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"Wow, thank you. Thank you to the Academy. Thank you to everyone involved in the making of Whiplash.
"And I am grateful everyday for the most remarkable person I know: my wife, the wonderful Michelle Schumacher. I’m grateful for your love, your kindness, your wisdom, your sacrifice and your patience.
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