“So heavy. Sank you very much. Sank you, my supporters. Sank you, all my staff. Sank you, my pencil. Sank you, Academy. Sank you, animation. Sank you my company, Robot. [pause] … Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto. Sank you very much.” – Knowing he didn’t really speak a lick of English, Best Animated Short director Kunio Kato (winner for “La Maison en Petits Cubes”) dropped a hilariously self-aware and self-effacing joke at the end of his acceptance speech.
PS. transcript transcribed from our Asia friend Gracie Grace who also sent us the clip and obviously has a sense of humor.
Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.
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