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Oscar Nominee Quvenzhane Wallis Thanks Babysitter In Acceptance Speech


Quvenzhane Wallis is the youngest ever Oscar nominee, winning a Best Actress nod aged just nine. Ahead of the Academy Awards on Sunday, she's already picked up a gong for Best Breakthrough Performance at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards and showing her age, she thanked her babysitter in her acceptance speech!

Whether she picks up an Oscar on Sunday or not, Quvenzhane Wallis got a chance to thank the people that made it possible to play her role in Beasts Of The Southern Wild on Thursday when she won Best Actress at the Black Women in Hollywood Awards, hosted by Oprah. The nine year-old couldn't wait to thank her babysitter!

"I would like to thank everyone who helped me play this part, and everyone who was there for me, and my babysitter who was on set," said the child.

The mini fashionista looked adorable in a pink and white dress, teamed with her signature accessory - a fluffy handbag in the shape of a puppy!

Asked if one of her doggy bags would be chosen for the red carpet at the Oscars, Quvenzhane wasn't sure what to say:

"Um, my mom knows," she told reporters on the carpet before sitting down for Oprah's luncheon.

"You'll have to watch!"

At the same ceremony, Oprah reduced the audience to tears as she accepted the Power award. Oprah Winfrey acknowledged the nine graduates, who were all in attendance, of her Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy For Girls:

"I never wanted to be a mother, but I am humbled by this day". Aww!

Do you think Quvenzhane deserves the Oscar gong?

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AnnE should take notes from her, tbh.
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miami_88 23rd-Feb-2013 11:51 pm (UTC)
LOL!!! Thank the babysitter for letting her stay up pass her bedtime. So cute.
snoozeen 23rd-Feb-2013 11:52 pm (UTC)
I hope her parents have prepared her for losing tomorrow. I really don't want to see an upset child on live television.
ms_mmelissa 23rd-Feb-2013 11:56 pm (UTC)
Her mom already said that she did.

She seems like she has grounded parents who are taking care of her anyway which is nice.

/hoping she turns out grounded like Anna Paquin.
whiskybars 23rd-Feb-2013 11:59 pm (UTC)
same

i'm rooting for this chick sf much
kwikimart 24th-Feb-2013 12:00 am (UTC)
MTE

Anna Paquin is the best
degele 24th-Feb-2013 12:02 am (UTC)
i love anna paquin's acceptance speech so much, lmfao. she was so flabbergasted.
wheresandrae 24th-Feb-2013 01:24 am (UTC)
this is great to hear

also bless Anna Talented Paquin <3
chrisgold 24th-Feb-2013 12:19 am (UTC)
She's been losing all awards season. Why should tomorrow be any different? She made history by being the youngest ever. She won long ago.
youbeboy 23rd-Feb-2013 11:52 pm (UTC)
She's adorable.
crucified 23rd-Feb-2013 11:53 pm (UTC)
That's cute.
icangoforthat 23rd-Feb-2013 11:55 pm (UTC)
awww she's adorable. I can't wait to see what she will wear tomorrow.
chrismakkuh 23rd-Feb-2013 11:56 pm (UTC)
I'm really in the minority in the ridiculousness of her caring those bags everywhere.

Adorable, though, yes she is.
heart_iswild 23rd-Feb-2013 11:58 pm (UTC)
lol i think she looks so silly. my mother would never let me carry that shit around
kwikimart 23rd-Feb-2013 11:59 pm (UTC)
She's 10 years old...
__nocturna 23rd-Feb-2013 11:59 pm (UTC)
lol ia although I thought it was cute the first time
whiskybars 23rd-Feb-2013 11:58 pm (UTC)
ugh she is the cutest
kwikimart 23rd-Feb-2013 11:59 pm (UTC)
Anne's problem is she comes across as try hard and insincere.

She obviously can't do emotions naturally so why doesn't she just keep her speeches graceful, simple and short instead of doing that breathy voice and trying to crack jokes?


QWallis is such a sweetheart, I love that girl. I really hope Hollywood doesn't ruin her.
365reasonswhy 24th-Feb-2013 12:46 am (UTC)
Yeah, she's such a theater kid that every single thing she says comes across as acting. I wonder if she's really actually shy and the fakeness is how she deals..
kwikimart 24th-Feb-2013 01:33 am (UTC)
That's exactly it!

