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After defeating Chwalinska in straight sets, Andreeva took time at the end of her acceptance speech to speak Russian, seemingly in defiance of the vilification due to her ethnic heritage by the tennis governing bodies and opposing players.
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Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026
Roosevelt broke major party tradition by flying nine hours from Albany to personally deliver his acceptance speech from the Congress Plaza Hotel, which was carried live at Chicago Stadium on WGN-AM.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
During her Oscar acceptance speech, director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy announced that after viewing the film, the Prime Minister of Pakistan intended to change the country’s laws surrounding honor killings.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
The Academy Award for Best Editing went to Andy Jurgensen for eventual Best Picture winner One Battle After Another (watch his acceptance speech above).
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 June 2026
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Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026
Roosevelt broke major party tradition by flying nine hours from Albany to personally deliver his acceptance speech from the Congress Plaza Hotel, which was carried live at Chicago Stadium on WGN-AM.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
During her Oscar acceptance speech, director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy announced that after viewing the film, the Prime Minister of Pakistan intended to change the country’s laws surrounding honor killings.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
The Academy Award for Best Editing went to Andy Jurgensen for eventual Best Picture winner One Battle After Another (watch his acceptance speech above).
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 June 2026
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“Acceptance speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acceptance%20speech. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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