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Richard Curtis accepts the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award the way he writes: funny, disarming, then suddenly unforgettable. He jokes that this is “the Oscar for people who never made a movie good enough to win an Oscar,” then shifts the room toward the people who actually carry the work—charity teams “on minimum wage or no wage at all,” showing up where fear, hunger, and abuse live.

Curtis’ point isn’t applause. It’s action. If film can move hearts, he argues, it should also build mechanisms that change laws, fund campaigns, and reach decision-makers—an “impact producer,” not just more ads. In dark times, he ends with the stubborn thesis behind his stories: love—still—“dares you to care.”

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