Jared Leto Oscars Acceptance Speech (VIDEO)

Jared Leto received the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor with a really powerful and emotional speech at Sunday's Academy Awards.  




Leto, 42, thanked his mom for teaching him to dream, transitioned into the turmoil now happening in Ukraine and Venezuela and dedicated his win to millions of AIDS casualties.

"Incredible. Ellen, I love you. To my fellow nominees, I'm so proud to share this journey with you. I'm in awe and have so much respect for you all. To the Academy, thank you," Leto was quoted as saying.


"In 1971, Bossier City, Louisiana, there was a teenage girl who was pregnant with her second child. She was a high school dropout and a single mom, but somehow she managed to make a better life for herself and her children," Leto went on.

"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," Leto revealed.


"To my brother, Shannon, the best big brother in the world, you're a true artist. Thank you so much for sharing this insane and amazing adventure that is 30 Seconds to Mars, and for being my best friend. I love you. Thank you," Leto claimed.

"To all the dreamers out there around the world watching this tonight in places like the Ukraine and Venezuela, I want to say we are here and as you struggle to…to make your dreams happen, to live the impossible…We're thinking of you tonight," Leto stated.

"And this is, is incredibly special as well because there's so many people that helped me get here. And I just want to say thank you to Focus Features, to Mick Sullivan, to Jim Toth, to Jason Weinberg, to Emma Ludbrook, to Kelly Adams, to the entire Dallas Buyers Club team. Matthew, I love. Jean-Marc," Leto noted.

"And this is for the 36 million people who have lost the battle to Aids and to those of you out there who have ever felt injustice because of who you are or who you love, tonight I stand here in front of the world with you and for you. Thank you so much and goodnight," Leto concluded.






Check out Jared Leto's Oscars acceptance speech in the video below…



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