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Ingo Fliess, producer on Yellow Letters, used his Silver Lola acceptance speech to directly call out German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer, sitting in the audience, who had put pressure on Tuttle to resign.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2026
The 2011 AMAs moment has gone viral on TikTok in recent years, and Kali Uchis even jokingly referenced it in her acceptance speech upon winning Latin Pop Album of the Year for Orquídeas at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The group’s acceptance speech for new artist of the year was mostly delivered in English, but with touches of other languages from the members’ different backgrounds.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 May 2026
In their acceptance speech, each member thanked the Eyekons, their families, and HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk, while offering a short thank you in their respective second languages.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2026
The 2011 AMAs moment has gone viral on TikTok in recent years, and Kali Uchis even jokingly referenced it in her acceptance speech upon winning Latin Pop Album of the Year for Orquídeas at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The group’s acceptance speech for new artist of the year was mostly delivered in English, but with touches of other languages from the members’ different backgrounds.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 May 2026
In their acceptance speech, each member thanked the Eyekons, their families, and HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk, while offering a short thank you in their respective second languages.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for acceptance speech
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“Acceptance speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acceptance%20speech. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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