Awards season is upon us.
This means we get to watch celebrities enjoy the dresses, the music, the incredibly funny hosts, and the wide assortment of acceptance speeches.
Here are a few of our favorites over the years.

Viola Davis

This woman knows how to throw down some sweet attitude.

Kate Winslet

From the classic Titanic to this brilliant statement. Kate Winslet knows that we all have practiced this speech at some point.

Leonardo DiCaprio

The Man who will never win an Oscar, has to thank anyone for an award that he can.

Rita Moreno

Short and to the point. They didn’t even have to pull her off the stage with the shepherds crook for going overtime.

Cher

Cher might not have said your name, but “the lady who taught me how speak this brooklyn accent” is the best thank you we have ever seen.

Lupita Nyong’o

There are those sweet speeches that are meant to inspire others.

Jeffery Trambor

The ones that are dedicated to groups.

Julianne Moore

Take that Sarah Palin. Your vote didn’t matter!

Julie Andrews

Dang, this woman just oozes class and sincerity.

Patricia Arquette

The speeches that are really statements made from a televised soapbox. Time constraints don’t actually apply to celebrities.

Marlon Brando

The time that Marlon Brando, refused the award. He sent Sacheen Littlefeather to read a statement about the mistreatment of native Americans in Hollywood. (It upset many of the events attendees.)