Oscar Statements from Morgan Freeman, Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock!

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The Oscar Statements are coming fast and furious, here are the first batch from Morgan Freeman, Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock.

Morgan Freeman Statement:

“I’d like to thank the Academy for this extraordinary honor. Congratulations to Matt Damon on his nomination. I’m especially grateful to Clint Eastwood, Invictus producer, Lori McCreary, and the entire cast and crew of ‘Invictus.’ Most importantly, thank you to Nelson Mandela for his encouragement, his blessing and his friendship – without which, this film would not have been possible.” Did I ever mention the time that my car got wrecked at The Four Seasons while I was interviewing Morgan?

Jeff Bridges, CRAZY HEART
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

“I’m so grateful to have the honor of a fifth Oscar nomination, but to share this with my Crazy Heart colleagues T Bone and Ryan and my amazing co-star Maggie is truly special – this film is near and dear to my heart and theirs. I want to thank the Academy for being so kind to me for the past 40 years, and I want to thank my director Scott Cooper for helping bring Bad Blake to life, and to my wonderful wife Sue for being there for me the past 33 years. Today is filled with blessings.”

Sandra Bullock statement:

” Who would have thought after all these years that I would be experiencing this moment now…I certainly didn’t. But I am honored beyond words to experience this journey with John Lee Hancock and Gill Netter, and to continue this astounding ride with the extraordinary women I share this category with. My time with them these past few months has meant more than anything to me.”

THE BLIND SIDE – BEST PICTURE

“We are so grateful to the Academy for this staggering honor. We want to thank John Lee Hancock for writing and directing a wonderful film that has been the pleasure of our careers to produce; to Sandra Bullock, who brought the character so fully to life, and to our producing partners Gil Netter and Molly Smith.”