The 81st Annual Academy Awards2009

Himself - Winner:
Best Animated Film: My producers Jim Morris and Lindsey Collins should really be up here to accept this with me. It's been such an inspiration to spend time with a character who so tenaciously struggles to find the beauty in everything that he sees. It's a noble aspiration to have in times like these. I dearly want to thank everyone that's been on this film: the cast, the crew, everybody at Disney and Pixar Studios. I have to single out Ed Catmull, John Lasseter and Steve Jobs for creating a cinematic safe haven where only a film like "WALL-E" could be made. To my wife Julie, my kids Ben and Audrey, I love you so much. And I guess I'd be remiss if I did not thank my high school drama teacher, Phil Perry, for twenty-eight years ago casting me as "Barnaby" in "Hello, Dolly!." Creative seeds are sown in the oddest of places. So, thank you so much to the Academy for this.