Obviously back then Blacks weren't given the recognition until Sidney came along. He was the man that got things rolling for the Black actor. Now you have people like Jaime Foxx, or Denzel, or even Morgan Freeman who can be recognized as an accomplished actor and it all started thanks to Sidney.
This is what makes a 'decent human-being.' It has nothing to do with race, creed, or religion. It's simply the amount of effort that you contribute to the success of future generations. People will always fade into history... but legacies live forever.
This is what makes a 'decent human-being.' It has nothing to do with race, creed, or religion. It's simply the amount of effort that you contribute to the success of future generations. People will ways fade into history... but legacies live forever.
@sersame that is true and i totally agree but unfortunately we live in a society where our skin color has been instituionalized to define what we are. It is an aritfical system that is easy to break but people themselves need to look beyond the skin color and see the person from within. Unfortunately there have been people who still hold on to those beleifs. Sidney redefine what that means talent, class and dignity has not color it comes from within you.
Honorable indeed. Everything about this man is honorable. What a name, what a voice, what a talent, what a classy gentleman. One of the very few remaining real men alive. God bless you mr Poitier. You're one in a million.
I want to see Sydney Poitier acting the baddie for a change. But maybe it will never happen because of his status as an artistic and social icon . Shame, at the end of the day he is an actor, and one of the very best.
I hope the world watches this. More than just a skin color is a human being. Judging a person by the skin color, the country he's from or even the language he speaks is not human; is sick, cruel and retarded. I cant stand a "person" calling "niggers" "rednecks" "wetbacks" to somebody who's diferent from him. I really hope this ends soon, cause everybody has the right to be free and respected as a human being, just like this wonderful actor here.
Wow only a King could speak such words of healing and unity. A King who rules with the utmost of kindness and humility, we love you Mr. Poitier! :-) And I hope you like my song.
Notice......He did not make 1 bobble, 1 mistake in that entire speech, it was like taking a walk for him, or eating a pretzel. This is an example of someone that truly found their calling, took hold of it, and owned it. He polished his craft to the best of his God given ability, and this is why he is and shall remain, one of the best examples of what hard work, dedication and survival can accomplish, and he was gracious enough to acknowledge the brave souls that helped him get there. Classic.
I dont think ANYONE can picture what he had to go through in his early years on Hollywood, and yet he overcomes all obstacles and delivers this almost Shakesperean speech and has the entire audience in the palm of his hand.
NOONE deserved this honour, more than you Sir Sidney Poitier. :´-)
I remember the first time I watched this very powerful speech I cried like a baby at what he had to say, and what he and others had to go through... there are countless book written about these peoples early struggles in white America, and sadly there still going on, but this moment he showed that there are people that were willing to change and was one of the best moments in Oscar history...
What a great, inspirational, amazing man. My love for Sidney Poitier can not be expressed in words. His work has changed acting and cinema for ever, and he is one of the best of all time. I'm practically crying as I right this.
The late Director Robert Altman looked very guilty at 4:42. He like other Caucasian directors and producers never cast blacks in their films. Those who chose discriminate due to generations of ignorance and prejudice need a good slap of morality.
its nice to hear someone thanking his fans the audience. it rarely happens, they usually thank family, managers, directors etc. Class act, that was well said
This was such a great moment. When you think of everything he had to overcome and the pathway he paved for those behind him, it's an incredible and inspiring moment. I love this video.
What a speech... nevr heard such a movin words.... anyone who as a heart will be battling 2 control their tears... n look at the audience all doing the same......
I like how he mostly used the word 'actor' & 'producer' & film maker, instead of modifying it with black this or white that; because he sees the humanity of the person as the most important common thing to be recognized. Skin color should be a minor difference in comparison of the commonality of the human condition we all share. He is a shining example of a human being. =)
@sersame that is true and i totally agree but unfortunately we live in a society where our skin color has been instituionalized to define what we are. It is an aritfical system that is easy to break but people themselves need to look beyond the skin color and see the person from within. Unfortunately there have been people who still hold on to those beleifs. Sidney redefine what that means talent, class and dignity has not color it comes from within you.
