Edward closed his Goldman Environmental Prize
acceptance speech with this simple but powerful Maasai proverb: «Our land is our life.»
One twin started off his acceptance speech devoted to his wife and the other twin ended off
his acceptance speech with a mention of his lover.
Indeed, Frances McDormand recently sent the world into a googling frenzy when she ended her Oscar
acceptance speech with the word «inclusion rider».
Best actress winner Frances McDormand finished
her acceptance speech with two words that left many people baffled.
At the Oscars earlier this month, Frances McDormand ended her Best Actress
acceptance speech with the words «inclusion rider,» instructing her colleagues in Hollywood to demand that their future contracts specifically call for gender - balanced creative times or more equal pay.
-- Jon Stewart punctuating
his acceptance speech with an f - bomb, resulting in the only bleep of the evening.
Throughout the award season, she always started
her acceptance speeches with «I've got something to say...» At the Oscars, winning for Three Billboards, she got emotional thanking her husband, Joel Coen, and her son — but then got us ALL emotional when she asked all the women who had been nominated for Oscars to stand up and be counted.
Not exact matches
Fortune rounded up some of the leading forecasts for Oscars night, along
with a few alternative methods for predicting who should be polishing their
acceptance speeches.
In his
acceptance speech, Obama vowed to work
with members of Congress to push through reforms that would help put Americans back to work.
Paulson brought Clark along
with her as a plus one and, during her
acceptance speech, Paulson addressed Clark directly.
Ever since Lupita Nyong» o won over the entire world
with her searing 12 Years a Slave performance and ensuing Oscar
acceptance speech, there have been a lot of questions about...
He will be filled
with so much joy, that he could be could very well be crying when giving his
acceptance speech.
(Along
with a vulgar statement about Swift, West claims to have «made that b **** famous» for infamously interrupting her during an MTV Awards
acceptance speech in 2009.)
Trump did not end his
acceptance speech on election night
with «God bless America,» nor did he mention God at all.
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.
The Italian legend is likely to call time on his playing career at the end of this season, as he once again hinted in his
acceptance speech that he would like to bow out
with major trophies to show for his efforts.
In that sense, it is nicely coupled
with Obama's decision to give his
acceptance speech not to the Democratic convention, but to an open audience in a sports arena in Denver.
Tom Precious notes Cuomo's rally today
with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi took place at the Javits Center, where Hillary Clinton expected to deliver her
acceptance speech last November (had she not lost to Trump).
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.
She presented Kylie Minogue
with a Hall of Fame award, then stood holding the trophy as Kylie made her
acceptance speech: «Thank you, prime minister... now you're just minding my trophy.»
With its
acceptance of Tory spending plans, adoption of the language of division, i.e. «scourgers», «shirkers» etc. and Jim Murphy's plans for «humanitarian» war in Africa (delivered in a
speech to the right - wing Henry Jackson Society), the current Labour shadow cabinet is all but indistinguishable from the Tories.
Carswell, who used his
acceptance speech to call for Ukip to be a tolerant party, said he agreed
with Farage but declined to say whether he supported the specific proposal for a ban on people
with HIV.
Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised, considering the fact that Lazio's running mate, Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards, signaled
with his convention
acceptance speech than he is likely to be a milder - than - usual No. 2.
«I am flushed
with emotion and I need to immediately thank everybody who has supported and voted for me,» said Bradshaw in an emotional
acceptance speech.
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.
Akufo - Addo in an
acceptance speech at his Nima residence in Accra expressed satisfaction
with the outcome of the elections and commended supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for maintaining peace before and during the elections.
Hellman's play was «eerily prescient,» she mused in her
acceptance speech, implicitly connecting the 20th - century work to Trump and the Women's March
with a quote from the playwright: «There are people who eat the earth and eat all the people on it, and other people who stand around and watch them eat.»
In her
acceptance speech, the new District Chief Executive assured members of the assembly of her preparedness to work
with each of them.
In a conversation
with WBFO Friday morning, he talked about his overall impressions of the convention, Governor Andrew Cuomo's primetime address and Hillary Clinton's
acceptance speech.
Earlier, in his
acceptance speech, Ogundipe lauded Governor Ambode for his commitment to the education sector, saying the institution (UNILAG), where the Governor himself graduated from, was proud to associate
with his achievements.
Bernardo was in the audience
with an
acceptance speech in hand when party Chairman Roger Rascoe announced that the convention would not entertain nominations for county executive or Family Court judge because no candidate had approached the party's 27 - member executive committee to run.
After three days of a convention where divisions within the Republican party were very visible, Donald J. Trump looked to bring his fractured party together
with his
acceptance speech.
«I was
with him throughout the final announcement, shaking hands
with the officials, during his
acceptance speech and during his brief press interview.
Equally not blown away by the fashion of the night — but for an «I could wear that» dress, I thought Gina Rodriguez from Jane the Virgin looked beautiful and was so sweet
with her
acceptance speech.
Carrie's
acceptance speech for the biggest award at the 2015 Logies stopped the nation,
with the presenter encouraging the world to wear a beanie the next day to raise awareness for brain cancer.
To say last night was Lupita Nyong «o's night is an understatement: She owned the red carpet in an ethereal Prada gown, took the award for best supporting actress, and made 90 percent of the room cry
with an incredibly moving
acceptance speech.
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.
The One Dance artist raved about his longtime friend and collaborator during his
acceptance speech for Nicki Minaj is rumoured to have hooked up
with Zac Efron (2013), Lil» Wayne (2011) and Drake (2009 - 2010).
Following her
acceptance speech, she quickly met - up
with one of the night's other big winners:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science has spent most of the last several weeks trying to deal
with the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, but the producers of this year's broadcast have another nettlesome problem in their crosshairs: lengthy
acceptance speeches.
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.
I'm very familiar
with the phrase «scale plus 10,»» said Rockwell in his
acceptance speech.
Rockwell, in his
acceptance speech, said he was standing
with, «All the incredible women in this room who are trying to make things better.
«A little black girl
with glasses saves the universe from darkness that seems to be all around us,» DuVernay said of the film in her
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.
When it comes to political
acceptance speeches at the Academy Awards, it's a fine line between awe - inspiring and awful, so we check in
with some pros, including Barack Obama's speechwriter, about how to nail them.
The 50 - year - old actress thanked her children - Isabella, 25, and Conor, 22,
with ex-husband Tom Cruise, and Sunday, nine, and six - year - old Faith
with spouse Keith Urban - in her
speech, after previously coming under fire for not acknowledging her older kids in other awards
acceptances.
Frances McDormand, who won the Best Actress award for Three Billboard Outside Ebbing, Missouri, wore pink to last night's awards, commenting during her
acceptance speech, saying, «I have a little trouble
with compliance.»
BEST: If you hate the music the Oscars orchestra plays when a winner's
acceptance speech runs on too long, producers of this year's event may have found a solution to the problem: A scroll at the bottom of the screen
with the winners» thank - yous.