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Oscars: Christian Bale gives best speech yet

By Betsy Sharkey
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Yeah! I love it that Christian Bale won. One of those actors who is always provocative. Heartfelt, and a great shout-out to Micky Eklund, the recovering addict/boxer he played in ‘The Fighter.’ That he ended with a word for his wife, voice-breaking, best acceptance yet.

SAG and Globes had already weighed in saying he was the best. He’s already created an incredible body of work, with ‘The Fighter’ only the latest in what I hope will be a very long string.

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--Betsy Sharkey

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Betsy Sharkey

Former Los Angeles Times film critic Betsy Sharkey is an award-winning entertainment journalist and bestselling author. She left the newsroom in 2015. In addition to her critical essays and reviews of about 200 films a year for The Times, Sharkey’s weekly movie reviews appeared in newspapers nationally and internationally. Her books include collaborations with Oscar-winning actresses Faye Dunaway on “Looking for Gatsby” and Marlee Matlin on “I’ll Scream Later.” Sharkey holds a degree in journalism and a master’s in communications theory from Texas Christian University.

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