Standing O and what a group of women!

Shirley MacLaine speaks directly to Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married): "We loved you as a princess, we loved you in Prada… You're a great inspirtion to young actors because you're not afraid to show your dark side…"

Marion Cottillard speaks directly to Kate Winslet (The Reader).

Halle Berre speaks directly to Melissa Leo (Frozen River).

Sophia Loren speaks directly to Meryl Streep (Doubt): Who better? "In Doubt you gave us another one of your singular creations…"

Nicole Kidman speaks directly to Angelina Jolie (The Changeling) "That this role is played so authentically is due to the very modern gifts of Angelina Jolie."

These tributes are incredible:  Sounds to me like they were written by the actors themselves…

And the Oscar goes to Kate Winslet: "I think we can't believe we're in a category with Meryl Street at all…Thank you so much my God."

Another one for the montage next year…