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"Finally, an acceptance speech we didn't want to hear played off by the orchestra.\nJared Leto's acceptance speech at the 86th annual Academy Awards Sunday night blew away viewers for being as incredible as his hair.\nSee also: Oscars 2014: Complete List of Winners\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeto won the first Oscar of the night (talk about setting the bar high) for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a transgender person diagnosed with AIDS in Dallas Buyers Club.\nIn his speech, Leto expressed his love for host Ellen DeGeneres, told a sweet story about his mother, and thanked his big brother and fellow Dallas actors. If that wasn't enough, Leto also expressed solidarity for AIDS victims as well as the citizens of the Ukraine and Venezuela.\nVenezuelan protesters had tweeted at leading Oscar nominees asking that they mention the country when accepting their awards. As a result, Venezuelan TV networks were not allowed to air the Oscars' broadcast.\nHere's Leto's full speech:\n\nIncredible. Ellen, I love you. To my fellow nominees, I\u2019m so proud to share this journey with you. I\u2019m in awe and have so much respect for you all. To the Academy, thank you. In 1971, Bossier City, Louisiana, there was a teenage girl who was pregnant with her second child. She was a high school dropout and a single mom, but somehow she managed to make a better life for herself and her children. She encouraged her kids to be creative, to work hard and to do something special. That girl is my mother and she\u2019s here tonight. And I just want to say, I love you, Mom. Thank you for teaching me to dream. To my brother, Shannon, the best big brother in the world, you\u2019re a true artist. Thank you so much for sharing this insane and amazing adventure that is 30 Seconds to Mars, and for being my best friend. I love you. Thank you.\nTo all the dreamers out there around the world watching this tonight in places like the Ukraine and Venezuela, I want to say we are here and as you struggle to\u2026 to make your dreams happen, to live the impossible\u2026 We\u2019re thinking of you tonight. And this is, is incredibly special as well because there\u2019s so many people that helped me get here. And I just want to say thank you to Focus Features, to Mick Sullivan, to Jim Toth, to Jason Weinberg, to Emma Ludbrook, to Kelly Adams, to the entire Dallas Buyers Club team. Matthew, I love. Jean-Marc. And this for the 36 million people who have lost the battle to AIDS and to those of you out there who have ever felt injustice because of who you are or who you love, tonight I stand here in front of the world with you and for you. Thank you so much and goodnight.\n\n\nJared Leto gave a lovely, bracing, open-hearted, and full-throated speech. Well done.\n\u2014 Anthony Rapp (@albinokid) March 3, 2014\n\n\u00A0\n\nSide note...Jared leto is one of the coolest guys that has ever existed.\n\u2014 Jamie DiCarlo (@OUATJamie) March 3, 2014\n\n\u00A0\n\nJared Leto.. Congrats and KILLER speech!#oscars\n\u2014 Jess Walton (@JessWaltonYR) March 3, 2014\n\n\u00A0\n\nWell done to Jared Leto. Great speech and performance. Thoroughly deserved.\n\u2014 Aled Phillips (@aledsavedlatin) March 3, 2014\n\n\u00A0\nThank you Jared Leto, for owning the Oscars acceptance speech. Come back again next year.\nImage: Tumblr\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nBONUS: 20 Weirdest Things at the 2014 Oscars\n\n\nOscar Winners 2014\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrad Pitt, left, speaks as he and the cast and crew of \"12 Years a Slave\" accept the award for Best Picture.\n\n\nImage: John Shearer/Invision/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatthew McConaughey accepts the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role award for \"Dallas Buyers Club.\"\n\n\nImage: Kevin Winters/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCate Blanchett reacts to winning the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for \"Blue Jasmine.\"\n\n\nImage: John Shearer/Invision/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDirector Alfonso Cuaron accepts the award for Best Achievement in Directing for the movie \"Gravity.\"\n\n\nImage: Kevin Winters/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpike Jonze accepts the award for the Best Original Screenplay for the movie \"Her.\"\n\n\nImage: John Shearer/Invision/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScreenwriter John Ridley accepts the award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the movie \"12 Years a Slave.\"\n\n\nImage: Kevin Winters/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSongwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez celebrate after winning the award for Best Original Song for 'Let It Go' from the movie \"Frozen.\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteven Price accepts the award for Best Original Score in a Feature Film for \"Gravity.\"\n\n\nImage: John Shearer/Invision/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeverley Dunn, left, and Catherine Martin celebrate after winning the award for Best Achievement in Production Design for \"The Great Gatsby.\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlfonso Cuaron, left, and Mark Sanger accept the award for Best Achievement in Editing for \"Gravity.\"\n\n\nImage: Kevin Winters/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmmanuel Lubezki accepts the awards for Best Cinematography for \"Gravity.\"\n\n\nImage: John Shearer/Invision/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLupita Nyong\u0092o accepts the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for \"12 Years a Slave.\"\n\n\nImage: John Shearer/Invision/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGlenn Freemantle accepts the Best Achievement in Sound Editing award for \"Gravity.\"\n\n\nImage: Kevin Winter/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSkip Lievsay, right, accepts the award for Best Sound Mixing for \"Gravity.\"\n\n\nImage: John Shearer/Invision/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Paolo Sorrentino celebrates after accepting the award for Best Foreign Language Film for \u201CThe Great Beauty.\u201D\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDarlene Love sings as Janet Friesen, background left, and Morgan Neville accept the award for Best Documentary Feature for \u201C20 Feet from Stardom.\u201D\n\n\nImage: John Shearer/Invision/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNicholas Reed and Malcolm Clarke accept the award for Best Short Subject Documentary of the year for \u201CThe Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life.\u201D\n\n\nImage: John Shearer/Invision/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKim Magnusson and Anders Walter accept the award for Best Live Action Short Film of the year for \u201CHelium.\u201D\n\n\nImage: John Shearer/Invision/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisual effects artists Neil Corbould, David Shirk, Timothy Webber, and Chris Lawrence celebrate after accepting the Best Achievement in Visual Effects award for \"Gravity.\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProducer Peter Del Vecho, directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck celebrate after winning the award for Best Animated Feature Film award for \"Frozen.\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaurent Witz, left, and Alexandre Espigares accept the award for Best Animated Short Film of the year for \"Mr. Hublot.\" \n\n\nImage: John Shearer/Invision/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdruitha Lee and Robin Mathews accept the Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling award for \"Dallas Buyers Club.\"\n\n\nImage: Kevin Winters/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCostume designer Catherine Martin accepts the Best Achievement in Costume Design award for \"The Great Gatsby.\"\n\n\nImage: Kevin Winters/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Leto accepts the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for \u201CDallas Buyers Club.\u201D \n\n\nImage: John Shearer/Invision/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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