I'm a young African-American actor and everytime I see this man or hear what he has to say, I feel like crying because it's just so profound. Great speech
@MrArob29 I WATCHED SIDNEY POITIER IN MOVIES AS A CHILD-HE ALWAYS MADE BE VERY PROUD TO AFRICAN AMERICAN-HE HAD A SMILE THAT CAME DEEP FROM INSIDE A SOUL-HE PAVED THE WAY WITH PRIDE AND DIGINITY FOR OTHER AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO CAME BEHIND HIM-HE IS TRULY A ROLE MODEL-WE WERE TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE HIM REPRESENT US-WHAT A CLASS ACT HE WAS
Very Very well deserve Oscar for him , he was and remain a example not only for the movies industry, ..but for the world for his courage and his struggles againt racism and againt,... so much more!
When Sydney started dedicating his award with "....the late...", damn, that really shook my heart. And look at audience! they can't believe it. They are shocked to hear that all his dear friends have come to pass. BEST SPEECH OF ALL TIME.
Tear Jerking . . . Beautiful . . . Inspriational . . . .Real . . . . . I am thankful & truely grateful for the African Americans who have paved the way for others & for the time i've come up in. We no longer have to struggle as bad in this country! Most of all i thank God!! For EVERYTHING!!!!!!! For my life & For my strength! I could go on and on about how Grateful i am that God placed people like Sidney in this world and all the others who have struggled to pave the way for African Americans :)
I agree with ceclovitch. Poitier is a legend, an amazing actor that probably has gone through a lot to get at the top, but by laying the emphasis on the fact that he's black is demeaning I feel, and doesn't do him justice. I think he considers himself an actor, not a black actor at first. As long as people are going to emphasize the fact he's black they're not getting anywhere. People are just people, I don't consider myself white, and yeah maybe it's easier for me to say this but still
@TheMariacarla1 THE REASON PEOPLE FOCUS ON THE FACT THE SIDENY POITIER IS BLACK-IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN SIDNEY WAS DOING MOVIES-BLACKS DID NOT GET LEADING ROLES-IF WAS VERY RARE-HE IS THE JACKIE ROBINSON OF ACTING
sorry, but isnt it so funny that they keep filming all the black people in the audience, like only they like Sidney, america seems so segregated still...
@ceclovitch You are an absolute incompetent, heartless, racially divisive human individual who couldn't look at the whole entire picture for what it is, but instead placed on both your eyes beer goggles to spot only what attracted you the most. Come on, did you not see "Pretty Woman" star Julia Roberts, there was even the gladiator Russell Crowe. The list goes on and on. It wasn't just Will and Jada Smith, Denzel Washington in the crowed. Sheesh!
@ceclovitch you are so STUPID. The reason cameras were being pointed at BLACK ACTORS during this speech is to show the effect his career has had on them dumbass. Would you rather see the camera point to the disappointing faces of some of the white actors who clearly still have racist blood in them? Apparently you do based on that dumbass post.
Dude, Sidneys whole life was a civil rights movement. You obviously know nothing about him or his work. You're mad because he made it, "A black thing." However, thats not it at all. He is speaking about struggles that he went through that you could not even fathom. He broke grounds for not only black actors but WHITE actors. He won this honorary award for doing so & overcoming the struggles of racism. He's reading his speech because he has a lot to say. HE'S DONE A LOT. oh, & I'm white so stfu
@CurtisDoverY0 yea, i hate it when people say its a race thing. sidney poitier helped actors of all races, without sidney poitier there would be no bruce lee, no icons like that.
@getlikemc Sidney Poitier was all about the abolition of color lines. Wouldn't it be contradictory then if he were to eliminate a potential life partner on the basis of her race?
Ok..i have to now get approval from google to express my opinions? well let me give a direct statement to the "approval snot nose commitee" you fuckers are going down..your days are numbered..we the people are going to make sure that corp. like google and wall street will not or never take over our minds..you will fall by the way side to new and free thinking internet..YOU ARE OBSOLETE
@Piggreenbag You do know that it's the video uploader, not Google, not a greedy corporate hog, not corporate America, which is screening posts on this video, right? In the timeless, sage words of Homer Simpson - "Doh!"
