A Monster thanks for SA
2004-03-01 07:03
Hollywood - South African beauty Charlize Theron won the best actress Oscar on Sunday for her dramatic transformation into a murderous prostitute in Monster.
The actress earned her first Academy Award after packing on 13.6kg and rendering herself almost unrecognisable to tackle the gritty role of now executed serial killer Aileen Wuornos.
"This has been such an incredible year," she said, choking back tears. She thanked her co-star, Christina Ricci, calling her "truly the unsung hero of this film."
"I know everyone is New Zealand's been thanked," she said, joking of the 10 wins for Lord of the Rings, "so I'm going to thank everyone in South Africa, my home country."