Speeches: Last News

Academy Awards brought out the biggest names in Hollywood for a night of fun and celebration.Coming together at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, this year's Oscars was a musical performance-filled gala that also served as a celebration of cinema greatness and delivered some truly unexpected surprises and category upsets.Hosted once again by Jimmy Kimmel — serving as emcee for the third time -- this year's show expertly navigated the potentially choppy waters of the first show since the infamous slap heard 'round the world.From some long-awaited wins to some truly touching acceptance speeches, here are all the best, biggest and most memorable highlights from Sunday's 95th Oscars ceremony!After parachuting into the Dolby Theatre (literally dropping down from the rafters), Kimmel delivered a monologue that was gently playful, poking fun at some of the nominees but with a loving and considerate tone — for the most part.After ribbing Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and Tom Cruise, he addressed last year's infamous slap toward the end of his monologue, explaining, «We want you to have fun, feel safe, and most importantly, we want me to feel safe. So, we have strict policies in place.

this year's SAG Awards.Honoring the most memorable acting showcases of film and TV, the Screen Actors Guild Awards went without a host this year, relying on some talented comedic presenters to move the show along to great effect.From delightful and charismatic presentations to charming cast reunions to emotional and inspiring acceptance speeches, Sunday's SAG Awards were filled with memorable highlights.Here's a look at all the best moments, biggest surprises and most magnificent speeches of the night.Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, and Martin Short opened the #SAGAwards with this feckin funny sketch. Tune in now: https://t.co/IwqelQVHRqpic.twitter.com/opH0kA3rlrThe show kicked off with an adorable reunion, as Steve Martin — strumming his banjo — tells Martin Short he no longer wants to be friends, and Short can't handle that kind of rejection until Selena Gomez explains that it's all because they are both nominated in the same category.

The season of rambling acceptance speeches is at hand, prompting that nasty question: Why can’t award winners learn how to edit their gratitude? Or find an editor to help?

BreAnna Bell Lil Baby was recognized with the Black Music Action Coalition’s Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award on Thursday night at the Music in Action Awards Gala. After being introduced with a video congratulations from his mother Lashawn Jones and Quality Control Music Group founder Pierre Thomas as well as a letter written by Quincy Jones, the rapper took the stage in a dapper velvet black suit, which he paired with some reading glasses on stage. “Not only have you made music history and impacted the course of modern hip-hop, but you use your platform to give back to the community in a meaningful way. And that’s what it’s all about,” said Jones in his letter, which was read to the crowd by his son Quincy Jones III.

Emmys came sparklingly alive thanks to speeches by a strong slate of winners. The production seemed eager to bring back the grand-scale awards show after a dialed-back COVID era, with a booming pop soundtrack and a packed house. Variety’s TV critics were divided on some elements of the show, from the hosting to the speeches to the wins themselves. The morning after the ceremony, they had some coffee and hashed it all out. Daniel D’Addario: Sometimes I wonder if the Emmys, specifically, need a host. The show appeared insecure that people might not recognize the nominees, many of them legitimate zeitgeist hits, and so larded the broadcast with montages of other, more self-consciously “mainstream” shows. And the show was committed to coming in at three hours — so much so that they played off, for instance, winner Jennifer Coolidge, for whose crowning moment fans of the hit “White Lotus” had been waiting for all year. Surely a minute or two more of her vamping would have been more memorable than host Kenan Thompson stumbling through choreography to the “Brady Bunch” theme song in the opening; her doing a jig to the play-off music proved she’s a better dancer, too.

Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic The moment Sheryl Lee Ralph opened her mouth and let loose the first jaw-dropping note of Dianne Reeves’ “Endangered Species,” it was an Emmy speech for the ages. Quaking with emotion and palpably overcome, Ralph’s acceptance for her best supporting actress trophy was as impassioned as it was memorable — especially, perhaps, because she didn’t have to recite a litany of names before the timer ran out. Instead, a simple ticker of people Ralph wished to mention scrolled by in a chyron as she lifted her Emmy to the sky in triumph.   With most nominees appearing to submit names ahead of time in case they should win, the most memorable speeches of the night were freer to go off-script and embrace their moment, in the moment. After Ralph’s gorgeous display of joy, Lizzo’s surprise reality series win was capped with a tearful speech that didn’t have to include the many names of “Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” producers at all. Instead, they whizzed by underneath as she told the story of growing up wishing “to see someone fat like me, Black like me, beautiful like me.”  

Perhaps the most controversial part of the Emmys, on a night when political speechifying was fleeting, came at the very end, when Succession‘s Jesse Armstrong attempted to make a quip or light snipe about the British monarchy, now dominating the television landscape following the death of Queen Elizabeth.

