The Art of the Meryl Streep Acceptance Speech

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http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/02/meryl-streeps-true-artform-the-acceptance-speech.html

With all the uncertainties hanging over Sunday’s Oscars—Will the Muppets get to sing their nominated song? Will “God Is the Bigger Elvis” take home Best Documentary Short?—I come to you with this unwavering conviction: Meryl Streep should win Best Actress for her role in “The Iron Lady.”

I hear what you’re saying: “But the movie wasn’t that good.” So what? We’re talking Meryl Streep putting a lovable spin on a complicated historical figure, complete with latex makeup and a British accent. She should have won an Oscar for the teaser trailer alone. (“The pearls are absolutely non-negotiable.”)

You’re also saying: “But Meryl Streep has won enough Oscars. Shouldn’t Rooney Mara get a chance to shine? What about Glenn Close?” (Or, more accurately, Glenn Close But No Cigar. You know what would have happened had Meryl Streep played an Irish transvestite from olden times? Boom: Oscar.)

What you may not realize is that Streep has not won an Academy Award since 1982, for “Sophie’s Choice,” and before that she had won only for “Kramer vs. Kramer.” Yes, she’s been nominated a record-breaking seventeen times, but that means she’s lost fourteen times, which puts her firmly in Susan Lucci territory.

you'll have to watch the BAFTA acceptance at the link

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1. Meryl Streep is master at whatever part she plays

There is something about her that becomes the part. She is extraordinary!

The acceptances speeches are great! Thanks for posting!