I don't think she's really shy at all, she seems quite bossy actually and like she restrains that side of her.
It seems she just tries to hard to please people and be the 'best' e.g. if someone's speech is really emotional yet funny, she'll try and do that.
13066301 24th-Feb-2013 12:00 am (UTC)
Between her and Emmanuelle, I don't know who to pick. Two-way tie?
sandstorm 24th-Feb-2013 12:19 am (UTC)
I don't see why not.
wheresandrae 24th-Feb-2013 01:25 am (UTC)
One can dream
zygopetalum 24th-Feb-2013 12:08 am (UTC)
I don't think it's fair she isn't going to win - that movie was fucking phenomenal and she was a goddamn powerhouse in it. Seriously, I haven't been that moved by a film from start to finish in a long time. My boyfriend kept getting up to "smoke" but he'd come inside with an unlit cigarette, wiping his eyes off.
kwikimart 24th-Feb-2013 12:10 am (UTC)
lol aw @ your boyfriend
gorlplz 24th-Feb-2013 12:12 am (UTC)
lol that's so cute
licorrice 24th-Feb-2013 12:42 am (UTC)
aww that's so qt.
treradical 24th-Feb-2013 12:48 am (UTC)
lol aw
x_neverenough 24th-Feb-2013 01:02 am (UTC)
lmao that is adorable omg
gorlplz 24th-Feb-2013 12:11 am (UTC)
she is just so damn charming and epic i swear i can't do nothing but stan for this little cutiepie! <3



i meannnnn <333
if_musicbe 24th-Feb-2013 01:03 am (UTC)
Omg she's so stinking cute! I could have never at 10 years old.
mistyraven 24th-Feb-2013 01:15 am (UTC)
Lmao at the end, "I get to come on Good Morning Americaaaaa"
fasdsr2 24th-Feb-2013 03:43 am (UTC)
lmao, that was my favorite part.
roxas39 24th-Feb-2013 09:51 pm (UTC)
lol
pretend_to_care 24th-Feb-2013 01:25 am (UTC)
OMG SHE IS THE BEST. I want to be her BFF except that would be creepy because I am 15 years older than her. Still though.
fancypiink 24th-Feb-2013 04:29 am (UTC)
she is adorbs. she should win just for being adorbs. anne is not adorbs. she's intolerable.
treebraids 24th-Feb-2013 11:17 am (UTC)
The good morning America bit was so fucking cute. She is such a pro. LOL @ people acting like she is too young to get understand how shit works.
shinebrighter 24th-Feb-2013 03:32 pm (UTC)
LOL the end was soooo cute!!!! i loved when she said she wanted the guy who brought her donuts to get the part. she's awesome.
kristinkat 24th-Feb-2013 04:48 pm (UTC)
what a qt pie
floetcist 24th-Feb-2013 12:13 am (UTC)
So much cute

tryxkittie 24th-Feb-2013 12:46 am (UTC)
she looks so troubled by the bubbles lol
piratesswoop 24th-Feb-2013 12:55 am (UTC)
it's a boy!

the youngest of these three canadian-korean brothers who are apparently SUPER popular in korea, especially the oldest one
http://fuckyeahmasonmoon.tumblr.com/
openpick 24th-Feb-2013 12:13 am (UTC)
she is ADORABLE. i love her and her dog bags<3
kwikimart 24th-Feb-2013 12:13 am (UTC)


Woooh I love that her family are getting some fancy free shit! They look good!
__nocturna 24th-Feb-2013 12:15 am (UTC)
is that her sister? she's beautiful
kwikimart 24th-Feb-2013 12:29 am (UTC)
Yup!
It's her sister (in the taupe mini-dress) and her mother (in the yellow)
numbedtoe 24th-Feb-2013 12:24 am (UTC)
whole family is gorgeous.
bodyline 24th-Feb-2013 12:35 am (UTC)
these are some good genes right here
openpick 24th-Feb-2013 12:38 am (UTC)
they're all beautiful!
365reasonswhy 24th-Feb-2013 12:49 am (UTC)
She and her sister have the same smile. That's a beautiful family!
x_neverenough 24th-Feb-2013 01:02 am (UTC)
aw what a beautiful family
lillylilacs 24th-Feb-2013 01:31 am (UTC)
She and her sister look so much alike.
galaxy_bang 24th-Feb-2013 02:42 am (UTC)
She's gonna look just like her sister when she grows up, gorg!
myblackass 24th-Feb-2013 03:14 am (UTC)
Gorgeous family but mom and sister's shoes...
ebenista 24th-Feb-2013 07:38 pm (UTC)
I see they all won in the genetic lottery
rewrittentime 24th-Feb-2013 12:16 am (UTC)
she is so cute :')
i hope she wins
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