Oscar Winner, Graham Moore details suicide attempt in Oscar acceptance speech

GRAHAM Moore won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay but in his touching acceptance speech revealed he tried to take his own life at the age of 16.

FOR the second time in the night, an acceptance speech touched on the heartfelt issue of suicide.

When 34-year-old writer and producer, Graham Moore, took the stage to accept the Oscar for best adapted screenplay, he divulged a personal and traumatic past from which he was lucky to survive.

“When I was 16 years old I tried to kill myself because I felt weird and I felt different and I felt just did not belong,” he confessed to the crowd.

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“I would like this moment to be for that kid out there who feels like she is weird or she is different or she doesn’t fit in anywhere. Yes you do. I promise you do. You do. Stay weird. Stay different and then when it is your turn and you are standing on this stage please pass the same message to the next person who comes along.”

The touching speech came after Director Dana Penny, who won the Oscar for Best Short Documentary for Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1, used her acceptance speech to talk about her son’s suicide.

“I want to dedicate this to my son Even Perry, we lost him to suicide. We should talk about suicide out loud. This is for him,” she said.

Mr. Moore’s speech was met a standing ovation from the A-list audience including Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban.

The screenplay writer bagged the award for writing the screenplay for The Imitation Game.

seriously though shout out to Graham Moore for that speech that was everything http://t.co/4uvTM8NmNk pic.twitter.com/Z67JPYKyGU

— Mitch's face (@21_HazelB) February 23, 2015

The #Osars2015 were MADE by @PattyArquette @MrGrahamMoore and @johnlegend Thank you for your powerful words! pic.twitter.com/47J363bsS6

— Derrick (@DerrickWyrms) February 23, 2015

anyone else want to hug / thank @mrgrahammoore?

— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) February 23, 2015

If you are in need, please call Suicide Prevention Australia on 13 11 14 for 24-hour support and assistance.

Originally published as Oscar Winner, Graham Moore details suicide attempt in Oscar acceptance speech