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Wow. Talk about beginner's luck. Thank you very much, members of
the Academy. This is my first film, but I certainly didn't work
with beginners. I thank the entire team of documentary people at
HBO, Jeff Bewkes, Chris Albrecht, and, most especially, thank you
Sheila Nevins. Also Geof Bartz, Julie Anderson. There are a few
people who were with me from the very beginning, three years ago,
Mitchell Block, Lisa Leeman, and my cinematographer Tamara Goldsworthy.
I'm here because of my family and friends. Thank you. I wish I can
name you all. Lastly, I want to dedicate this award to my film's
subjects, Walter Dees and his grandmother, Viola, who died, unfortunately,
in december of '91. I'm sure she would want, though, to share this
award with the grandmothers like her who are struggling to raise
a generation of children whose own parents abandoned them. Thanks
very much, and thank you to all of those grandparents out there.
Thank you.
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