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Anderson said during an acceptance speech.
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Marie-Louise Gumuchian, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
The ceremony was projected onto building walls, and the drag queen Pabllo Vittar interrupted his concert to show Salles’s acceptance speech.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Cher gave her three-sentence acceptance speech via video.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Yet McGwire made sure to acknowledge Garrett, sitting at his table, during his acceptance speech at the College Baseball Night of Champions event, where McGwire entered the sport’s Hall of Fame.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
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Marie-Louise Gumuchian, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
The ceremony was projected onto building walls, and the drag queen Pabllo Vittar interrupted his concert to show Salles’s acceptance speech.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Cher gave her three-sentence acceptance speech via video.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Yet McGwire made sure to acknowledge Garrett, sitting at his table, during his acceptance speech at the College Baseball Night of Champions event, where McGwire entered the sport’s Hall of Fame.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Acceptance speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acceptance%20speech. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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