Darkest Hour has brought Oscar goldman for Gary Oldman. After working for 36 years in the industry, Oldman finally won his first Academy Award for Best Actor on Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, taking the prestigious achievement over fellow contenders Daniel. Watch Gary Oldman's Oscar 2018 acceptance speech for winning Best Actor for his performance of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. Below are some quotes and highlights from his speech: "My deepest thanks to the Academy and its members for this glorious prize. I owe this and so much more to so many. I have lived in America for the longest time and I am deeply greatly to her for the loves and the friendships I have made and the many wonderful gifts it has given me. My home, my livelihood, my family, and an Oscar. " "I would just like to salute Sir Winston Churchill who has been a marvelous company on what can be described as an incredible journey and my wife Giselle for traveling that road with me and being at my side." "I would like to thank my mother who is older than the Oscar, she is 99 years young next birthday and she's watching the ceremony from the comfort of her sofa. I say to my mother â€" thank you for your love and support. Put the kettle on. I'm bringing Oscar home."