Guillermo Del Toro's Oscars 2018 Acceptance Speech (Transcript)

Go to the Interactive Transcript of Guillermo Del Toro's Oscars 2018 Acceptance Speech.

SPEAKERS

JKÔøΩ Jimmy Kimmel

JMDÔøΩ J. Miles Dale

WBÔøΩ Warren Beatty

FemÔøΩ Female

GDTÔøΩ Guillermo Del Toro

TRANSCRIPT

WB: And the Oscar goes toÔøΩ The Shape of Water. Guillermo Del Toro and J Miles Dale, producers.

Fem: The Shape of Water has 13 Academy Award nominations this year, winning four Oscars tonight for Production Design, Music Original Score, Directing, and Best Picture.

GDT: Thank you. Thank you very much.

GDT: Growing up in Mexico as a kid, I was a big admirer of foreign films, from films like ET or Willy Wyler or Douglas Sirk or Frank Capra; and a few weeks ago, Steven Spielberg said,  "If you find yourself there, if you find yourself in the podium, remember that you are part of a legacy, that you're part of a world of filmmakers and be proud of it." I'm very, very proud.

GDT: I want to dedicate this to every young filmmaker, the youth that is showing us how things are done, really they are, in every country in the world. I was a kid enamored with movies. Growing up in Mexico, I thought this could never happen. It happened and I want to tell you, everyone that is dreaming of a parable of using genre of fantasy to tell the stories about the things that are real in the world today, you can do it. This is a door. Kick it open and come in.

JMD: Thank you very much.

JK: All right, well, that's how it's supposed to go I guess, right? Sorry, guys, we're out of Oscars. What did you want to say? I'll tell them.

JMD: I just wanted to say that this Guillermo, it's his heart and it's everything. We thank him for letting us be a part of this.

JK: That's right. Guillermo Del Toro, everybody!

To accurately auto-transcribe a speech or interview, go to Simon Says today to sign up for free.