Andnow I shouldadd, Don't betooconcernedtonightbecauseyou'reinsafehouse.
I'm notgoingtobemeantoanyonebecauseyoumightknowinmyotherjob, I'm a chatshowhost, whichmeansapparently I haveneverseen a film I didn't reallyenjoy.
It's true.
I lovecats.
I'm notevenjoking.
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Prizesforactingisnotthathard.
No, a hugethankyoumustbemadetoallourAmericanfriendsformakingtheefforttocomeheretonightbecause, youknow, I knowittakesagestosailacrosstheAtlantic, doesn't it?
I lookattheexceptional, daringtalentnominatedinthiscategory, and I don't I don't think I coulddowhattheydo.
Honestly, I justdon't havetheballs.
AndtheBAFTAisawardedtoSamMendy's for 1917.
Thankyouverymuch, thankyouvery, verymuch.
Afterinthemidstofallthishooplaandstuff, it's sometimeseasytoforgetactualexperienceofshooting a movieondhe.
I had a kindofdirectorsparadiseinthisfilmthat I think I willnever, everhaveagain.
So I wanttosay a realthankyoutothepeoplewhoactuallyhelpedmemakethisfilm 23 AmazingproducesJaneandtenganonKalaMacDougalandmydearfriend I'veknownsince I was 14 yearsold.
Baptisehavealwaysbeenverysupportiveofmycareer, and I'm deeplyappreciative.
But I havetosaythat I alsofeelconflictedbecausesomanyofmyfellowactorsthataredeservingdon't havethatsameprivilege.
I thinkthatwesend a veryclearmessagetopeopleofcolorthatyou'renotwelcomehere.
I thinkthat's themessagethatwe'resendingtwopeoplethathavecontributed S O muchtoourmediumandourindustryandinwaysthatwebenefitfrom, Um, I don't thinkanybodywants a a handoutorpreferentialtreatment, althoughthat's whatwegiveourselveseveryyear.
I thinkthatpeoplejustwanttobeacknowledgedandappreciatedandrespectedfortheirwork.
Thisisnot a selfrighteouscondemnationbecause I'm ashamedtosaythat I'm partoftheproblem.
I havenotdoneeverythinginmypowertoensurethatthesettheirworkonorinclusive, but I thinkthatit's morethanjusthavingsexthataremulticultural.
I thinkthatwehavetoreallydothehardworktotrulyunderstandsystemicracism.
Um, I, uh I thinkthatitistheobligationofthepeoplethathavecreatedandperpetuateandbenefitfrom a systemofoppressiontobetheonesthatdismantleit.
It's a reallywonderfulfeelingwhenyouknowthatsenseofalignmenton.
That's whatweweregoingforeverydaywiththisfilm, therewasnever a leadelementintermofanydepartmentoranythingotherthanthestoryandtheshotthatweweretryingtoget.
So I wouldliketosharethiswitheverysinglememberofthecrewontheteamwhogavetheirtimeonthemselvestotheprojectsonOnthewholeprocessinthefilmitselfisis a lessoninthegoodnessthatcancomeandgointosomethingthat's biggerthanyourself.