Film Award Quotes

I ain't gonna win no Oscars.

Winning a State film award for 'Nandanam' had me sit up and realise that cinema was my bread and butter and that I had to be sincere to my work.

The success of Indian music at the Oscars is a great achievement.

I'd say my happiest moment as an actress came when I learned I'd won the Look Magazine Best Supporting Actress Award for 1956 in The Killing.

What I really want is an Oscar.

I got nominated for my second film as best young director in the Aikido Film Festival in Japan.

One of my first real parts was 'Crash' - that won the Oscar.

Then I did The Tao of Steve and that was at Sundance in 2000 where it did really well.

I'll just say it: I love Sundance; my very first film won Sundance.

For 'Toy Story 3' to be recognized by the Academy as not only one of the best animated films of the year, but also as one of the 10 best pictures of the year, is both humbling and overwhelming.

I was just really happy to see Barry [Jenkins] and Mahershala [Ali] and everyone else involved with "Moonlight" get their moment.

What does it say, 'I beat Meryl.'

Shoot a few scenes out of focus. I want to win the foreign film award.

I was nominated for a live-action short-film Academy Award in 2003.

It feels amazing to know that the whole country thought my role in 'Newton' was one of my best, and to win the Special Mention Award at the highest film award in India is just exhilarating.

My first movie. I think I won an Oscar for this.

I absolutely love Oscar. So classic. So timeless.

I want to walk the red carpet at the Oscars. I am in awe of the ceremony, and winning an Oscar would be the most magical moment of my life. I want to make that speech and hold that trophy and say, 'This is for you, India.' That's the line I have rehearsed for God knows how long. But that has to be for a Hindi language film.

I heard I won 'best butt crack' on television recently. It's true. I did it, you guys. I made it. I wish I got an award, the actual award. What would it look like? Of course, it's a closed set.

You know, "Moonlight" deserves best picture [on Oscar]. What I mean by tarnished is the moment - being able to be in front of all your peers and being able to thank everyone involved and particularly when it's a movie that has some pivotal social relevance, like "Moonlight," particularly in a time where, with this new transitional government, LGBT rights are just being stripped. This win means something.

Inarritu's own nomination for Best Director for 'Babel' was the first such honor for a Mexican director.

My eldest brother Atticus just won an Oscar some years ago, as he wrote the music for 'The Social Network.'

Moonstruck... was one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.

I did a short film called 'Disco' and won an award for Best Supporting Actor at an indie film festival, and that was nice. Hopefully there's lots more to come.