Cuba Gooding Jr.'s ecstatic Oscar® acceptance speech

[reeft]

whatever happened to his career?

[NexisFilms]

One of the few people in the audience who still has a soul ..

[silverhawk2003]

dumbass cut away and missed a perfect backflip.....

[christentze]

welp...that made me cry a little.

[christentze]

i wish more people would be this celebratory! lol. some people may take it too far and seem arrogant but this was just sweet.

[nederlandnu]

SUPER...



[canalpsj]

i luv u too......

[Mistake0928]

Cuba is great here! But why they gave him only 36 sec for his speech??? It's not fair.

[WartyWarthogHogger]

Then he goes on to make straight-to-DVD movies with that Oscar. :(

[MrIr8urfrigginmovie]

If more Oscar winners accepted the award like this, I gurantee that ratings would sky rocket.

[isatayable]

this nigga is trippin lol!



[Panamaschild]

C'mon that music came on way too quick!

[SuperMoss15]

From an Academy Award and Academy Award nominated films to a string of straight-to-DVD movies.

[Natalie26100]

THAT'S gratitude!!!!!

[atlantisairwaves]

I cry every time I watch this, because of his true happiness... check out also the ending scene of La Vitta e Bella...

[deutschland08fn]

1:35 Cameron Crowe, you dumb bitch!

[CrackersCrackEasily]

What is that song called in the beginning?

[Zuidzee]

love power in there!

[Caermenpooh]

Now that's.. an acceptance speech!

[silverjesus1]

So, this is pretty much how I practice my oscar acceptation speach in front of my mirror :)

[addiople]

HAHahaha Love it

[drigo85]

The best accepptance speech of the history.Funny how they put the song only for kidding e the speech became larger than life.

[93johnk]

hell yeah! thats how you accept an award!

[JaCkmArc0]

The music made it epic XD

It sounded as if it was written for that moment

[MrGLOCK507]

to me his the best

[xoBOSSox]

HOLY. SHIT.

[dcureb]

Cuba is adorable here & his performance was quite good :)

But I'm sorry Edward Norton was ROBBED here. His performance deserved to win that Oscar.

[hockeyyismylife]

lol cutaway music cued up and he was like NAH FUCK THAT

[AjaxMonks]

He should get an Oscar just for that, the music made it more passionate! I loved it! Fantastic guy, fantastic role model!!

[stratosl]

He's a magnificent actor but I really can't understand why he made these choices the last 10 years or so...B' movie actor now, why Cuba?

[kalimul]

@stratosl

Yeah how come? I also wonder. Though i did like some of them like "The devil's tomb". Still he deserves roles in better movies....i mean he can act, after all he won an Oscar....wtf

[57world57]

this guy was good in rat race.. anyone remember..?? ".......vagina..:"

[jcemetery]

that is the

way to win an academy award

[AKFreiman]

1:32 White dude who thinks he's a Black Panther... Pathetic.

[ShalKekNemRon]

That is how you accept an Oscar in my opinion!

[007prozac]

Show me the money !!!

[screwface1011]

I wonder if he loves Black women at all?

[Demienz1]

They Made His Speech Epic With The Music

[TheEternauta666]

135 PEOPLE BELONGS KU KUX KLAN....

[vawnalex]

@evansjd2 u must be kidding. please delet this post. have u ever considered that maybe he was being himself? omg how incredible it must be to finally get there. it takes so much sacrifice and work. we have enough prob with white people. we dam sure dont need one of our own being ignorant against us. u have the right to say what u want but please. delete this. let that man enjoy his well earned victory as i would have u when u stand in victory of a goal

[alexiaashford]

And thats how you do an Oscar speech!! and music made it better!!

[sixamsedna]

This speech actually works better when they cut him away with music. Makes it like some epic speech from a movie. Anyone agree?

[Storminlikeelnino]

He had me at "I".

[Koryo8]

"God, i love you" while pointing at the ceiling, how fucking original and god surely gives a fuck

hes busy delivering aids to newborns in africa

[Jaser97]

The Music in the End made it sooo EPIC.

[MrPontifikator]

And then the Devil came back and forced him to be in Boat Trip...

[PiotorTatamovich]

he shakes like drunk ))))))))))))

[Hhunter12]

spencer we should have bud watch this in class

[vashthestampede11]

135 people don't like this? I can't even think of a clever thing to say...I'M THAT STUNNED!

