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Friends, delegates, and distinguished guests: I stand before you tonight honored by your support; proud of the extraordinary progress we have made together over the last four years; and brimming ...
Sidney Poitier’s Speech Lives up to the Moment Sidney Poitier ’s 1964 win for Best Actor in Lilies of the Field marked the first time a Black man had ever won in that category.
The shortest Oscar speech has been when recipients simply say "thank you". Both Clark Gable [12] and Alfred Hitchcock [11] kept it simple, and when Patty Duke was named Best Supporting Actress in 1962 for The Miracle Worker at the 35th Academy Awards, her acceptance speech was, simply, two words—"Thank you"— after which she walked off the ...
Her acceptance speech remains, to this day, the longest in the history of the Academy Awards. While today’s winners are asked to keep to 45 seconds (although they frequently go beyond, at which ...
In his speech, Obama reflected on the hard times of the campaign and the "challenges that America would face ahead." TV coverage of the speech showed Jesse Jackson and Oprah Winfrey weeping in the crowd. [13] [14] Obama's speech also marked the first time a President-elect referred positively to gay Americans in an acceptance speech. Sam Perry ...
Vice President Kamala Harris closed out the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday with an acceptance speech that looked back on the found family who inspired her and her goals ...
Johnson's entire acceptance speech, delivered upon receiving the nomination President Johnson announced his long-expected candidacy for a full term just days before the convention started. The favorite son candidates who had run in his place then withdrew, his name was the only one placed in nomination, and for the last time, the presidential ...
Doechii gave a speech for the ages when she won the Grammy Award for best rap album for “Alligator Bites Never Heal.”. Clearly moved, she fought back tears as she got onstage to accept the ...