Using the knowledge he had gained from the film industry he was able to run a successful farm. In the interests of equity he had dyed each sheep and alpaca a different colour. No one could accuse him of bigotry. When it came to the two cattle beasts he wasn’t at all sure if one identified as a bull and one identified as a cow, so he painted them the colours of the rainbow.
It certainly pays to be sensitive to such things. His collection of haphazard photos plotlessly arranged was nominated as the best picture of the year, and it went on to win. His acclaimed acceptance speech can be read below. It is identical to the one his ex-partner Gillian delivered in 2014.
I would like to thank Jane and Dorothy and Roger. And also Roy, Peter and Christine. And Alex. Cecil, you charmer! And also thank Clare and Matt and Daphne and Josephine (Jo you’re a wonder!) and Eileen and Ernest and Ethel. Maud, Ross, Gladys, Myrtle, Hazel, Leonard, Ivy, Molly, Tony, Stan, Sue, Lance, Fran, Marianne, Matt (again), Danny, Lionel, Cody and Shay. The list goes on. And Phillip, Francis, Eric, Arthur, Ellen, Shannon, Len and Joy. Sophia, Jackson, Aiden, Liam, Lucas, Noah, Mason, Emma, Olivia, Isabella, Mia, Ava, Lily, Zoe, Emily, Chloe, Layla, Madison, Jayden, Ethan, Jacob, Jack, Caden, Logan, Madelyn, Benjamin, Michael, Caleb, Ryan, Alexander, Abigail, Aubrey, Charlotte, Amelia, Ella, Kaylee, Avery, Aaliyah, Elijah, James, William, Oliver, Connor, Luke, Brayden, Jayce, Henry, Carter, Dylan (did I say that already?), Hailey, Hannah, Addison, Riley, Harper, Aria, Arianna, Mackenzie, Lila, Evelyn, Adalyn, Grace, Brooklyn, Ellie, Anna, Kaitlyn, Isabelle, Sophie, Scarlett, Natalie, Leah, Sarah, Nora, Mila, Elizabeth, Lillian, Kylie, Audrey, Gabriel, Joshua, Nicholas, Isaac, Owen, Nathan, Grayson, Eli, Landon, Andrew, Max, Samuel, Gavin, Wyatt, Christian, Hunter, Cameron, Evan, Charlie, David, Sebastian, Joseph, Dominic, Anthony, Colton, John, Lucy, Maya, Annabelle, Makayla, Gabriella, Elena, Victoria, Claire, Savannah, Peyton, Maria, Alaina, Kennedy, Stella, Liliana, Allison, Samantha, Keira, Alyssa, Reagan, Molly, Alexandra, Violet, Charlie, Julia, Sadie, Ruby, Eva, Alice, Eliana, Taylor, Callie, Penelope, Camilla, Bailey, Kaelyn, Alexis, Kayla, Katherine, Sydney, Lauren, Jasmine, London, Bella, Adeline, Caroline, Vivian, Juliana, Gianna, Skyler, Jordyn, Tyler, Zachary, Thomas, Julian, Levi, Adam, Isaiah, Alex, Aaron, Parker, Cooper, Miles, Chase, Muhammad, Christopher, Blake, Austin, Jordan, Leo, Jonathan, Adrian, Colin, Hudson, Ian, Xavier, Camden, Tristan, Carson, Jason, Nolan, Riley, Lincoln, Brody, Bentley, Nathaniel, Josiah, Declan, Jake, Asher, Jeremiah, Cole, Mateo, Micah, and Elliot. Oh! And I almost forgot! Charan, Chandu, Chaytanya, Chabrseh. These are just the sheep. I say to the alpacas: You know who you are.
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