This is a political BS speech..he should have come out and spoken from his heart instead of reading a tellipromter..no were near the greats like Cary Grant life time..or Jimmy Stuwart..he had to make it a black thing..like his whole career was a civil rights movement..give me a break..our nation has relented so far to the left that even most young white people are talking like they come from the getto and act like fuckin thugs..so excuse me if i dont get all teared eyed.
@1Cocknose1 he probably made his speech though, if i had those kinds of words implanted into my mind, i wouldn't want them to be forgotten and/or messed up lol :P
Is an icon for a lot of people!!!!...That masterpiece movie called IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT says everything.....He open a lot of doors for a lot of african-american people..
I have never seen a Poitier film that he did not literally steal the picture, stole it away from the likes of Hepburn, Tracy, Steiger...what skin color? It simply did not exist with Sidney, only brilliance, humor, talent, genius at his craft like so many before and after. He deserved this award and more, he is loved by all.
You cannot get any better than Mr. Poitier - I grew up in the 60's when a black man was a risk for film - he is truly an icon and an American Leading Man - I am so thankful that cinema has evolved to appreciate this amazing thespian and his brave push to allow a gateway for our fine African-American actors - God Bless you Mr. Poitier...
this is such a sad sad situation with black ppl and white ppl all over the world. why do people treat each other like this? even in their own continent you ll find chinese ppl hating japanese ppl, why are we like this? i wish there was a way to suppress the footprint of older generations, so that maybe we can all start over clean!
This was only given to him because white Hollywood realised how much they fucked over black actors for so long.
Imagine Halle Berry and Denzel only won Oscars for leading roles after being dysfunctional. Halle had to do a 5 minute porno and Denzel had to be a dirty cop.
Sidney Poitier has really represented the Bahamas well.
sasilver1 4 days ago
18 ppl will nvr get any Honorary metal of any kind
CarolineKaalai 4 days ago 5
Obviously back then Blacks weren't given the recognition until Sidney came along. He was the man that got things rolling for the Black actor. Now you have people like Jaime Foxx, or Denzel, or even Morgan Freeman who can be recognized as an accomplished actor and it all started thanks to Sidney.
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CarolineKaalai 4 days ago
This is what makes a 'decent human-being.' It has nothing to do with race, creed, or religion. It's simply the amount of effort that you contribute to the success of future generations. People will always fade into history... but legacies live forever.
KoH4711 5 days ago
This is what makes a 'decent human-being.' It has nothing to do with race, creed, or religion. It's simply the amount of effort that you contribute to the success of future generations. People will ways fade into history... but legacies live forever.
KoH4711 5 days ago
Class act. Through and through.
redrounin 1 week ago 2
Sidney is the man
thomassmile 1 week ago
Hey check out Denzel..oouh! And here comes Sidney..aahh!
holumyde1 1 week ago
I embarrasses me that my generation that more people know more Paris Hilton than Sidney Poitier.
kirsty17041 1 week ago
big yawwnnn... he puts to sleep this guy
neckojezioro123 1 week ago
@neckojezioro123 Shut up you disrespectful idiot.
WineK0ne 1 week ago
The DISLIKE button should be banned for this video
Rhezoloution 1 week ago
Wow, just Wow. This is a great Man.
Rhezoloution 1 week ago
@sersame that is true and i totally agree but unfortunately we live in a society where our skin color has been instituionalized to define what we are. It is an aritfical system that is easy to break but people themselves need to look beyond the skin color and see the person from within. Unfortunately there have been people who still hold on to those beleifs. Sidney redefine what that means talent, class and dignity has not color it comes from within you.
delirous8 2 weeks ago
The world thanks you Sidney Poitier...it is indeed...To Sir With Love
pyrofella 2 weeks ago
I wish Denzel's entire introduction was included here
tomada36 2 weeks ago
What a class act
tomada36 2 weeks ago
When Sidney Poitier speaks people listen. Legend.
2011TREADSTONE 2 weeks ago
a very very good actor indeed. And a very good speech.
Winterfairy777 3 weeks ago
Honorable indeed. Everything about this man is honorable. What a name, what a voice, what a talent, what a classy gentleman. One of the very few remaining real men alive. God bless you mr Poitier. You're one in a million.
