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before launching into his acceptance speech which sort of translates to «Fuck!».

Look at Mourinho's manager of the year acceptance speech which he used to further ridicule us, Man City and Man United.

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This article, which was his speech delivered at the Templeton acceptance ceremony in London, appeared in The Christian Century October 7, l987, pp. 851 - 854.

Ansari's acceptance speech carried a dig at the lack of diversity in other award shows, like the Academy Awards (which, of course, was plagued by the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite this year).

The forecasts are more than an intelligent reading of the existing situation and its likely developments, though in part they may be just that; they are the acceptance of a vocation, and there is a solemnity about them to which the more indirect mode of speech might seem appropriate.

In his acceptance speech Bahuguna presented three principles for the environmental movement which have stayed in my mind:

Second, I predict that the acceptance speeches will be full of the kind of deep political and philosophical analysis which has become de rigueur for those with credentials: the ability to memorize a few lines and pretend to be someone else in front of a camera.

Dozens of us bloggers gathered together (most of us squatting on the floor — which, in a dress, was interesting let me tell you) in the back room of the bar to watch Obama's acceptance speech.

Oprah said in her acceptance speech that she hoped that the raised voices of her fellow actresses might lead to a world in which «nobody ever has to say, «Me too,» again.»

Ann Romney's speech is seen as second in importance at this event only to the acceptance speech by the candidate himself, which is scheduled for Thursday — the last day of the convention.

President - elect Trump completed this normalisation process with his early hours» respectful acceptance speech, which began — unexpectedly — with compliments to his defeated contestant.

In an acceptance speech that stressed his liberal beliefs, already set out in his two - month leadership campaign, Mr Clegg promised to fix a «broken» politics which is «out of step» with people and the modern world.

In her acceptance speech, Miner pointed to what she called unprecedented economic development and the Say Yes to Education program, which brought President Barack Obama to Syracuse in August.

He was the first non-elected official to be thanked by Cuomo in his November 2014 acceptance speech, which praised Percoco as «my father's third son and my brother.»

The Democratic National Convention Committee and the Obama campaign announced on Monday that they would break with tradition and move the final day of convention activities, including the acceptance speech, from the Pepsi Center in Denver to Invesco Field, home of the Denver Broncos, which can hold more than 75,000.

The Chairperson in his acceptance speech said his focus would be on the unity of the continent and solidarity among the leaders which is the legacy of the founding fathers of the Union.

Bernardo, who read her acceptance speech to reporters as delegates filed out of The Chateau (formerly the Hillside Manor) in Kingston, said she would circulate petitions to get on the ballot, which in any event is required by election law.

«We knew that for us to deliver on governance which we promised our people, we must be ready to break the rules,» Aregbesola said while delivering the acceptance speech.

As he made clear in his acceptance speech, he believes first and foremost in «equality» and in government's moral responsibility to enforce it: not the social mobility which Labour figures like Blair and Alan Milburn championed, but the full - blooded egalitarianism you would have expected to hear advocated at a Fabian conference in the Sixties.

The upswing in his fortunes continue when his acceptance speech — in which he spontaneously gives the award to an adoring fan — goes viral, and his new heat secures him an offer to audition for a hot YA franchise movie.

McDormand had earlier made headlines for an acceptance speech in which she asked all the women nominees to get on their feet, so that their efforts could be applauded.

Jordan took to Instagram to accept McDormand's challenge which was disclosed during her Oscar acceptance speech on Sunday.

Unfortunately, the Handheld Game of the Year award was part of the award montage covering Family Game, Racing Game, Sports Game, and Mobile Game of the Year, which were all rattled off without an acceptance speech.

But a person so hateful, misogynistic and homophobic is simply a person / actor I will never support, no matter how good a performance.Oddly (which I am still struggling with) is that if he had a lesser role in the production of Sid and Nancy (such as writer, director, cinematographer, etc.) I would have still hoped for his acceptance speech.

During Sunday night's ceremony, one of the highlights of the evening was undoubtedly Frances McDormand's acceptance speech, which she used as an opportunity to celebrate all the female nominees of the night.

As you saw from the shots during the show, Drew arrived with Justin Long, and of course she took every opportunity to beam and cutesy smile all through Jessica Lange's acceptance speech, which is becoming cloying since, as we know now, she's much more than a giggly sugar puff, and she also skipped the HBO afterparty.

Ashley Judd, Salma Hayek and Annabella Sciorra, all accusers of Harvey Weinstein, delivered a speech and introduced a montage that was all about the importance of diversity in movies — a message that was reinforced by del Toro's success later in the evening, and Frances McDormand's acceptance speech, in which she got all the women nominated for Oscars to stand up, calling for recognition, plus more financial backing from producers.

One notable call to action: in her best actress acceptance speech, McDormand called attention to the notion of an «inclusion rider» by which actors can demand diversity in cast and crew on any projects they take on.

Perhaps the loveliest surprise at the 87th Academy Awards ceremony held February 22nd at the Dolby Theater was the number of pointed and powerful acceptance speeches, many of which earned warm ovations from the visibly moved crowd.

