Kobe Bryant Is an Oscar Winner - Watch His Acceptance Speech!

Kobe Bryant accepts his award on stage at the 2018 Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday (March 4) in Hollywood.

The 39-year-old basketball player won the award for Best Documentary – Short Subject for producing the short film Dear Basketball.

“I don’t know if it’s possible, as basketball players we’re really supposed to shut up and dribble. I’m glad we do a little bit more than that,” Kobe said during his speech. Thank you, Academy, for this amazing honor. Thank you John Williams for such a wonderful piece of music. Thank you Verizon for believing in the film. Thank you Molly Carter, without you we wouldn’t be here and to my wife Vanessa and to our daughters Natalia, Gianna and Bianka… you are my inspiration.”