MaizyDayze 3 weeks ago
I want to see Sydney Poitier acting the baddie for a change. But maybe it will never happen because of his status as an artistic and social icon . Shame, at the end of the day he is an actor, and one of the very best.
TheSolaris810 1 month ago
I hope the world watches this. More than just a skin color is a human being. Judging a person by the skin color, the country he's from or even the language he speaks is not human; is sick, cruel and retarded. I cant stand a "person" calling "niggers" "rednecks" "wetbacks" to somebody who's diferent from him. I really hope this ends soon, cause everybody has the right to be free and respected as a human being, just like this wonderful actor here.
imfercho 1 month ago
A great, great, great man
Victorprossart1 1 month ago
The hairs on my arm and the back of my neck stood up for more than seven minutes! Sidney is no doubt brilliant!
NewKeith14 1 month ago
Now that's a speech...
50amt 1 month ago
GOD Bless!
Cdant26 1 month ago
What I remeber about Sydney Poitier 's way to play is that all the emotions who danced into his eyes.
WALTKRIEG 1 month ago
Fitting, a great black actor like Denzel, introducing a legendary black actor like Sidney Poitier.
ARSONISTJOE 1 month ago 3
@ARSONISTJOE I agree w/ all you said but I would take out the words "Black"... He's a Legendary actor... period.
elquicko 2 weeks ago
@ARSONISTJOE and Denzel would eventually win Best Actor in the same evening!
harrietamidala1691 1 week ago
whoa talk about taking the high road, definitively a great speech from an original icon from genuine humble beginnings, just fabulous :)
ThePhil909 1 month ago
A gentlemen....his behavior is a lesson to us all men.
neilzep 2 months ago 9
18 people must not know real epicness when they see it
pooka54 2 months ago
a legend!!!
dannysuko69 2 months ago 2
Humility is personified by Sidney. What an elegant man he is.
indurnuguri1 2 months ago
Wow only a King could speak such words of healing and unity. A King who rules with the utmost of kindness and humility, we love you Mr. Poitier! :-) And I hope you like my song.
dellamcmillancom 3 months ago
Dignified.
Romello4u 3 months ago
Impressive!
alipitogen 3 months ago
He might not be the but he certainly is a god of gracious manner..
eric2maccom 3 months ago
great man
helloohnogoodbye 3 months ago
Notice......He did not make 1 bobble, 1 mistake in that entire speech, it was like taking a walk for him, or eating a pretzel. This is an example of someone that truly found their calling, took hold of it, and owned it. He polished his craft to the best of his God given ability, and this is why he is and shall remain, one of the best examples of what hard work, dedication and survival can accomplish, and he was gracious enough to acknowledge the brave souls that helped him get there. Classic.
DaFoxx28 3 months ago 2
I dont think ANYONE can picture what he had to go through in his early years on Hollywood, and yet he overcomes all obstacles and delivers this almost Shakesperean speech and has the entire audience in the palm of his hand.
NOONE deserved this honour, more than you Sir Sidney Poitier. :´-)
Marcusx1980 4 months ago
Now that is how you deliver a THANK YOU speach!!!
spwill73 5 months ago
1:32 whould be a good tshirt background
veandiv 5 months ago
Check out Gary Mitchell Sidney Poitier Monologue... Thnx
Mitchaboi85 5 months ago
I remember the first time I watched this very powerful speech I cried like a baby at what he had to say, and what he and others had to go through... there are countless book written about these peoples early struggles in white America, and sadly there still going on, but this moment he showed that there are people that were willing to change and was one of the best moments in Oscar history...
MrRugbyloosehead 5 months ago
What a great, inspirational, amazing man. My love for Sidney Poitier can not be expressed in words. His work has changed acting and cinema for ever, and he is one of the best of all time. I'm practically crying as I right this.
JackKlompus13 5 months ago
what an inspiration!!
utubedano 6 months ago
We LOVE you, Sir Sidney!
OliverTwisted01 6 months ago
@OliverTwisted01 He is & will be the honorary curtain of moral & principles of any actor in Hollywood.
azalori 6 months ago
The late Director Robert Altman looked very guilty at 4:42. He like other Caucasian directors and producers never cast blacks in their films. Those who chose discriminate due to generations of ignorance and prejudice need a good slap of morality.
