heart.

I thank you very much…

 

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