Jennifer Lopez presented the honor to Dylan, who was on tour in Sydney, Australia, at the time, and he accepted the Oscar live via satellite.
“Oh, good God, this is amazing,” Dylan declared, surround by his tour band. “I’ve got to thank Curtis Hanson for encouraging me to do this song and everybody at Paramount. … [Curtis] just kept at it, and said this song was right, and just encouraged me to do it so much. And I’m so glad I did.”
Dylan also thanked his longtime record label, Columbia Records, and some of the company’s executives, as well as saying hi to his family and friends.
