<p>It was the first Academy Award for both the actors and Leo, 50, drew laughter from the crowd when she uttered a cuss word during her acceptance speech.<br /><br />Leo's gong was presented to her by 94-year-old screen legend Kirk Douglas, who made a joke out of the fact that he has never won the coveted golden statue himself.<br /><br />Leo who won over Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech), Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), Jacki Weaver (Animal King and Amy Adams (The Fighter), told the veteran,"You pinch me."<br />"I know there's a lot of real lovely people who've said a lot of nice things to me for several months but I'm just shaking in my boots right now," she added.<br /><br />And when Bale was handed his trophy by 'Legally Blonde' star Reese Witherspoon, he made a special mention of Leo's acceptance speech.<br /><br />"Melissa you dropped the F-Bomb, I was planning to do that," he said before going onto thank, Dicky Eklund, who he played in the movie, asking the retired fighter to take a bow in the audience.<br /><br />The 37-year-old then went on to thank his "beautiful wife" and his daughter "who has already taught me a lot more than I could ever give back to her."<br /><br />Bale was competing with John Hawkes ("Winter's Bone"), Jeremy Renner ("The Town"), Mark Ruffalo ("The Kids Are All Right") and Geoffrey Rush ("The King's Speech") for the award.</p>
<p>It was the first Academy Award for both the actors and Leo, 50, drew laughter from the crowd when she uttered a cuss word during her acceptance speech.<br /><br />Leo's gong was presented to her by 94-year-old screen legend Kirk Douglas, who made a joke out of the fact that he has never won the coveted golden statue himself.<br /><br />Leo who won over Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech), Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), Jacki Weaver (Animal King and Amy Adams (The Fighter), told the veteran,"You pinch me."<br />"I know there's a lot of real lovely people who've said a lot of nice things to me for several months but I'm just shaking in my boots right now," she added.<br /><br />And when Bale was handed his trophy by 'Legally Blonde' star Reese Witherspoon, he made a special mention of Leo's acceptance speech.<br /><br />"Melissa you dropped the F-Bomb, I was planning to do that," he said before going onto thank, Dicky Eklund, who he played in the movie, asking the retired fighter to take a bow in the audience.<br /><br />The 37-year-old then went on to thank his "beautiful wife" and his daughter "who has already taught me a lot more than I could ever give back to her."<br /><br />Bale was competing with John Hawkes ("Winter's Bone"), Jeremy Renner ("The Town"), Mark Ruffalo ("The Kids Are All Right") and Geoffrey Rush ("The King's Speech") for the award.</p>