there are three essential elements to an outstanding film performance a good script a good director and a magnificent actor and the five magnificent artists nominated this year for Best Actor in a leading role are Roberto Benigni in life is beautiful Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan Ian McKellen in gods and monsters [Applause] Nick Nolte in affliction [Applause] Edward Norton in American History X [Applause] and the Oscar goes to Roberto Benigni in life [Applause] is the first after therefore performance in a almost 40 years [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] this is a terrible mistake because I
used up all my English what I sow okay now I am not able to express all my gratitude because now we say my body is in tumult because it's a colossal moment of joy so everything is really in any in any way that I cannot express I would hate to be Jupiter and kidnap everybody and lie down in the firmament making love with everybody because I don't know how to express it's a question of laughs you are really this is among kind of snow so dedicated to the suavity and the kindness and is something I
cannot forget from the bottom of my heart and thank you for the Academy Awards for the who really loved the movie thank you to all the in Italy for the Italian cinema Gracie Alitalia who made me I am really they III owe to them all my if I did something good so grazie Alitalia a Graciela miracle and a lot of things here thank you very much and I hope really I don't deserve a day sir but I hope to win the some others Oscars thank you [Music] last year
