'Thank you, thank you,' he began. 'Thank you to the Academy. I don't think I'm capable of articulating quite how I feel right now. I am fully aware that I am a lucky, lucky man. This Oscar—wow!'

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Even he had to stop just for a second to savor the moment.

'Um, this Oscar... This belongs to all of those people around the world battling ALS. It belongs to one exceptional family, Stephen, Jane, Jonathan, and the Hawking children. And I will be its custodian and I will promise you I will look after him. I will polish him. I will answer his beck and call and I will wait on him hand and foot.'

Redmayne continued to thank his big-screen wife, 'my staggering partner in crime, Felicity Jones' as well as 'my ferocious and yet incredibly kind director, James Marsh,' and the many members of his 'ingenious team.'

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'Now, finally, please, this is so extraordinary,' he concluded. 'My family and you,' he pointed to the audience, 'Hannah, my wife, we have a new fellow coming to share our apartment!'

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We're just going to have to assume he meant Oscar.