The 2022 Emmys ended up being a middle-of-the-road show — nothing terribly controversial happened (no, nobody slapped anyone). But it also moved along at a brisk pace and included enough moving and funny moments that it wasn’t a bad show, either. Host Kenan Thompson played it safe, and did a solid job shepherding things along while injecting a few laughs, but nothing too distracting.

With the eighth series of Love Island finally set to reach its climax tonight, last year’s runner-up Chloe Burrows has spilled the beans on the Islanders’ finale speeches.The famous scenes see the remaining couples declare their love for one another in a romantic speech after getting dressed up to the nines. And now Chloe has told us just how they compose those speeches after going through the experience in 2021.

Actor Danny Miller has married his childhood sweetheart Steph Jones in a stunning ceremony in the Cheshire countryside.The couple exchanged traditional vows at the Nunsmere Hall Hotel in front of 140 of their friends and family, including their adorable nine month old son Albert and Danny's former Emmerdale co-stars. Here, Danny and Steph share their special day exclusively with OK! VIPs.

Love Island 2022 star Tyler Cruickshank chats exclusively with OK! about the brand new set of singletons currently mingling in the villa this year. Catching up with 2022 alumni at the VIP launch of Karaoke Box’s New VR technology in Central London, Tyler, 26, reflected on what it was like to make those daunting proclamations of love before your fellow Islanders. He said: "Recouplings are sprung on you but the speeches are always quite easy because it is how you're feeling.

Coleen and Wayne Rooney are absent from court today as the 'Wagatha Christie' libel trial enters its final day. The trial comes after Mrs Rooney accused fellow WAG Rebekah Vardy of allegedly leaking false stories about her to the tabloids back in 2019. Mrs Rooney said she used an Instagram 'sting' to discover Mrs Vardy had been sharing stories with the Sun newspaper - an accusation Mrs Vardy vehemently denies.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAfter weeks of controversy over the decision to cut eight artisans categories from the Oscar broadcast, the winners of those categories got to collect their statues. Their acceptance speeches were edited for insertion into the prime time live show, but are shared in full below.Best Makeup and Hairstyling – “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin RaleighLinda Dowds: “You just saw that we are in a group of incredible nominees and everybody took a moment to celebrate all of us and each of us.

Backstage support! When celebrities win Oscars, they usually run through a lengthy thank-you list of names, but many of them also acknowledge a person not involved in the film: their partner.

Oscars. However, the Academy has been criticised for only having an ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter on stage during Coda’s acceptance speech, and no one else’s. Some viewers assumed the cast brought their own interpreters.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe Human Rights Campaign sure knows how to pick a month to throw a party, it was generally agreed by everyone attending the org’s annual L.A. dinner Saturday night, where the evening’s most invoked topics were veritably ripped out of the most topical mainstream media headlines.

Kristen Stewart and Andrew Garfield were the top acting winners at the 2022 HCA Film Awards and they both gave endearing and expletive-filled speeches!

It was undoubtedly the showbiz celebration of the year – and OK! was honoured to be invited to join Dame Joan Collins and Percy Gibson as they marked their 20th wedding anniversary with a spectacular star-studded party at Claridge’s.Two decades after we exclusively covered their nuptials at the same hotel, the iconic actress and her beloved husband took us back to where it all started. Now, we're bringing you all the incredible, candid photos from the night, featuring stars such as Simon Cowell, Liz Hurley and Sarah Ferguson, as well as a hilarious, revealing interview with Dame Joan and Percy.

“Why can’t he learn how to give a better speech?” With the State of the Union address looming next month, Joe Biden’s Hollywood critics and supporters increasingly ask that question as they see his approval ratings tank even as his policies gain favor.

live-tweeting up a storm! If you want to relive last night or if you happened to miss TV’s big bash, check out some of our favorite speeches by female winners.Michaela Coel made history last night by being the first Black female writer to win the award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her smash hit show, I May Destroy You.

Love Island has provided us with an incredible eight weeks of entertainment this summer, coming back with a bang after coronavirus put the show to a halt in 2020.The finale is upon us, with the seventh series coming to an end tonight [Monday, August 23] and fans eagerly await the results of the public vote.The ITV2 dating reality show's final four couples are Chloe Burrows and Toby Aromolaran, Liam Reardon and Millie Court, Faye Winter and Teddy Soares, and Kaz Kamwi and Tyler Cruikshank. All of the contestants have won a piece of the nation's heart, but only one couple can win the £50,000 prize.