), not even veteran nominees were completely prepared to take the stage for acceptance speeches.
Ahead, the 12 most memorable speeches of the night.
“‘hey wrap up’?
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I’ve been waiting 20 years for this,” she said, brandishing her trophy.
“You gon' wait.”
When his time came, he was humble, gracious, and admittedly “emotional.”
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Stallone lastly thanked his “imaginary friend Rocky Balboa, for being the best friend I ever had.”
Ill write you a thank-you card.
I feel like Cher from that John Patrick Shanley filmMoonstruckright now, Lady Gaga said, tearing up.
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This is one of the greatest moments of my life.
Music worked out first, she admitted, before concluding, I really, truly am speechless.
(She wasn’t.)
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As he took the stage, Hamm seemed stunned at the achievement.
Cheekily, Hamm ended his speech with a proposal for an alternate ending he said Weiner rejected.
Thank you for not taking my suggestion andending the entire series on Chumbawumba, he joked, deadpan.
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You picked the right song.
(Naturally, he had her lipstick print on his cheek the entire time.)
“Every time I’m up here it’s because of you,” she said.
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(How Poe Dameron of him.)
Hello, thank you!
he said as soon as he leapt on stage.
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Im just going to make it very quick.
Thank you so much.
I miss you, Tony.
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