An
acceptance speech is a short talk or message given by someone who has won an award or prize, thanking the people who helped them and expressing their gratitude for the recognition they have received.
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In a
short acceptance speech, he described how the project was the culmination of a major effort from staff across the agency and also acknowledged the valuable input of external organisations.
The most animated part of the governor's
acceptance speech last week at the Democratic convention was when he defended this particular program and others for upstate.
Her inspirational
acceptance speech called for a «second industrial revolution» to mimic nature, harness and store energy.
From the red carpet blackout, to the Time's Up pins the majority of stars were wearing, to the mentions
in acceptance speeches and Seth Meyers» monologue, the 2018 Golden Globes defiantly drew a line in the sand and said, «Enough is enough».
Meryl Streep was already in the running for a record 20th nomination for channeling the hilariously entertaining tone - deaf opera singer and title character in Stephen Frears» «Florence Foster Jenkins» before her rousing Cecil B. DeMille Award
acceptance speech at the Golden Globes.
Viewers were quick to complain about the sound quality and with good reason; cutlery could be heard scraping off plates
during acceptance speeches and guests» conversation muffled the presenters» intros and outros.
After the academy announced his nomination, he was reminded of Whoopi Goldberg's 1991 Oscar
acceptance speech for best supporting actress in «Ghost.»
You can head over to the Hollywood Film Festival's YouTube channel and check out a slew
of acceptance speeches from the show.
Anne Hathaway responded to those who criticized her 2013 best supporting actress
acceptance speech on Instagram before the 2018 Oscar ceremony.
But don't work backward from Alicia Vikander's
acceptance speech as if it were the endpoint of a single, cold, keep - your - eye - on - the - statuette motive.
Edward closed his Goldman Environmental Prize
acceptance speech with this simple but powerful Maasai proverb: «Our land is our life.»
The cast and creative team for «La La Land» had already taken to the stage to begin
delivering acceptance speeches when one of the producers interrupted the proceedings to say that the award had been given to the wrong movie, and that «Moonlight» was the real victor.
She started planning her tenth birthday, along with her gallery opening and Oscar
acceptance speech when she was about three years old.
On Sunday evening, Sam Rockwell ended his supporting - actor
acceptance speech by dedicating his Oscar to «my old buddy, Phil Hoffman.»
OK, I confess, I had already cast the movie version of the book and practiced my Academy
Awards acceptance speech in front of the mirror a time or two but realistically, I was just along for the ride and what a journey it turned out to be.
As he said in his Nobel
Prize acceptance speech in 1970: «It is true that the tide of the battle against hunger has changed for the better... but ebb tide could soon set in, if we become complacent.»
The 60 - year - old actress honored other female Oscar nominees during her Best
Actress acceptance speech for her role in «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.»
In his
Nobel acceptance speech in Stockholm, he points out that people of his generation were twenty when Hitler came to power «and the first Soviet trials began, and to perfect their education, witnessed the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War, the concentration camps, and a Europe of torture and prisons.»
He's won numerous awards, including 2016's Washington Teacher of the Year, but he far prefers discussing politics with teenagers to
making acceptance speeches.
Look at Mourinho's manager of the year
acceptance speech which he used to further ridicule us, Man City and Man United.
Chances are you'll be hearing about Frances McDormand's triumphant
Oscars acceptance speech for actress in a leading role Sunday night for her performance in «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.»
Although Obama made a point in his Denver
convention acceptance speech in 2008 of telling Americans (and the world) that «it's not about me,» a phrase he has repeated frequently since, there must be some reason why he has had to issue the disclaimer so often.
Frances McDormand gave a
powerful acceptance speech at the 90th Academy Awards when she won the Oscar for Best Actress, asking all the women nominees at the awards show to stand and be recognized.
In case you've somehow missed it, the envelope Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway read from when announcing Best Picture winner was the wrong one, and it took until midway through round of
impassioned acceptance speeches for the producers of La La Land to realize they hadn't won the top prize, after all; Moonlight had.
After Peyton Manning gifted the star the award, he delivered a passionate and
emotional acceptance speech praising all the people who helped him make it to the top.
In an impassioned
acceptance speech before the crowd at Charter Awareness Day 2018, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy, recipient of the 2018 Torchbearer Award, urged lawmakers to treat public charter schools fairly, instead of «penalizing (them) because (they're) doing such a great job.»
In his
greatest acceptance speech of the season, Rourke seemed fully uninhibited, almost as if he said, «Screw it, ballots are in,» and he cut loose.
As the La La Land team
began acceptance speeches, producer Jordan Horowitz was informed of the mistake, and took the mic to explain that Moonlight had actually won.
I am reminded of the five -
word acceptance speech at the recent Webby Awards given by Biz Stone: «Creativity is a renewable resource.»
Sandy Powell understands the situation, so we will let her classy
acceptance speech do the explaining:
Glenn Close delivers a
moving acceptance speech upon receiving Lifetime Achievement honors at the San Sebastian Film Festival today.
«Sunny, Faith, I love you, I'm bringing this home»: Nicole Kidman gushes about her youngest daughters and husband Keith Urban in her Golden
Globes acceptance speech... as fans criticise the star for not mentioning her adopted children Isabella and Connor
Frances McDormand arrived in the press room after winning the Oscar for her work in Martin McDonagh's «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,» and she had just been informed of the online confusion that arose after she ended her
rousing acceptance speech with two words: inclusion rider.
Long before he delivered an über -
classy acceptance speech at last night's Golden Globes, a speech that Oscarcast producers are surely hoping he has the wherewithal to repeat, Christopher Plummer had the Supporting Actor race all sewn up.
The AMAs were filled with major performances and
tearful acceptance speeches last night, but the biggest scream - at - the - TV moment came when Charlie Puth and Meghan Trainor And Charlie Puth Had A Steamy Makeout Session At The AMAs Taking the lyrics, let's Marvin Gaye and get it on, to heart.
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