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Ranking the Best Speeches of the 2014 Oscars

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Jan. 28 2015, Updated 2:08 p.m. ET

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11. "Thank you to my family and especially Audrey and my children. voice cracks Thank you. I love you." —Best Animated Short Film winner Laurent Witz, along with partner Alexandre Espigares

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10. "It’s all of my friends. Everyone that I love. We made a movie about relationships and intimacy and that’s what we share together, and so this is for all of us up here."—Best Original Screenplay winner Spike Jonze

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9. "All the praise goes to Solomon Northup. Those are his words. That is his life."—Best Adapted Screenplay winner John Ridley

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8. "Julia, #suckit. You know what I mean?"—Best Actress winner Cate Blanchett

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7. "What really sucks is that for a lot of these people, that transformation was wisdom; for me, it was just the color of my hair."—Best Director winner Alfonso Cuaron

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6. "So, to any of us, whatever those things are, whatever it is we look up to, whatever it is we look forward to, and whoever it is we’re chasing, to that I say, 'Amen.' To that I say, 'Alright, alright, alright.'"—Best Actor winner Matthew McConaughey

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5. "I have to say this to all these women, I have all the women in my life and they’re all the most powerful. And my mother, obviously."—Best Picture winner Steve McQueen

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4. "singing Happy Oscars to you. Let’s do Frozen 2!"—Best Original Song winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

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3. "singing I sing because I'm happy. I sing because I'm free."—Best Documentary Feature winner Darlene Love

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2. "She was a high school dropout and a single mom, but somehow she managed to make a better life for herself and her children. She encouraged her kids to be creative, to work hard and to do something special. That girl is my mother and she’s here tonight. And I just want to say, I love you, Mom. Thank you for teaching me to dream."—Best Supporting Actor winner Jared Leto

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1. "When I look down at this golden statue, may it remind me and every little child that no matter where you’re from your dreams are valid."—Best Supporting Actress winner Lupita Nyong'o

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