So is the kettle on yet? Modest two-up two-down terraced home where Gary Oldman's mother, 98, will celebrate her son's (dented) Best Actor Oscar
Gary Oldman thanked his 98-year-old mother as he clutched his Oscar in front of Hollywood's best and brightest in Los Angeles but it will be a two-up two-down in south London where the pair will be toasting his victory.
The British star won the statue for Best Actor after wowing the Academy and audiences alike with his powerful performance as Winston Churchill in the Darkest Hour.
Oldman, 59, appeared emotional as he accepted his award, paying tribute to his elderly mother during a lengthy speech, by telling her 'put the kettle on mum, I'm bringing Oscar home'.
But home for Kathleen is a far cry from the glitz and glamour of her son's LA mansion, where he lives with fifth wife Gisele Schmift in the fancy suburb of Los Feliz.
Instead she lives in a modest street in the Deptford area in south London, the same neighbourhood where Oldman was born and grew up.
Talented: Oldman dedicated his win to his elderly mother Kathleen (right, the pair with Oldman's wife Gisele Schmidt), telling her to 'put the kettle on, I'm bringing Oscar home'
Expensive wooden blinds hang in each of the street-front windows. The windows have been recently painted with a thick coat of grey paint. A metal gate protects the front door. Statues are perched on the first-floor window sills.
Cars, some more than 20 years old, are parked outside the Oldman's family home. A burst water pipe is spilling water on to the street. Plastic bollards stand in the road.
Residents on the street told MailOnline they were thrilled that Oldman had taken home a statue and revealed that Kathleen had flown out to Los Angeles for the ceremony.
Oldman's family – his mother and two sisters – still live in the humble terrace house where he grew up.
One neighbour, who identified herself only as Mary, said: 'I watched the Oscars on the TV. We are all very proud of Gary [Oldman].
I know his mum and his family, they are very nice.
'I've not seen Gary around for a few years but he has not forgotten his roots, he has not forgotten where he comes from.
'His mum Kathleen is in LA. She spends a lot of time there, being close to Gary. She would have been watching the ceremony.
'I wouldn't be surprised if he invited his sisters – [Jackie, Maureen and Eastenders actor Laila Morse] along too.'
She added: 'They [the Oldman family] were very kind to me after I lost my family. They came ''round to check on me and to see if I needed anything.''
Another neighour, who did not give his name, said: 'Gary's mum Kathleen has gone to America. She spends half the year there – depending on the weather.
'We are all very proud of Gary. He has come a long way, but he has never forgotten that he's from south London.'
During his acceptance speech, a moved Oldman said: 'I would like to thank my mother - she is older than the Oscar, she will be 99 years young next birthday.
Thank you for your love and support.'
However, the occasion must have got to the star because shortly after he departed the stage Oldman was spotted clattering his gleaming new award into a barrier as he went to get it engraved.
Scott Feinberg, Hollywood Reporter's Awards columnist, filmed the mishap.
The journalist wrote: 'I think I witnessed Gary Oldman accidentally dent his new Oscar on his way to having it engraved...'
It's the star's first Oscar win. He was previously nominated for the 2011 film Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
Oldman beat out Timothee Chalamet for Call Me by Your Name, Daniel Day-Lewis in Phantom Thread, Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out and Denzel Washington for Roman J. Israel, Esq. for the big prize after already winning a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a BAFTA for the performance.
Speaking on British television show Good Morning Britain after his win, he said: 'It went well. I haven't spoken to mum yet. Will speak to her in the morning. We will have a natter.
'When I said I wanted to become an actor, mum said OK and I told her I'd have to give up work and she said OK. I had to get a grant as she couldn't afford to help me, so I did, and she's always supported me. This is her dream.
'America has been a second home for me, I've spent more time here than I did actually in Britain. It's been a major part of my life.
'They've been incredibly kind to me. So I wanted to acknowledge that. It's given me a home and a livelihood.
'The recognition of the work is a glorious thing, culminating in this. It gives me hope for the cinema. I have seen the numbers that the film has made. People have not been watching it on DVD.
'They've been going to the cinema. It's extraordinary. The film is old white men in windowless rooms. Gives me hope for cinema.'
Oldman was presented with his Oscar by Jane Fonda who was joined by Helen Mirren to announce the best actor nominees.
Oldman was presented with his Oscar by Jane Fonda
Oldman recalled in his acceptance speech how 'the movies captivated a young man from South London and gave him a dream.'
He also paid tribute to Churchill, saying the late leader had been 'marvelous company in what can be described as an incredible journey.'