Brooklynn also went on to thank God, the voters, director Sean Baker, the cast and crew, her family, and, of course, her team — which drew a laugh from the audience — during her thoughtful, enchanting acceptance speech.

Best Historic Reference: Supporting actress winner Mo'Nique delivers a passionate acceptance speech in which she graciously thanks Hattie McDaniel, the first African - American performer to win an Oscar, for «enduring all that she had to so that I would not have to.»

During her Best Actress acceptance speech, Frances asked all the female nominees to stand and join her to celebrate women in film; a prospect at which Meryl Streep literally jumped for joy.

Rockwell's co-star Frances McDormand continued her winning streak as well, taking the female lead award, and delivering an acceptance speech peppered with her signature sardonic flair — and a few choice F - bombs, which are more welcome at the breezy Spirit Awards than at tomorrow's Oscars ceremony.

Robert Pattinson, star of «Twilight,» which is set to be released on Nov. 21, was just as clueless in his acceptance speech for the new Hollywood award.

Taking its title from Durant's heartfelt and emotional 20 - minute MVP acceptance speech, which is woven throughout the movie (and incidentally inspired a meme), The Real MVP dramatizes the future Basketball Hall of Famer's upbringing as one of two sons of a hardworking single mother just outside of Washington D.C. Wanda Pratt (Cassandra Freeman) works nights as a postal employee and sleeps during the day, so she's awake in the afternoon to see her boys.

But his most empowering speech — and one that brought politics to the forefront of the ceremony — was del Toro's acceptance speech for Best Director, in which he proudly declared, «I am an immigrant.»

One can not doubt Clooney's belief in Hollywood's innate goodness compared with the rest of America, given his Oscar acceptance speech — memorably parodied as a cloud of «smug» by the lads at South Park — during which he praised Hollywood for giving Hattie McDaniel an Oscar in 1940 «when blacks were still sitting in the backs of theaters» at a ceremony in which she was forced to sit at the rear of a Los Angeles nightclub, separated from her Gone with the Wind colleagues, because the hotel in which the ceremony took place was segregated.

shows footage from the 1948 Oscars; aside from Edmund Gwenn's acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actor, which was already excerpted in «Backstory», the clips prioritize Best Picture winner Gentlemen's Agreement.

Granted, forgetting to thank «Creed» director Ryan Coogler was a big mistake, but overall he gave a funny and humble acceptance speech that likely warmed the heart of a lot of Academy voters (assuming he's even nominated on Thursday which is still a big if).

The ceremony, which was hosted with fun, manic enthusiasm by Broadway legends Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth, had some stand - out stars who led the pack when it came to wins, but there were still plenty of sweet surprises and adorable, tearful acceptance speeches.

And speaking of great acceptance speeches, my man Robert Downey Jr. gave a hysterical one after winning for best actor in a comedy or musical for his role as Sherlock Holmes, which I correctly guessed.

This was a very good year for acceptance speeches (which is such a bizarre sentence to write), with Pawel Pawlikowski, director of Ida and winner of the Foreign Language Film award, just talking his way through the play - off music without a care.

Click HERE for Cynthia Nixon's acceptance speech in which she thanks Lillian Hellman for being «eerily prescient,» and click HERE for Cynthia Nixon's post-award chat backstage in which she discusses her collaboration with Laura Linney as a «wonderful moment of sisterhood.»

Dr. Howitt's acceptance speech, delivered to a very attentive audience which included Minister of Education Liz Sandals, was a highlight for me.

In her acceptance speech, which was quoted in the Progressive, Maathai also acknowledged being the first black woman to be honored with the Nobel: «As the first African woman to receive this prize, I accept it on behalf of the people of Kenya and Africa, and indeed the world.»

Highlights of the evening included a welcome speech by Houston - based photographer and Gala Emcee Emily Peacock, the awards ceremony with introductions by Valerie Cassel Oliver, Curator of Modern and Contemporary art The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Andrea Grover, Executive Director of Guild Hall, NY and founder of Aurora Picture Show, a champagne toast by the Honorable Vanessa Gilmore, United States District Judge, and deeply moving and personal acceptance speeches by the night's honorees Trenton Doyle Hancock and Lynn Goode, as well as the Texas Artist and Patron of the Year awards, which were created by Patrick Turk, and Terrell James / John Caloway.

In her acceptance speech Price said that her own success had depended on public spending — which is now «diminishing».

Despite such uproar Pacita was thrilled that she had broken the sex barrier in which she stated in her acceptance speech that «it was long overdue that Filipina women were recognized, as the Philippines was full of outstanding women» and referred proudly to her mother.

First up, super collectors Phil and Shelley Aarons received the Lifesaver Award, which Phil donned for his acceptance speech.

Columbia will soon post video of my acceptance speech, in which I explore the clash between old journalistic norms and the complex, uncertain nature of these times — when the things we don't know, some of which we can't know, are likely as important as what is clear.