Sk8brdr4life 6 months ago
I don't know any other actor with as much integrity and honour as this man
BohemianAsh 6 months ago
This man personifies dignity.
issyvoo2 6 months ago
No words describe such a moment or an actor excuse me ARTIST, Does anyone know who the beauty is 2:16 ?
uubnex4 7 months ago
@uubnex4 the speech he gave came from somewhere deep inside, so its great indeed. and the beauty you asked about is marisa tomei.
sidrahsiddiqui 7 months ago
@uubnex4 marisa tomei.
MrTypow 6 months ago
hALLE bERRY cRIED a lITTLE
RiverLandPark 7 months ago
@RiverLandPark Pahaha you should see her oscar win :)
redarmo25 6 months ago
its nice to hear someone thanking his fans the audience. it rarely happens, they usually thank family, managers, directors etc. Class act, that was well said
chardenver 7 months ago
where is Eddie Murph, man?!?!
where is that bitch
flavio3d 7 months ago
No disrespect to Morgan Freeman, but I truly think this man would have made a better Mandela
AxonMoses 7 months ago
@AxonMoses he actually did play mandela in Madela and de Klerk in 1997
oiat 5 months ago
@AxonMoses Agreed. He would have been PERFECT as Mandela
Marcusx1980 3 months ago
it's really absurd that we can't see the video tributes.
redsonjaiscoming 7 months ago
Thank You, Mr. Poitier. :)
SibGirl01 7 months ago
WOW people are almost in tears, look at Julia Roberts at 3:46...GREAT SPEECH!!
mofyam89 8 months ago
GOD BLESS YOU SIDNEY-THANKS FOR MAKING US PROUD-WE LOVE MAN
curtisjones400 8 months ago
They call me Mr Tibbs.
BigMiniFilmz 8 months ago
This was such a great moment. When you think of everything he had to overcome and the pathway he paved for those behind him, it's an incredible and inspiring moment. I love this video.
blackman26 8 months ago
Cheers, Sid.
Ceaaa22 8 months ago
sidney is a freakin racist, dude
ebuz218 8 months ago
can you be more of a class act? a classy speech.
gaberoni20 8 months ago
There are very few individuals that just radiate class and intelligence like Sidney Poitier
bruhman1990 8 months ago
the measure of a man
rightlung1 8 months ago
Stunning speech!
drstew1 9 months ago
10 points to Griffindor Poiter.
pawtneyruff 9 months ago
What a speech... nevr heard such a movin words.... anyone who as a heart will be battling 2 control their tears... n look at the audience all doing the same......
samjohn000 9 months ago
amazing speech
melodiadeDiospr 9 months ago
amazing speech,
melodiadeDiospr 9 months ago
bravo
lenavera33 9 months ago
what year was this?
ShizukaRose 9 months ago
im speachless
michel19612009 9 months ago
just think its funny that they keep filming the other black actors in the audience...
ceclovitch 10 months ago
@ceclovitch Many probably wouldn't be where they are now if he hadn't paved the way....
perogie34 9 months ago
'To Sir With Love ...
paulordsf 10 months ago 8
I like how he mostly used the word 'actor' & 'producer' & film maker, instead of modifying it with black this or white that; because he sees the humanity of the person as the most important common thing to be recognized. Skin color should be a minor difference in comparison of the commonality of the human condition we all share. He is a shining example of a human being. =)
sersame 10 months ago 21
@sersame absolutely
Cdant26 1 month ago
@sersame that is true and i totally agree but unfortunately we live in a society where our skin color has been instituionalized to define what we are. It is an aritfical system that is easy to break but people themselves need to look beyond the skin color and see the person from within. Unfortunately there have been people who still hold on to those beleifs. Sidney redefine what that means talent, class and dignity has not color it comes from within you.
delirous8 2 weeks ago
I'm a young African-American actor and everytime I see this man or hear what he has to say, I feel like crying because it's just so profound. Great speech
MrArob29 10 months ago
@MrArob29 I WATCHED SIDNEY POITIER IN MOVIES AS A CHILD-HE ALWAYS MADE BE VERY PROUD TO AFRICAN AMERICAN-HE HAD A SMILE THAT CAME DEEP FROM INSIDE A SOUL-HE PAVED THE WAY WITH PRIDE AND DIGINITY FOR OTHER AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO CAME BEHIND HIM-HE IS TRULY A ROLE MODEL-WE WERE TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE HIM REPRESENT US-WHAT A CLASS ACT HE WAS
curtisjones400 8 months ago
6:48 That look says everything ,about this wonderfull speech
kallashah 11 months ago
what a beautiful and dignified speech. I don't think I've ever heard a speech that beats this one. A classy man.
