Here is a short but lovely article quoting Graham Moore about the reaction he got from Ben and Keira after he gave his acceptance speech at the Oscars.

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Here it is in long form (for those who might have a problem with the link) -

Screenwriter Graham Moore's moving speech about his troubled teen years was a memorable Oscars moment, but for Moore himself, sharing the triumph with his family and friends was the highlight of his night.

"My mom and my brother and sister got to come to the ceremony last night. We all had a big hug and a cry. They've been with me through some very very bad days and it was nice for them to be with me on a happy day as well," Moore tells PEOPLE.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley were also emotional about his big win.

"I saw them right when I walked offstage and they were both crying. It was really beautiful. We all became very close making this film," Moore says. "Benedict was crying and we hugged. He told me he loved me and I told him I loved him. Benedict and Keira both have felt so passionately about telling Alan Turing's story. We became this Imitation Game family. "

While most viewers learned of Moore at the shining moment of his Oscar win for Best Adapted Screenplay, what stayed with people was his openness about his darker days.

"A stranger came up to me and said, 'I've dealt with depression and with these issues for my whole life. I've never talked about it publicly before. Thank you for doing that. I feel now I can talk to my family about it and talk to the people around me about it,' " Moore says. "I got very teary and we gave each other a hug. Hearing that from strangers was just so meaningful to me."

During his Oscar acceptance speech, Moore memorably told young people to "Stay weird" and admitted that he had tried to commit suicide at the age of 16.

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You could tell right from the get-go that both Keira and Ben were heavily emotionally involved with this project - it was a true labout of love and passion for the material.  It doesn't surprise me at all that those who came together to do this film felt like a family. 

The intense way Graham and Ben embraced as Graham made his way to the stage to accept his Oscar certainly told volumes of the love and admiration they have for each other.  Made me tear up as I watched it then - and when I read about it now.  Just so beautiful!

-Val