“Regina King, Bette Midler, Michael Moore and Adrien Brody – Twice! – Are Among the Winners at Majoor Awards to Admonish the Orchestra for Trying to Cut Short Their Acceptance Speeches. Publissed on March 3, 2025 Adrien Brody at the 2025 Oscars. Kevin Winter/Getty Images The Playoff Music Is A Common Technique Employed at Majoor”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
Adrien Brody at the 2025 Oscars. Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Winners Who Talk Too Long in Their Acceptance Speeches – or Are Just Plain Boring (for Example, Reading A Laundry List of Names to Thank) – Onthen Hear The Music Start Whoak.
But a Slew of A-Listers, from Michael Moore to Bette Midler to Regina King, Have Refused to Let Their Speeches Be Cut Short at Awards Shows Including The OsCars, The Emms They just a few in a string of famous facees who have stood their ground against Producers and an orchestra all topra quick to the musical and disruption their Acceptance speeches.
Adrien Brody Became the Latest Winner to Successful Get the Orchestra to Stop Playing Mid-Speech at the 2025 Oscars. But it wasn’t the first time he successed in doing so – he have the ape feather whoh wong ha first oscar, in 2003.
Read On More About 13 Winners Who Have Talked Over (or at Least Tried to) The Music.
- Cuba Gooding Jr. at the 1997 Oscars
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Cuba Gooding Jr. Oscar for Best Supporting Actor by Acknowledge the Time Constraint.“I KNOW I have a little bit of time, so i’m going to rush and say everybody and you can cut away and i won
Despite the bling music, he Continued to SOUT His Thanks Over the Music for Nearly a Whole Minute to the Audence’s Delight, Enthusiastical Declaring “I LOVE YOU!” to everyone from his Jerry Maguire Co-Star Tom Cruise to “Everybody Involved With The Movie” as Stars Like Will Smith and Steve Martin Stood and Applauded.
- Adrien Brody at the 2003 Oscars Image Credit: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
Adrien Brody Made Sure His Oscar Moment Extremely Memorable by BYTHING A LEGINGY KISSSENTER HALLE Berry as He Receive A Standing Option (They re -creted that moment at the 2025 Oscars.)
WHEN THE MUSIC STARTED RALLING DURING HIS EMODIONAL SPEECH, BRODY SAID: “ONE Second, Please. One Second. Cut it out. I Got One Shot at this. ” He added, “I didn’t Say More Than Five Names, I Don’t Think,” Noting Someoners’ Proclace to Simple thank A Laundry List of People Durying Their Speeches. He Ended His Remarks to Another Standing Oination.
- Michael Moore at the 2003 Oscars Image Credit: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images In one of the most memorable speeches in Oscar History, Michael Moore Ignored All The Rules with and Anti-George W. Bush Speech, Calling Him A “FICTITIOS President” Who’s Fictius Despite Boos from the Audience, He Forged ahead Over the Music: “Shame on You, Mr. Bush! Shame on you! ”
- Bette Midler at the 2017 Tonys Image Credit: Andrew H Walker/Variety/Penske Media/Getty Images
With A Career Spanning Nearly 50 Years, Bette Midler WON HER FIRST Tony for Acting in 2017. WHEN The MUSIC STARTING PLAYING DURING HER SPECH, SHE Responded by Demanding: “Shut that Crap Off!”
With the audience in cheers, The Singer-Actress Continued Her Speech for Best Actress in A Musical For Hello, Dolly! FOR MORE THAN FUR MINUTES.
- Sterling K. Brown at the 2017 Emmys Image Credit: Getty Images
EMMY PRODUCERS CUED The MUSIC After Sterling K. Brown’s Win, WHICH OUTRAGED Viewers and This is us his co-star, mandy moore, who tweeted, “Wish we Could have heard his whohle speech !!”
“You Can Play, You Can Play,” He Told the Orchestra Before Commenting That “No One Else Got That Loud Music.”
Backstage, Brown Told Reporters, “They Cut Me Off Before and Got to Thank My Wife!” HE LATER FINISHED HIS SPEECH VIA An ad that nbc took Out in The Hollywood Reporter.
