That line, and "I want to thank all the little people" are the best summations of the Oscars.
her gushing acceptance speech is one of the best known of its kind. In it she stated "I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!" [1]. The line ending in "...I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!" is often misremembered as simply "You like me, you really like me!" which has subsequently been the subject of many parodies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Field
This has always stuck with the as the true face of the Oscars.