Natalie Portman has described winning an Oscar as 'insane'.
The star of Black Swan also paid tribute to her fellow nominees Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone) and Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine) as she accepted the 'Best Actress' prize.
"Thank you so much to the Academy, this is insane," she said.
"I truly, sincerely wish that the prize tonight was to get to work with my fellow nominees - I'm so in awe of you.
"I'm so grateful to get to do the job I do, I love it so much."
Portman thanked her team, the cast and crew and hailed her parents "for showing me every day how to be a good human being by example".
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She described the film's director Darren Aronofsky as "a fearless leader and visionary", and showed gratitude to Luc Besson and Mike Nichols, who she worked with on Léon and Closer respectively.
Portman also thanked her fiancé Benjamin Millepied, adding that "[he] has given me the most important role of my life".
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In July 2013, Kate joined the DS staff team as chief sub-editor and following six years as the site's managing editor, their role expanded to incorporate Hearst UK's entertainment portfolio (including Digital Spy and its sibling titles Best and Inside Soap) between late 2024 and early 2026.
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