[theburningpancake]

I Love you Cuba

[bobdy9988]

SHOW ME THE MONEY!

I LOVE THE BLACK MAN!

[suberkin]

alright fine you win at life

[dimitristakas]

rebel!

[Agustina688]

It's so bad what oscar did to him, omg, they should give oscar winners more time to speak, it's a shame, a gall!! what they did to him.

[Agustina688]

i meant oscars, D

[Spideymrw]

@Agustina688 yeah but he got them back by still going and finishing and creating one of the greatest oscar moments in history

[Agustina688]

he loved everybody.

[CrackersCrackEasily]

00:30 is all they gave him? Wow!

[CrackersCrackEasily]

What is that song called in the beginning?

[SOCKPUPPETFRIEND]

Ohhh look at them: Standing Ovations

[Cokain3]

Mira Sorvino is so beautiful :)

[rocknrollboys12]

they play the music to get him to stop and then it suddenly transforms into the greatest background music ever.

[WallisFilm]

these always make me cry omg...

[mandawegga0123]

he was krumping at the end LOOL

[butterf1yz]

Oscar should have gone to Norton.

[dark4krad]

Hahahaha! That was soooo funny lmao! 

[missisfreddiemercury]

as crazy as in Jerry Maguire :) he was amazing!

[speechpessi]

You see they all try to come up with a joke but Cuba went really honest and he was extremely funny and nice. I think this is the best acceptance speech.

[noorizerx]

what a koon!!

[0091vincentny]

i am sorry his career didnt go as it started.i always loved this guy.hate to see him in such b calss movies.he is a top actor , love him

[mistershinobi]

So sad his career sucks. But he was great in this movie. He deserved it, just like Mo'nique or Cher or anybody else who wins an Oscar for a single performance but not for actual talent in the long run.

[fury1409]

people will look back at this , 2108, and say; damn they had fun days before everything went south :) ... ( yes they still use 'south' :p)

[iWinFail]

PRIVATE SNOWBALL!

[GooGooJoob]

I love you! I love you!

[yEAiMtHATcOOL]

Man what ever happened to him?

I always liked him as an actor

[AKFreiman]

He wasn't "crazy", nor was his speech crazy or "ecstatic". He just gave a performance in line with his character in "Jerry Maguire".

[davidcai7]

god tom cruise looks awesome, somehow he looks like a vampire though, lol

[jackster79ohk]

typical nigger, acting like he just scored the game winning touchdown opposed to winning a fucking oscar.

[heyitsTARAbabex3]

Most epic Oscar speech ever.

[SuperBananafication1]

This is how everyone WANTS to react when they win but no one does....except Cuba. Good on him.

[Catch22ish]

@ 0:21 POW BITCHES!

[mi5spy]

WHAT A SAD SHOW OF UNCLE TOM BUFFOONERY. HOW SAD HOW SICKENING IS THE SPIRIT OF A SLAVE MIND ACTING LIKE A IDIOT IN FRONT THE WHOLE WORLD.

[bambino492]

@mi5spy wow... so thanking his wife, kids, co-stars, director, the God of his religious choice, and being enthusiastic towards his monmumental acheivement equates to him acting like an Uncle Tom and a Slave?? Fuck it I guess i act like a slave too every time i work hard for something and recieve an accolade for it... u dick...

[cyatuesday]

@mi5spy id love to just hit you one good slap and knock you out cold it would feel good

[afsdashsgdsssdfgdafg]

@mi5spy you do realize its 2012 not 1912, right???

[evansjd2]

@mi5spy Just because of that? If a white person did it would it still be uncle tom buffonery? Why should us black people act a certain way in front of white people? What is wrong with being ourselves? And you are being an Uncle Tom in the sense that you just want to please white people.

[Grizzly702]

Aren't we tired of people asking us for thumbs up? If they want to thumbs up they'll give ya thumbs up.

[ivanoschen]

Show me the money.

[CockyR4]

We did it Cuba! We did it!!!

...

I don't even know for which movie did he won this lol

[Carlos848]

@CockyR4 Jerry Maguire

[MichaelChapman18]

um, I'd like to recommend a new title for this video. "Cuba Gooding, Jr. winning an Oscar because he fucking deserved it for Jerry Maguire and goes crazy on the stage!!!"

Thumbs up if you agree...

[Hatinonthehaters]

great guy period.

