Oscars: Matthew McConaughey ‘God Has Graced My Life…Not of My Hand’
Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesBy Debbie Emery.
Matthew McConaughey won the Oscar for best actor for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club on Sunday during the 86th Academy Awards.
The 44-year-old walked away with his first Oscar after winning both the Golden Globe and SAG Award for his portrayal of AIDS patient Ron Woodroof in the biographical drama from Focus Features.
When he took the stage to accept his award, McConaughey, wearing a white tuxedo, calmed his usual exuberance by thanking God, his father, his mother, his wife, Camila Alves, and their children.
He concluded his heartfelt speech with his now-signature line — “All right, all right, all right” — from Dazed and Confused.
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By Paul Bond.
Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and others tease celebrities who are “confused” when the actor thanks God after winning best actor for his performance in “Dallas Buyers Club.”
Matthew McConaughey’s best-actor acceptance speech invoking God and family might have garnered a lukewarm reception from his celebrity colleagues at the Oscars on Sunday night, but it was getting lots of positive attention from conservative media figures, including Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck, who used the moment to insinuate that Hollywood is anti-religion.
“First off, I want to thank God because that’s who I look up to. He’s graced my life with opportunities that I know are not of my hand or any other human hand,” McConaughey said after winning for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club.
Limbaugh said during his syndicated radio show Monday that the celebrities at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for the 86th Academy Awards were “confused” by McConaughey’s acceptance speech.
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