Monk3597 11 months ago
This speech makes me want to cry. A real class act!
propaganda63 11 months ago 2
Is he the leader of the crips or the bloods? I forget.
GhostOfBugsy 11 months ago
@GhostOfBugsy You are disgusting
izzymccalla 11 months ago
@GhostOfBugsy No, actually he's the recipient of two more Academy Award than you have.
MrArob29 10 months ago
@GhostOfBugsy What's sad is that you actually think you're funny, don't you?
xojennyful 10 months ago
@GhostOfBugsy What's sad is that you actually think you're funny, don't you? How racist was that?
xojennyful 10 months ago
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British0Pixie 10 months ago
Wonderful Man! xoxox
Tweety1985love 11 months ago
didnt this guy marry white women..
There goes his credibility - the sell out
FlozelltheHotell 11 months ago
There are not words to describe Sidney Poitier! A class act!
aloofbooks 11 months ago 28
wow, that makes me speechless...
viennagirl2u 11 months ago
I am doing a history report on him. HE IS SO GREAT!
colegoose 11 months ago 2
Black Jesus
iJAEHCE 1 year ago
@iJAEHCE jesus wasn't white, how can a white man survive in Jerusalem
tommyclarkson123 11 months ago 3
Very Very well deserve Oscar for him , he was and remain a example not only for the movies industry, ..but for the world for his courage and his struggles againt racism and againt,... so much more!
APhilCollinsFan 1 year ago
18 people must hate black actors.
TrowaB91 1 year ago 2
That was BEAUTIFUL. Hands down..........Best Acceptance speech ever. Not just the Oscars...EVER!!!
ILuvKody09 1 year ago
Sidney Poitier = Classy.
senoritajd 1 year ago
beautiful !
mirkist 1 year ago
This man was a poet
WeaponXXIV 1 year ago
Respect pour ce grand homme et cet acteur merveilleux.
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gfeldred 1 year ago
wow...
Liz86000 1 year ago
that's class!! Respect!
iynshabanerjee 1 year ago
When Sydney started dedicating his award with "....the late...", damn, that really shook my heart. And look at audience! they can't believe it. They are shocked to hear that all his dear friends have come to pass. BEST SPEECH OF ALL TIME.
BrainstormerXV 1 year ago 4
Tear Jerking . . . Beautiful . . . Inspriational . . . .Real . . . . . I am thankful & truely grateful for the African Americans who have paved the way for others & for the time i've come up in. We no longer have to struggle as bad in this country! Most of all i thank God!! For EVERYTHING!!!!!!! For my life & For my strength! I could go on and on about how Grateful i am that God placed people like Sidney in this world and all the others who have struggled to pave the way for African Americans :)
TatianaCaprice011 1 year ago 2
He paved the way for so many. Thankyou Mr.Poitier.
Asperuaca 1 year ago
I agree with ceclovitch. Poitier is a legend, an amazing actor that probably has gone through a lot to get at the top, but by laying the emphasis on the fact that he's black is demeaning I feel, and doesn't do him justice. I think he considers himself an actor, not a black actor at first. As long as people are going to emphasize the fact he's black they're not getting anywhere. People are just people, I don't consider myself white, and yeah maybe it's easier for me to say this but still
TheMariacarla1 1 year ago
@TheMariacarla1 THE REASON PEOPLE FOCUS ON THE FACT THE SIDENY POITIER IS BLACK-IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN SIDNEY WAS DOING MOVIES-BLACKS DID NOT GET LEADING ROLES-IF WAS VERY RARE-HE IS THE JACKIE ROBINSON OF ACTING
curtisjones400 8 months ago
I love this man!! What a Great speech!
