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Martin Richards

Winner-A Beautiful Mind

Martin Richards
"Chicago"

Speech
Oh, God. Oh, my God! This has been a very long trip. Mom and Dad, look where I'm standing. Oh my God. It started with the great Bob Fosse and an incredible score by Kander Ebb and then Harvey Weinstein came in with Meryl Poster and they stood by and they believed and they just stayed with me. And here I am. And, oh my God my mind is going. It truly is going. A cast that any producer would die for. A director that was sent from heaven, a blessing. Rob Marshall. The most incredible, unbelievable, creative and productive staff. Oh, God. Richard, Renée, Catherine, John, the world, I think right now. Bob Fosse, yes! He was the first I mentioned. And Queen Latifah and my executive producers, my executive producers, my executive producers, please. Neil Meron, Craig Zadan, who worked like dogs on this. And, God, I'm forgetting someone. I am. Oh, yes! Oh, yes! I was gonna end it with, I was gonna end it with thank you. I was gonna end it with one thing — I couldn't end it without this. To my two angels that sit on my shoulder all the time, my dear Mary Lea and my late partner Robert Fryer. I bless you all. I bless you all. Thank you.

Special On-line thanks
Rob Marshall, Rob Marshall, Rob Marshall
Julie Goldstein
Jennifer

 

 

 

 

 

 

     
   

 

 

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