Audrey Hepburn's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: 1993 Oscars

I'm too thin, and my ears stick out, and my teeth are crooked, and my neck's much too long. Maybe so, but I love the way it all hangs together. Throughout her career, she was a symbol of grace and beauty, high style and high spirits, sophistication and sly innocence. To those of us who worked with her, she was a sensitive artist and a beautiful cutout. But there was a part of her life that preoccupied her even more than her acting career. As a special ambassador for UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, she tirelessly traveled the world. An advocate for the poor, the dispossessed, the starving. For people who probably never saw her radiance on screen, and maybe never would. Stay in our thoughts. Audrey died early this year at the young age of 63. When I last saw her, she was still astonishingly beautiful, still youthful, still committed to her work, still the warm and adorable Audrey Hepburn. None of us will ever forget. And the children of the world and the mothers of the world will never forget her either. Never forget her compassion, her bravery, her determination to understand, her high hopes, her help. Ladies and gentlemen, Gregory Peck. The Jean Herschel Humanitarian Award honors individuals in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to us all. If ever someone lived up to the ideals of this award, with dedication and conviction, it was Audrey Hepburn. To accept the award on her behalf, I'm honored to introduce Audrey's son, Mr. Sean Hepburn Ferrer. Thank you, Greg. On behalf of my mother, thank you Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, colleagues, and friends for such a beautiful honor. Thank you to all who wrote and thought of her during these difficult times. Thank you Connie, Doris, and Hubert for being such good friends. Gracias, Luquita. My wife, Lila, and my brother, Luca, for completing the circle of love. Thank you, UNICEF, to everyone, from those in the offices in Geneva and New York, to the workers in the field, wherever you may be. And thank you, Robbie, for being at her side. She believed every child has the right to health, to hope, to tenderness, and to life. On her behalf, I dedicate this to the children of the world. Thank you.