[TDTV95]

WOW lol that looked that should have been in a movie lol

[xoBOSSox]

Everyone is goin fucking crazy up in dis bitch

[vioreeel]

Why did you do that "Oscars"?

[shadowman2192]

What happen to Cuba's career? All he does is b-movies now.

[XxSEETH3RxX]

@shadowman2192

I don't know, but he is in the movie Red Tails coming in 2012 which seems like will be a good movie.

[mjb785]

Are you kidding me?! They didn't even give the man a minute?!?! How do you win an Oscar for an acting category and not even get a minute to make your speech? Was that a mistake? I hate to say it, but It's almost like they're trying to get the black guy off stage. I've seen the speeches of several other supporting actor Oscar winners and some go up to 3 minutes.

[LSantiago65]

BEST OSCAR ACEPTANCE EVER!!!!

[lyricsfromsweden]

@LSantiago65 well ether this or the one Joe Pesci did when he won the best supporting roll oscar for Goodfellas

[yudirty677]

It was funny when I saw him turn to the white girl and kiss her. I was a little confused.

[alanisstronger]

they cut him out early coz he favored the word "god" in the speech. U cant do that in maison´s house. Thats the capital betrayal. Im not surprised about the situation of his career right now...

[lhggdf]

ffffffffffffffffffffffff

[lhggdf]

1:32 Behind james woods,Behind William Wallace,Behind adolf hitler is my favorite actor Woody harrelson screaming HELL YEAHHH xD

[DblKobe8]

@lhggdf fuckin baller lol

[lhggdf]

@DblKobe8 thanks

[only1me2]

"REGINA KING! YOU DID A GREAT JOB! WHEN WE MADE THE MOVIE!" LOL

[spreetify]

PATHETIC ATTEMPT AT TRYING TO "MAKE A OSCAR MOMENT" HE EVEN SAID THAT HE WAS GONNA DO ALL THERE DURING AN INTERVIEW BEORE THIS FAKE EMOTION SPEECH,

IM SO HAPPY HIS CAREER IS DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lonetress]

@spreetify You are happy his carrer is dead and you are still wasting your time watching this all these years later? i feel sorry for you. please male it to rehab, you are disturbed

[EpicMixTV]

lol they made the music more loud so you can't hear him

[TheHumanBallsack]

Damn...who's that hottie presenting it?!

[missisfreddiemercury]

@TheHumanBallsack Oscar winner Mira Sorvino :)

[LiamTuber]

Will Smith :D two epic people in one room!

[falloutgirl902]

People should have been standing the fuck up from the begining and boi do i wanna win an oscar some day but its like how the fuck do u make it memorable everything has been done lool ! x

[Neuroneos]

I am Norton's deception.

[Shaqstheman000]

I love how they start playing the music to get him off the stage but only make his speech even more awesome

[landesal]

the fuck is dennis rodman doing at the oscars?

[myrudegyalshai]

This is so inspiring. You can tell he is actually overjoyed to win that Oscar. You go, Cuba :)

[BuriedTreasure255]

This guy won over Edward Norton???

[mill0606mill]

@BuriedTreasure255

yes ,i rewatching Primal Fear.This guy is act good n naturl. but Edward is can get best actor in this year in any where.

[mjb785]

@BuriedTreasure255

Did you see the film? He was great in it. Definitely deserved his Oscar. Plus it was Norton's first film EVER. They weren't about to give him an Academy Award for his first film performance. He was lucky to get a nomination that year. I'm sure he was humbled. Now if you wanna talk about Norton getting robbed, you have a case for American History X.

[GMPro24]

wow favorite speech of all time!!

[osssasasa]

and that is how you make an oscar acceptance speech into a musical performance :p

[MyNewYTChannel]

So funny! Thanks for posting this!

[TheOriginaIScarface]

Beautiful!

[goose5671]

Tom tried this same routine on Oprah. He didn't get the same reaction.

[SamMusical]

they shoild make a movie about this!!

[jenny141000]

thats how i would react if i just won an oscar.....

[only1hughj]

don't watch this in a quiet library because GUARANTEED you will laugh out loud and get the evil eye from some librarian. this i know from experience

[trevanismith]

two words.....dennis rodman......was edward norton up for american history x that year

[CapitalBhoy78]

Never thought I'd see the day where USA awards Cuba...

[smlshin]

It's so sad that a great actor like him goes on to make direct to DVD films.

[blklightning330]

what the fuck happened to this guy's career? all he does now are shitty straight to dvd movies.