mollypie10 1 year ago
sorry, but isnt it so funny that they keep filming all the black people in the audience, like only they like Sidney, america seems so segregated still...
ceclovitch 1 year ago
@ceclovitch ..... Sidneys whole life paved the way for black actors everywhere. Its for emphasis methinks...
murkleman168 1 year ago
@ceclovitch You are an absolute incompetent, heartless, racially divisive human individual who couldn't look at the whole entire picture for what it is, but instead placed on both your eyes beer goggles to spot only what attracted you the most. Come on, did you not see "Pretty Woman" star Julia Roberts, there was even the gladiator Russell Crowe. The list goes on and on. It wasn't just Will and Jada Smith, Denzel Washington in the crowed. Sheesh!
Sileni 1 year ago
@ceclovitch you are so STUPID. The reason cameras were being pointed at BLACK ACTORS during this speech is to show the effect his career has had on them dumbass. Would you rather see the camera point to the disappointing faces of some of the white actors who clearly still have racist blood in them? Apparently you do based on that dumbass post.
PopCulture20 1 year ago
how can anybody not like this?
livyz02 1 year ago 3
Dude, Sidneys whole life was a civil rights movement. You obviously know nothing about him or his work. You're mad because he made it, "A black thing." However, thats not it at all. He is speaking about struggles that he went through that you could not even fathom. He broke grounds for not only black actors but WHITE actors. He won this honorary award for doing so & overcoming the struggles of racism. He's reading his speech because he has a lot to say. HE'S DONE A LOT. oh, & I'm white so stfu
CurtisDoverY0 1 year ago 174
@CurtisDoverY0 oh, your comment is absolutly beautiful and so true!
xNicoleSx 1 year ago
@CurtisDoverY0 well spoken!
Marjomiffy 1 year ago
@CurtisDoverY0 Well said.
LiquidSolidRaiden 1 year ago
@CurtisDoverY0 Now why can more white people like you exist? because you were right on point!!!
PopCulture20 1 year ago
@CurtisDoverY0 yea, i hate it when people say its a race thing. sidney poitier helped actors of all races, without sidney poitier there would be no bruce lee, no icons like that.
masterkayaki 10 months ago
@CurtisDoverY0 yesssssssssss you are speaking the truth!
jojosopink 7 months ago
@CurtisDoverY0 nicely said..
utubedano 6 months ago
my god he looks the same as he did in "little nikkita"
queenzakiya91 1 year ago
calm down buddy
speakerbox123 1 year ago
lol he would marry a white woman. so much for being a black leader and role model. lmfao
getlikemc 1 year ago
@getlikemc Sidney Poitier was all about the abolition of color lines. Wouldn't it be contradictory then if he were to eliminate a potential life partner on the basis of her race?
Cali5556 1 year ago
Ok..i have to now get approval from google to express my opinions? well let me give a direct statement to the "approval snot nose commitee" you fuckers are going down..your days are numbered..we the people are going to make sure that corp. like google and wall street will not or never take over our minds..you will fall by the way side to new and free thinking internet..YOU ARE OBSOLETE
Piggreenbag 1 year ago
@Piggreenbag You do know that it's the video uploader, not Google, not a greedy corporate hog, not corporate America, which is screening posts on this video, right? In the timeless, sage words of Homer Simpson - "Doh!"
Cali5556 1 year ago
I just try to post a not so favorable post twice now..both have been censored and up for review..
Piggreenbag 1 year ago
Now youtube is censoring coments..youtube will die out..wikileaks and the like will take over the corporate one world censorship..
Piggreenbag 1 year ago
This is a political BS speech..he should have come out and spoken from his heart instead of reading a tellipromter..no were near the greats like Cary Grant life time..or Jimmy Stuwart..he had to make it a black thing..like his whole career was a civil rights movement..give me a break..our nation has relented so far to the left that even most young white people are talking like they come from the getto and act like fuckin thugs..so excuse me if i dont get all teared eyed.
Piggreenbag 1 year ago
@Piggreenbag god you are one dumb nigger aren't you? go back to europe. it's niggers like you that are destroying this country.
