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Best Animated Short director Kunio Kato delivers a brilliant haiku of an acceptance speech for La Maison en Petits Cubes
In a night of long-winded, dry speeches, the Japanese filmmaker gave thanks with a near-scientific precision that somehow also managed to be entertaining: ''Thank you, my pencil. Thank you, Academy. Thank you, animation. Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto.''
Oscars 2009
81 years of Oscar! Coverage of this year's awards (Feb. 22)

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