All hail the conquering Dude! Jeff Bridges has been crowned the new King of Hollywood! Receiving what must be his millionth standing ovation in two months, Bridges received his first Oscar for his turn as a down-on-his-luck, mostly-in-the-bag country singer in Crazy Heart. This was Bridges’ fifth career Oscar nomination, and at the age of 60 year old, it’s come just in time for his late-life career resurgence.

Bridges was lovely, as always, as he remembered to kiss his lovely wife (of 33 years) and stepped up to accept his Oscar from last year’s Best Actress winner Kate Winslet (sidenote to Hollywood producers: Kate and Jeff would be magical in a film together). But Jeff began by looking up and thanking his parents, saying, “Yeah, Mom and Dad! Groovy profession, they loved showbiz so much… this is honoring them as much as me.” He thanked Scott Cooper, the first-time director of Crazy Heart, he thanks Maggie, Colin, and Bob Duvall, and everyone involved in Crazy Heart. He thanked his team, “my gorgeous wife Sue, we’ve been married 33 years” and his three daughters. Sue looks beautiful and overwhelmed, and so, so proud. Lovely.

Congratulations, Jeff! The Dude will abide with an Oscar it seems.

Promotional images of Jeff Bridges in ’Crazy Heart’, courtesy of WENN.