FuckUtube2008 1 year ago
@Piggreenbag,Spoken like one who has absolutely no clue. Well done, for surpassing the ceiling of ignorance.
michaboa 1 year ago 3
@Piggreenbag lol loser ha!
bfr0d 1 year ago
@Piggreenbag = another jealous individual with no intellect.
ProperStuff 8 months ago
A class act. I salute you, Mr. Poitier!
SFBOY72 1 year ago
he's one of the bravest and strongest men i've ever seen. he diserves the honorary oscar so much!
thank you, Sir Sidney Poitier!
kevtarte 1 year ago
@44eelz I believe they are his daughters and the white lady is his wife.
goannadream 1 year ago
I wish I'd had a Father like him. Pure class. A maverick.
goannadream 1 year ago
who are those fine women at 0:35???
44eelz 1 year ago
@44eelz the white women is his wife of almost 30 years Joanna (ain't that a coincidence) and the rest of the women are his children.
perfectajo 1 year ago
@44eelz lol two of Mr. Poitier's daughters
PrettyBrownEyes1410 1 year ago
@44eelz his wife and his daughters :)
HayakazeKorona 1 year ago
@44eelz his daughters and wife
Jacksofhearts 1 year ago
Most Wonderful and moving speech EVER!!!
diamdia 1 year ago
i wish he wasn;t reading off a vidioprinter
1Cocknose1 1 year ago
@1Cocknose1 he probably made his speech though, if i had those kinds of words implanted into my mind, i wouldn't want them to be forgotten and/or messed up lol :P
pianoman8882 1 year ago
by the way, everyone has got teary eyes - it's wonderful how that great man is touching every single one of them!
xNicoleSx 1 year ago
yeah, sidney really is a great, legendary actor!
beautiful man!
xNicoleSx 1 year ago
He is from my island...the Bahamas!!!
misslele412 1 year ago
WOW he pulled everyone in that speech was the stuff of legend
sevensorrows 1 year ago
GREAT RESPECT FOR THIS WONDERFUL MAN FROM FRANCE :)
nokiddingable 1 year ago
This is man that every one can respect and admire. There is not many celebrities we can say that about today.
justsailingalong 1 year ago
reese witherspoon looks like she just fell in love at 4:43
Dannomack 1 year ago 3
Sidney the most greatest o/
corals2h 1 year ago
Is an icon for a lot of people!!!!...That masterpiece movie called IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT says everything.....He open a lot of doors for a lot of african-american people..
romeonarcizo 1 year ago
i really enjoyed his speech. it was serious, passionate, and admirable. He's a true academy award winner in my own opinion
rrrgovernment01 1 year ago 4
now this is a fucking speech!
GeGeMus12 1 year ago
@GeGeMus12 u r so fucking stupid
edonawo1978 1 year ago
Sidney's the kind of person that when he talks, the world listens.
KristianKronicles 1 year ago 15
They call me Mr Tibbs.What an actor
portman58 1 year ago
I have never seen a Poitier film that he did not literally steal the picture, stole it away from the likes of Hepburn, Tracy, Steiger...what skin color? It simply did not exist with Sidney, only brilliance, humor, talent, genius at his craft like so many before and after. He deserved this award and more, he is loved by all.
vsktx 1 year ago
legend!
tchu717 1 year ago
You cannot get any better than Mr. Poitier - I grew up in the 60's when a black man was a risk for film - he is truly an icon and an American Leading Man - I am so thankful that cinema has evolved to appreciate this amazing thespian and his brave push to allow a gateway for our fine African-American actors - God Bless you Mr. Poitier...
er6789er 1 year ago 3
such a classy man... you can see the respect and the inspiration coming from the audience's eyes just by listening to Mr. Poitier's words
damaka 1 year ago
this is such a sad sad situation with black ppl and white ppl all over the world. why do people treat each other like this? even in their own continent you ll find chinese ppl hating japanese ppl, why are we like this? i wish there was a way to suppress the footprint of older generations, so that maybe we can all start over clean!
smukase 1 year ago
This was only given to him because white Hollywood realised how much they fucked over black actors for so long.
Imagine Halle Berry and Denzel only won Oscars for leading roles after being dysfunctional. Halle had to do a 5 minute porno and Denzel had to be a dirty cop.
Jamille85 1 year ago
What a class act!!!!
wegggie 1 year ago