Julianne Moore (Photo : REUTERS/Lucas Jackson )
Julianne Moore wins the Best Actress award for the 87th annual Oscars Awards, but what made her win all the more well-deserved was her speech.
Moore won the award for her role in the film "Still Alice" as Alice Howland, a woman who battles Alzheimer's disease. The film is directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland.
According to E! News, the 54-year-old beat Felicity Jones, who stars in the film "The Theory of Everything," Reese Witherspoon for "Wild," Marion Cotillard for the French movie "Guillaume Canet," and Rosamund Pike for the movie "Gone Girl."
Moore also nabbed the same award during the Golden Globe Awards and Screen Actors Guild Award that took place earlier this year. The award for Moore was given by last year's best actor winner Matthew McConaughey and the crowd gave a standing ovation when she received it.
However, despite the actress holding back tears, she still managed to crack a joke during her speech as she noted that she once read an article about how winning an Oscar could make one live 5 years longer. She adds that she hopes it is true as her husband is younger than her while thanking the Academy for giving her the award.
She also included her fellow nominees in her speech as she noted that there is no such thing as best actress since all their performances are great. She shared that she is very grateful for the opportunity to stand in front of them and thank the people she loves as she mentioned her families, friends, co-workers and those suffering from the dreaded disease.
She also thanked director Glatzer who was not able to attend the event as he is suffering from ALS and gave a special shoutout to her husband Bart and their children Cal and Liv, according to the report of Time.
"I'm thrilled, actually, that we were able to, hopefully, shine a light on Alzheimer's disease," Moore said during her acceptance speech. 'So many people with this disease feel isolated and marginalized."
She added that one of the wonderful things about movies is that it makes people feel seen and not alone. She said people with Alzheimer's deserves to be seen so that a cure can be found for them.
