Lifetime Achievement winner Streep's speech is highlight of the ceremony

January 09, 2017 09:32

'She is an observer and a thief. She reveals what she has stolen on that sacred place which is the screen. She makes the most heroic characters vulnerable, the most known familiar, the most despised relatable. Dame Streep.

Her artistry reminds us of the impact of what it means to be an artist, which is to make us feel less alone. I can only imagine where you go, Meryl, when you disappear into a character. I imagine that you are in them, patiently waiting, using yourself as a conduit, encouraging them, coaxing them to release all their mess, confess, expose, to live.

You are a muse. Your impact encouraged me to stay in the line, Dame Streep. I see you. I see you.'

Wow. Viola Davis pays a rousing tribute to this year's Cecile B. DeMille recipient, Meryl Streep, gold standard in acting, living legend, everyone's favourite actress, the list goes on.

Streep's poignant speech, which addresses America's 'Trump' state of mind, is no less transfixing.

'Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners, and if you kick us all out, you'll have nothing to watch except for football and mixed martial arts, which are not arts.'

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