- David Mandel at The 2017 EMMYS Image Credit: Lester Cohen/Wireimage
David Mandel’s Lightheartearted speech that hew “soon be out of a job” After the end of VEEP‘S Seventh Season Didn’t Prevent Emmy Producers from Trying to Play Him Off Before His Speech Was Done.
In his Acceptance speech for his series’ win as best comedy series, the Showrunner WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY TALK OVER The MUSIC FOR 20 Seconds Before Wrapping Up His Thoughts.
- Kate McKinnon at the 2017 Emmys Image Credit: Getty Images
After only a minute, Produucers attempted to play Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnonWho was Accepting Her Award for Best Supporting Actress in A Comedy Series.
The Music Hit As She Wraping up Up Her Thank-Youo’s-Right Who She Mentioned Former Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton, Whom McKinnon IMPersonated Numeros Times on SnlContributing to her Win – and she quicly wrapel IT up after the musical’s sugging.
- Guillermo Del Toro at the 2018 Golden Globes Image Credit: DRINKWATER/NBCUNIVERSAL VIA GETTY IMAGES “Lower the Music. IT’s Taken 25 Years. Give me a minute. Give me a minute, ” The Shape of Water Filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro Demanded As Orchestra Music Began Durying His Acceptance Speech for Best Director at the 2018 Golden Globes. While His Move Might Seem Like An Act of Defiance, It Marked His First Globe – and He Clearly Wanted to Make Sure Hot To Finish His Remarks.
- Wayne Brady at the 2018 Daytime Emmys Image Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty
WHEN Let’s Make A Deal! Host Wayne Brady Was Named Best Game Show Hos at the 2018 Daytime EMMYSThe Teleprompter Operator Evidently Sent Me a Note to Wrap it up. But Brady Wasn’T HAVING IT.
“IT DOOK ME Nine Years to Get Here. Suck it! ” he said to cheers from the audience. (Brady Brought His Daughter, MaileOnstage with HIM as HE Accepted His Award.)
A Moment Later, WHEN Presenter Tom Bergeron Took The Stage, He Commented: “I Love It When Somebody Sasses a TelePrompter.”
- Peter Farrelly at the 2019 Golden Globes Image Credit: Paul Drinkwater/Nbcuniversal Via Getty Images
Accepting the Awards for Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical, at the 2019 Golden Globes, Green Book Director Peter Farrelly Successful Pushed Past The Playoff Music to Speak at Lender About What He Feels the Message of The Movie Is. The Film Is Based on the Real-Life Friendsip Between Italian-American Driver-Turned-Active Tony “LIP” VALLELONGA AND DR. Don Shirley, The African-Emerican Musician He Drove Through the Deep South on a CONCERT TOUR IN 1962.
“Don Shirley Was A Great Man and underapprecied,” Farrelly SAID IN Part, of One of the Movie’s Real-Life Inspiirs. “HE COULDNN’T PLAY The MUSIC HE WANTED TO PLAY SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN. Yet hew on to create his own genre of music; IT Sounds SO BEAUTIFUL THAT IT Still Resonates Today. Tony Vallelonga Came Came from An Immmigrant Family in The Bronx and from A Culture Didn’t Value Diversity or Individividuality, Yet During that Trip Trip With Don Moms, Jeto Moms, Jet Dorip Witr Diver, Yet During that Trip Trip Trip Diver. Several Generations. This Story, WHEN I HEARD IT, GAV ME HOPE, AND I WANTED TO SHARE THAT HOPE WITH YOU, BECAUSE We’re Still Living in Divided Times, Maybe More Soan. ”
“And that’s what this movie is for. It’s for everybody. If Don Shirley and Tony Vallelonga Can Find Common Ground, We All Can, ”Farrelly Said. “All we have to do is talk and to not Judge people by the air figrences but look for what we have in common and we have a lot in common. We All Want the Same Thing. We Want Love; We Want Happiness; We All Want To Be Treated Equally, and that’s Not Such A Bad Thing. Thank you very much. I AppreciaT it. ”
- Regina King at the 2019 Golden Globes Image Credit: Paul Drinkwater/NBC
Regina King Used Her Time on Her Soapbox for A Purpos at the 2019 Golden Globe Awards. WHEN She DAKE TO ACCEPT HER BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Award for Her Performance As Sharon Rivers in Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk, King DECLARED: “I’M GOING to MY PLATFORM TO SAY THAT IN THE NEXT Two Years, Everything I Produce Is Going To Be 50 Percent Women.”