'My deepest thanks to the academy for this glorious prize,' he said. 'I'd like to salute Winston Churchill who has been marvellous company on what has been an incredible journey.
'The movies, such is their power, captivated a young man from South London and gave him a dream.'
He also thanked his wife Gisele 'for travelling that road with me.'
Oldman went to remarkable lengths to subsume himself into the famous cigar-chomping prime minister.
He spent hours in the hair and makeup chair each day before filming started.
He spent several hours in the hair and makeup chair each day before cameras rolled, becoming virtually unrecognizable as the famous cigar-chomping prime minister
The team behind Oldman's remarkable transformation - Brits David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick and their Japanese colleague Kazuhiro Tsuji - won the Oscar for best makeup and hairstyling
The skill of that team was also recognized with Brits David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick and their Japanese colleague Kazuhiro Tsuji winning the Oscar for best makeup and hairstyling.
Roger Deakins was presented with the Best Cinematography Academy Award for his work on Blade Runner 2049.
It was the 14th time the 68-year-old had been nominated in the category and his first win.
His first nomination came back in 1995 for The Shawshank Redemption and his other nominated work includes the movies Fargo, O Brother Where Art Thou? Skyfall and Unbroken.
'I really love my job. I have been doing it a long time as you can see,' he said after accepting his Oscar. 'One of the reasons I really love it is because of the people I work with in front of and behind the camera.'
ACADEMY AWARDS WINNERS 2018
BEST PICTURE BEST ACTOR
Timothee Chalamet - Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis - Phantom Thread
Daniel Kaluuya - Get Out
Gary OIdman - Darkest Hour - WINNER
Denzel Washington - Roman J. Israel, Esq
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mary J Blige - Mudbound
Alison Janney - I, Tonya - WINNER
Lesley Manville - Phanton Thread
Laurie Metcalf - Ladybird
Octavia Spencer - The Shape Of Water
Alison Janney was named Best Supporting Actress for I, Tonya
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A Fantastic Woman - WINNER
The Insult
Loveless
On Body and Soul
The Square
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Edith + Eddie
Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405 - WINNER
Heroin(e)
Knife Skills
Traffic Stop
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Faces Places
Icarus - WINNER
Last Men in Aleppo
Strong Island
Icarus, named Best Documentary Feature
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Mighty River - Mudbound
Mystery Of Love - Call Me by Your Name
Remember Me - Coco - WINNER
Stand Up For Something - Marshall
This Is Me - The Greatest Showman
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco - WINNER
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent
Coco; Winner of Best Animated Feature Film
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Call Me By Your Name - James Ivory - WINNER
The Disaster Artist - Scott Neustadter and Michael H Weber
Logan - Scott Frank, James Mangold and Michael Green
Molly's Game - Aaron Sorkin
Mudbound - Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Big Sick - Emily V Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani
Get Out - Jordan Peele - WINNER
Lady Bird - Greta Gerwig
The Shape of Water - Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor (story by Guillermo del Toro)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - Martin McDonagh
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Dunkirk
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water - WINNER
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Call Me By Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread
The Post
The Shape of Water - WINNER
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan - Dunkirk
Jordan Peele - Get Out
Greta Gerwig - Lady Bird
Paul Thomas Anderson - Phantom Thread
Guillermo del Toro - The Shape of Water - WINNER
BEST ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins - The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand - Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri - WINNER
Margot Robbie - I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan - Lady Bird
Meryl Streep - The Post
Best Actress winner Frances McDormand in Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe - The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Richard Jenkins - The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer - All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - WINNER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Bladerunner 2049 - WINNER
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Mudbound
Shape of Water
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Beauty and the Beast
Darkest Hour
Phantom Thread - WINNER
The Shape of Water
Victoria and Abdul
BEST SOUND EDITING
Baby Driver
Blade Runner
Dunkirk - WINNER
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Dunkirk was named the winner for Best Sound Editing
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Dear Basketball - WINNER
Garden Party
Lou
Negative Space
Revolting Rhymes
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
DeKalb Elementary
The Eleven O'Clock
My Nephew Emmet
The Silent Child - WINNER
Watu Wota / All of Us
Maisie Sly is seen in The Silent Child, which won Best Live Action Short Film
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Blade Runner 2049 - WINNER
Guardian of the Galaxy vol. 2
Kong: Skull Island
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
War for the Planet of the Apes
BEST FILM EDITING
Baby Driver
I,Tonya
Dunkirk - WINNER
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST SOUND MIXING
Baby Driver
Blade Runner
Dunkirk - WINNER
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water - WINNER
BEST MAKE UP AND HAIR STYLING
Darkest Hour - WINNER
Victoria & Abdul
Wonder
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