“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.