88th Oscars Onstage Speech Transcript: Writing (Original Screenplay)

CATEGORY: Writing (Original Screenplay)
SPEECH BY: Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
FILM: Spotlight

======BEGIN TRANSCRIPTION======

JOSH SINGER:

We’ve got to thank Open Road.  We’ve got to thank Participant. We’ve got to thank our wonderful producers, Michael Sugar, Nicole Rocklin, Blye Faust, Steve Golin. We’ve got to thank our wonderful cast and crew from Boston and Toronto. My wife who, Laura Dave, makes me a better writer every day and makes me a better human every day. And  my father Bruce Singer who taught me how to dream.

 

TOM McCARTHY:

Thank you very much, Academy. We made this film for all the journalists who have and continue to hold the powerful accountable and for the survivors whose courage and will to overcome is really an inspiration to all. We have to do, make sure this never happens again. To Rhonda Price, the Gersh Agency, Andrew Hurwitz. To my beautiful wife Wendy, Nora and Vivian, my family and all our friends, we thank you. This one’s for you Geno, we love you. Love you Mom and Dad.

 

Thank you scroll:

Tom McCarthy would like to give a special thanks to:

McCarthy’s: Wendy, Nora, Vivian, Mom, Dad, Jay, John, Amy, Jack, Emily, Molly, Owen, Bill, Sue, Andrew, Matt, Tommy. To Duttenhofers: Meg, Steve, Katie, Sarah, Lucy, Jack. To Merry’s: Leslie, Alan, Adam, Liz. Father Mike, Rhonda & Andrew H.

 

Josh Singer would like to thank:

Phil, Joe, Jim, Patrick, Robby, Mike, Sacha, Matt, Ben, Marty, Jamie, Ari, Tom, Jeff, Phil, Dave, Steve, Sug, Bard, The WW gang, Sam, Dusty, Heather, Mike, Bill, Jon, Allen, Mark, Niko, Noah, Daddio, Singers, Steins, Daves & my love Laura Dave.

 

======END TRANSCRIPTION======


These transcripts may not be reproduced except as brief quotes used in conjunction with news reporting about the 88th Academy Awards®. All content Copyright 2016 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "Oscar®," "Oscars®," "Academy Awards®," "Academy Award®," "A.M.P.A.S.®" and "Oscar Night®" are the trademarks, and the ©Oscar® statuette is the registered design mark and copyrighted property, of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Additional information regarding the "Terms & Conditions of Use" and "Legal Regulations for Using Intellectual Properties of the Academy" may be accessed online at http://www.oscars.org/legal

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Communications Department
8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1972
Phone (310) 247-3090
FAX (310) 271-3395
http://www.oscars.org
publicity@oscars.org