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The Big Short - Winner acceptance speech, Adapted Screenplay, EE British Academy Film Awards in 2016

14 February 2016

Winners Acceptance Speech by Adam McKay & Charles Randolph for Adapted Screenplay

CHARLES RANDOLPH:  Wow.  This makes me happy.  Thank you so much.  Thank you DeDe Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt, you are phenomenal producers.  Thank you, Mili Avital, my wife, I adore everything about you.  Mostly thank you Adam McKay.  You are a man of bottomless creativity and fierce integrity and I'm just so proud to share this with you.

ADAM MCKAY:  Also, I want to thank Paramount for taking a risk on this movie.  I want to thank my amazing editor, Hank Corwin, for going into creative lands with me that I had never been before.  He is an amazing amazing guy.  I want to thank -- he already said Jeremy Kleiner.  I'll thank him again. I want to thank my beautiful wife, Shira Piven.  This movie isn't just about banking; it's about income inequality.  It's about making choices for society that are made by all of us, not just a select few.  We thank you all for nominating us and giving us this award.  Thank you so much BAFTA.