EMOTIONAL Sam Smith looked close to tears as he dedicated his sensation Oscar
win to the LGBT community during an emotional speech.
The star, 23, won Best Original Song for Writing’s On The Wall, his theme from
Bond film Spectre, at tonight’s ceremony.
Sam beat Lady Gaga’s Till It Happens To You and The Weeknd’s 50 Shades track
Earned It to the gong.
During his acceptance speech, Sam said: “I actually can’t breathe right
now. To all the nominees, you’re incredibly, Gaga, you’re incredible.”
Quoting a recent Ian McKellen interview, he said: “I read an article that
said no openly gay man had ever won an Oscar, and if this is the case, and
even if it’s not, I want to dedicate this to the LGBT community all around
the world.
“I stand here tonight as a proud gay man and I hope we can all stand
together as equals one day.”
However, Sam is not the first openly gay star to win – fellow musician Elton
John won Best Original Song for The Lion King’s Can You Feel The Love
Tonight in 1995, something which Twitter was very quick to remind him about.
Sam also performed the winning song but admitted to BBC Breakfast this morning
that he “hated every moment” of it, adding: “That was
honestly the worst moment of my life. Singing was horrible – I hated every
moment of it. I was so nervous. That’s the truth. I want to say to everyone
at home, we love you.”
Super-skinny Sam looked more dapper than ever on the red carpet as he staged
his own English tea party.
Red carpet reporter Ryan Seacrest made sure that Sam and his creative partner
Jimmy Napes felt right at home by bringing him some British tea to calm his
nerves.
Sam was delighted, but the body conscious star said: “No sugar for me,
watching the pounds. Are you sure this is British milk?”
He then raised his cup and toasted: “To the Queen”.
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Sam shared an excitable selfie with Jimmy just before heading off to the
ceremony.
He captioned the beaming Instagram picture: “LET’S GO”.
Tea wasn’t the only unexpected present Sam received for the Oscars.
He uploaded a photo of a banana with the message: “Hope you get lucky at
your after show party”, which he revealed was presented to him by his
father.
He wrote: “Thanks dad for the good luck present.”
Sam’s opponents will be relieved that he won – because it could be a
bloodbath.
He joked: “I’m going to go crazy. I’m going to punch someone.”
This year’s Oscar winners and nominees:
BEST PICTURE
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight – WINNER
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant – WINNER
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room – WINNER
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies – WINNER
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl – WINNER
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out – WINNER
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant – WINNER
Sicario
COSTUME DESIGN
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The Revenant
DIRECTING
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant – WINNER
Room
Spotlight
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
Amy – WINNER
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Body Team 12
Chau, beyond the Lines
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness – WINNER
Last Day of Freedom
FILM EDITING
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Embrace of the Serpent
Mustang
Son of Saul – WINNER
Theeb
A War
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out
The Window and Disappeared
The Revenant
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight – WINNER
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Earned It,” Fifty Shades of Grey
“Manta Ray,” Racing Extinction
“Simple Song #3,” Youth
“Til It Happens To You,” The Hunting Ground
“Writing’s On The Wall,” Spectre – WINNER
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The Martian
The Revenant
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Bear Story – WINNER
Prologue
Sanjay’s Super Team
We Can’t Live without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Shok
Stutterer – WINNER
SOUND EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
SOUND MIXING
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
VISUAL EFFECTS
Ex Machina – WINNER
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
The Big Short – WINNER
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight – WINNER
Straight Outta Compton