[cellardoor199991]

This is great! But Norton deserved it! I don't want to be the asshole here. Just being honest

[cardsfan82]

Best. Oscar. Speech. Ever.

[rosdreamer19]

I think it's ridiculous how early they cut him out. But he didn't go...that's why he's great.

[drigo85]

The best oscar moment ever.EVER!

[bebupalula]

I love Cuba Gooding Jr.....

[TheQueenl92]

I had tears in my eyes lol dunno why it was so dramatic especially when they played the music and everyone got up and started clapping, he is crazy he was just like "I love you!" LOOOOL

[hanbone77]

Like Eddie Murphy says:look,just take the mothafuckkin' award and get the fuck off the stage.

[blablaman233]

who cares about the speech macy was robbed

[Stranglehold432]

@blablaman233 I agree. In terms of actual acting, Macy and Norton wipe the floor with him.

[ellequence44]

lmfao

[Mraloneandsad]

EPIC

[scottysbabymama]

RIGHTFULLY DESERVED BUT IM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE QUICK CUT OUT EITHER.

[scottysbabymama]

RIGHTFULLY DESERVED

[yomnaz1]

why they cut very quickly this very fast in comparison to others

[airassault11]

The sad thing is that Tom Cruise has never won an Oscar and he has done a lot of great movies. Tom Cruise is probably thinking what the hell do I have to do to win an Oscar and you can see it in his face!!

[chazpedersen13]

@airassault11 He needs to be a better actor

[MrBrown77]

@airassault11 : He could start with quitting that criminal sect called Scientology.

[laparka1138]

Edward Norton and William H Macy got robbed.

[LilFlickzDaOG]

@laparka1138

Definitely Norton.

[vivy0504]

I LOVE YOU CUBA :)

[ftbtv2011]

And you get a car, and you, and you, you, you, lol

[dw29376]

Love it when Matt Damon stood up. These moments never happen anymore at the Oscar's

[creativa15]

WOW!

[persianpride93]

LOL they started the music in hopes of getting him off stage... truth is, it only made his speech THAT much more epic.

[TheKevin440]

liked how will smith and jada pinkett clapped for him when he won his oscar

@thekevin440

[cillianmusicvale]

Poor Edward Norton though..

[mickys333]

LOL so much spirit and love! I found my self in my bedroom standing up and shouting for no damn reason at my computer screen. Amazing how he's able to connect with the audience!!

[iamsarahreid]

ADORABLE

1:25-1:33

I'm excited for no damn reason now!

"OH MAI GAAAAHD HERE WE GO!"

[Bjorkadmirer]

@iamsarahreid LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheRusmas]

I really love his face when he's talking about Tom Cruise. Right between when he says "I love you brother" ................ "I love you man!" Can't stop looking at it. It's a really short, but really really beautiful moment of this clip!

[f10082007]

epic!!!!

[steveoooo00]

1:31 the look mel gibson made is like "ohohookayyy rap it up goodingg"

[Britex123]

its tom cruise LOL

[touchofsummer]

hahahahaahha woody harrelsson

[adriantino]

YEAHHH!!!! THAT PLACE IS THE HEAVEN!

[RhetoricalFilms9792]

It's all downhill from there.

[2004mojo]

I still cry every time I watched this. What a great moment in Oscar history.

[MRAntman1986]

1:27 OH my GOODNESS!!! LOL LAME!

[hellogoodbye753]

CUBA GOODING JR, I LOVE YOU!

[17jun1989]

Woody harrelsson at 1:31 LOL, Cuba Gooding Jr. awesome actor, loved the movie Men of Honor.

[LYLeelers]

SO. MUCH. JOY! :D

[BakkBru]

epic 

[wtf601]

he had like less thatn 20 seconds for a speech jeez gratz mate

[doule76]

what the hell is denis rodman doing there?!hitting on..!?!??

[torr5962]

An absolute joke. Macy and Norton should be shocked.

[EasyBaby9]

Now that's gangsta

[wmbny9]

I love these comments! Mr. Gooding jr is one of our finest actors and he deserved the Oscar! One of the few actors that can have you laughing and crying in one scene. God bless Mr Gooding !

[Blaynne1]

STOPPING THE ACTOR THAT NONSENSE ... LIKE THE RESPONSE OF CUBA ...

[mohanaaishwarya]

it was such an epic oscar moment.....love it :)

[Edelis1000]

is he from cuba?