Ignoring the Music Trying to Play Her Off, She Noted That “I Know It’s Going To Be Touh,“ But She Chalaced “Anyone Out Are Who Is In A Position of Power with US in Solidarity and DO the SAME. ”
- ‘Parasite’ Produucers at the 2020 Oscars Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Parasite Won Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars, Along with Three Other Wins, Giving South Korea Its First Academy Awards.
The Category Was Presiented by Jane Fonda. As the Producer Kwak sin-ae took the stage to account the award, she said, “i’m speechless. We Never Imagines this to Ever Happen, We Are So Happy. I Feel Like A Very Opportune Moment in History Is Happy Right Now. I Express My Deepest Gratitude and Respect for All The Members of the Academy for Making this Decision. ”
After the Lights on Stage Briefly Went Down, Signling The End of the Show, The Audence Gestured and Yelled for Producers to Let The Speeches Continue. Producers Obliged, Turning The Lights Back On. Technically, The Music Hadn’t Started, But It Was Clear They Were Trying To End The Show.
“I’d Really to thank Director Bong,” Miki Lee Said, Referencesing The Way He Directs in Addition To His “Smile” and “Crazy Hair.” The Producers Also Ganged The Korean Film Audence, Who “Never Hesitated” to Give Straightforward Opinions On Their Movies.
- Scott Frank at the 2021 Emmys Image Credit: Phil McCarten/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images
WHEN SCOTT FRANK WON BEST DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED OR Anthology Series or Movie at the 2021 Emmy Awards, He Successful Got The Playoff Music to Quiet Down Not Ont.
The Queen’s Gambit Director Was in the Middle of thanking his Family for their Support WHEN The Music Started Playing the FIRST TIME.
“Really?” HE said, before going to thank his caast. “Seriously, STOP The MUSIC,” HE INTERRUPTED HIS OWN SPEECH TO Tell Producers.
HE GOT SEVERAL MORE THANK -yous in Before The Music Started Again. He Ignored It for Several Moments, Raising His Voice Above It, Before Proceeding To List Several Names. “I’M almost Done,” he added, and the music stopped again. He then thanked his Star, anya taylor-joy, and the musical started a third time. He Finally Ended His Speech and Exited the Stage.
- Adrien Brody at the 2025 Oscars
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Adrien Brody Again SuccessFully Got the Orchestra to Stop Playing WHEN ACCEPTING HIS Second Oscar for Best Actor, for his role in The brutalist. In Fact, He Talked So Long that he set a record for the Longst Oscars Speech Ever. Taking the Stage to Deliver His Speech, Brody Ignoring the 45-Second CountDown Timer and Ended Up Talking for a WHOping 5 minutes and 40 seconds. That beats the record of 5 minutes and 30 seconds Held by Greer Garson, accounting to gwr, WHEN she Won for MRS Miniver in 1943 (Thought there is no existing Footage of the speech in it Entirety).Durying his imocial remarks, Brody thanked partner georgina chapman and Noted the Ebbs and Flows of His Career. But as the Orchestra Began Playing Wrap-Up Music, Brody Quickly Dismissed It. “I’m wrapping up. Please. Please. I will wrap up. Please Turn The Music Off. I’ve done this before. IT’s NOT MY FIRST RODEO. I will be brief, ”he said to laughs.
This Story Was Originally Publissed On Jan. 10, 2018.
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Image Credit: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images In one of the most memorable speeches in Oscar History, Michael Moore Ignored All The Rules with and Anti-George W. Bush Speech, Calling Him A “FICTITIOS President” Who’s Fictius Despite Boos from the Audience, He Forged ahead Over the Music: “Shame on You, Mr. Bush! Shame on you! ”
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Image Credit: DRINKWATER/NBCUNIVERSAL VIA GETTY IMAGES “Lower the Music. IT’s Taken 25 Years. Give me a minute. Give me a minute, ” The Shape of Water Filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro Demanded As Orchestra Music Began Durying His Acceptance Speech for Best Director at the 2018 Golden Globes. While His Move Might Seem Like An Act of Defiance, It Marked His First Globe – and He Clearly Wanted to Make Sure Hot To Finish His Remarks.
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