Academy Awards: Veteran Jeff Bridges finally claims Best Actor gong
HOLLYWOOD stalwart Jeff Bridges said his Best Actor Oscar was a tribute to his parents.
• Jeff Bridges collects his best actor Academy Award
The 60-year-old took the Academy Award for his performance in Crazy Heart.
An elated Bridges shouted: "Mum and Dad, yeah look – woo-hoo!"
He said: "Thank you Mum and Dad, for turning me on to such a groovy profession.
"Oh my dad, my mum, they love showbiz so much. I can remember my mum getting all of us kids to entertain at parties. I can remember my dad sitting me on his bed and teaching me all off the basics of acting... They love showbiz so much and I feel an extension of them.
"This is honouring them as much as it is me."
Bridges' father Lloyd and mother Dorothy were both screen actors.
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