Keaton's nephew, also named Michael, died in 2016 following an accidental overdose of heroin and fentanyl.
for his performance in"Dopesick." The Hulu series is based on the book of the same name and chronicles the country's opioid crisis, an issue that is deeply personal for Keaton.
Keaton's nephew, also named Michael, died in 2016 following an accidental overdose of heroin and fentanyl, and the Oscar winner got emotional at the end of his speech over his devastating loss. "Given the subject matter, this is for my nephew, Michael, and my sister, Pam," Keaton said while trying to hold back tears."I lost Michael ... and it hurts. To my sister Pam, thanks."Earlier in Keaton's speech, he spoke about the power of a project like"Dopesick" and the awareness it can bring to issues such as addiction.
"I have a job where I can be part of a production that actually can spawn thought, conversation, actual change," said Keaton, who plays a doctor in a coal-mining town overwhelmed by OxyContin."Who gets to have that job? Seriously? How fortunate am I that good can come from something I do just because I learn to become an actor?