Oscars 2014: 6 Most Humbling Acceptance Speeches

6 humbling Oscars 2014 moments worth sharing.
Oscars 2014: 6 Most Humbling Acceptance Speeches
Lupita Nyong’o receives a standing ovation as she accepts the award for best actress in a supporting role for "12 Years a Slave" during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, Mar. 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP
Larry Ong
Journalist
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Winners at the 86th Academy Awards are a gracious, humbling lot. No crazy acceptance speech moments, but lots of hope, humility, courage, inspiration, and determination.

Here are 6 moments worth sharing.

 

Steve McQueen — Best Picture (12 Years a Slave)

 

 

 

Alfonso Cuarón — Best Director (Gravity)

 

 

 

Matthew McConaughey — Best Actor (Dallas Buyers Club)

 

 

 

Cate Blanchett — Best Actress (Blue Jasmine)

 

 

 

Jared Leto — Best Supporting Actor (Dallas Buyers Club)

 

 

 

Lupita Nyong'o — Best Supporting Actress (12 Years a Slave)

 

Larry Ong
Larry Ong
Journalist
Larry Ong is a New York-based journalist with Epoch Times. He writes about China and Hong Kong. He is also a graduate of the National University of Singapore, where he read history.
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