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  • I love how she basically thanks her husband for his sperm! :D

  • People always say "Lifetime Achiement Awards" = "The end of actor's career".

    Yeah! That's true but Meryl Streep. She is more than an actress. She is the greatest actress of our time!

  • I cried from 3:23

    I love Meryl Streep

  • Its soooooooooo not the end! Oscar next month for sure!!! :)

  • can't we just do this EVERY year?

  • نتتا

  • it wasn't the end: now you're heading (hopefully) for your third Oscar, sweetheart! And by the way: I loved you in The Devil wears Prada two years after you did this funny, heartbreaking and lovely speech!!!

  • You're a....Goddess Meryl! You're amazing! You're my role model and my inspiration for becoming an actress and I'm only 13! I Love You Meryl!

  • anybody knows the meryl's entrace music?

  • She just looks so good. Her dress is amazing. Is a godess

  • I like 1:49

  • Please can anyone tell me what the music is that plays whilst Meryl is making her way on stage? I would love to know. The same piece of music plays during the end credits of "Hollywood Singing and Dancing"

  • THE BRIGHTEST AMONG ALL THE SPARKLING STARS IN THE ROOM. MERYL STREEP IS A QUEEN. A GODDESS. A LIVING LEGEND.

  • I love that she mentions Catherine O'Hara. 

  • @emma8thompson So do I! And O'Hara was so not expecting that. So great. Love that actress too.

  • that's NOT the end ! :)

  • Meryl is like an unsinkable aircraft carrier. It's amazing she even pulled this speech off. I would've passed out way before reaching the steps.

  • The lady is really something.

  • Ah, the very best! What an inspiration she is!

  • @ 4863440

    I think the dress was just sticky because she had lain her head on the table.

  • she receives the award and how she replies to it? giving an overwhelming performance at "the devil wears Prada" two years after...that's true profesionalism

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  • most real & genuine award speech ever.......

  • Congrats on your kennedy center award

  • UTTERLY BEAUTIFUL INSIDE OUT AND HOW FUNNY SHE IS AS WELL.

    I JUST LOVE MERYL STREEP !

  • Meryl is the best..!!!AFI is just a little award for her..she deserves more...!!LOVE YOU MERYL I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU...!!

  • Well, Meryl...It definetly was not the end for you when you received this star :))) It was just the beginning ;))) Love you, Meryl :)

  • she's the greatest and so funny

  • I wonder why she didn't kiss James woods. He delivered the most personal and one of the best presentations of the evening?

  • Every person that I saw her react to in a revered and respectable way, giving credence to those other actors, were kissed by Meryl on her way up to the stage. I'm pretty good at reading non verbal communication. I could have sat here tonight and listened to all of the accolades about Meryl and wouldn't even become sleepy.The only complaint I have is that I wish they could have had another 40 actors up there singing her praises because my gosh, if there is anyone in the industry to respect,well

  • 13 academy awards,,, best nominated actress of all times!!!!! (wiki source) :OOOOOOOOOOOO

  • Hahhaha she kisses Clint Eastwood and then just forgets about james woods lol

  • I do believe she is the greatest LIVING actress in the world, yes. But of all time? Think of Garbo, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Vivien Leigh, Ingrid Bergman...She certainly loves to kiss men on the mouth again and again, doesn't she? And for such a seasoned performer she has these silly, akward humorless moments when speaking live, as if she were drunk or jizzed. High time she won a 3rd Academy Award , though.

  • She loves to kiss on the mouth

  • lol clint :)

  • Wow she's so amazing so good. So freaking wonderful she's Meryl Streep!

  • Starts to rub her bazongas at 1:48, then tries to play it off as adjusting her dress

  • what a beauty..... what grace...... what an actress.... Take a bow Madam

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  • 0:18....zombie XD that means even if she dies, she will live...one way or another XP

  • ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIMES

  • hey,where's jim carrey's speech in HD????

  • she's done some of her best work since then!! absolutely adore meryl :)

  • @nutonsports I agree, Her career is nonstop as we all expected. One of the few women who have a presence in there older years that people love to see

  • i can't think of any other actress this talented, i see every single one of her movies and i can't see her, i see her characters and thats something i never got with any other actor/actress!.

    I hope next generations recognize this woman and her work and put her up there with actress like audrey, Elizabeth, Grace and others.

    :) I LOVE YOU MERYL!

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MERYL STREEP

  • Did she just kiss 3 men on the lips on her way to the award?

  • Legend!

  • Just to ask, who does she mean when she says, "I wish I were her?"

  • @kylejerel hey there, she means it is almost unbelievabe to be meryl streep, with so much adoration by the public, she makes a joke, that she wishes she were her.............

  • @orvar68 Thank you!

  • @kylejerel "I wish I were her" means simply, "I'm an actress and a human. My public face, my profession.... Its not easy ... and... but... I hope I can continue live up to your expectations" ... basically she's being clever, lovely, endearing and taking a jab at herself in a mild and humanizing way.

  • @kylejerel they praised her, all her friends and coworkers and only after that she had a chance to speak so she said I wish I really was the way you portrayed me. simply she said you have overpraised me. and I wish I were her - the Meryl that you have portrayed as I'm not as good as you say I am. :)

  • cant believe she didnt thank John Cazale

  • Meryl Streep is a goddess.

  • 0:19 Ahah! Zombie! xD

    I love her :) She's unique

  • They all LOVE her. It's pretty amazing how much they all love her. And there is no one who deserves it more. Amazing actress, amazing person... There is no one better than Meryl Streep.

  • What's up with the upside-down crosses? Lady Gaga wasn't even on the scene yet!

  • There is just one thing to be said...

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  • acting, so not honest

  • i love her since i saw sophie's choice. im from poland and she played there polish woman:)))) sorry for my english...:/

  • One of the best actresses of all time!

  • did u c she kissed like 3 or 4 in the mouth??!!!!??

  • everyone got so old!

  • lol i feel like Meryl kisses everyone... damn, wish i was the host.

  • the ten people who disliked this can go die. in fact the name of my middle school in new jersey was Tenakill...

  • that was one hell of a bow man

  • o please give me another advert, please!

  • i looooooovvvvvvveeeeee her.

  • Damn.  What a curtsy!

  • that dress looks amazing on her!

  • Those were some very interesting kisses she shared with the man who's presenting the award...Hmm...Loved it and the look her family shows while doing so, LoL

  • meryl streep...she rocks and rulez!!! great actress!!!

  • I wish there were more people out there like Meryl Streep.

    I really do love her.

  • How gracious a human being can be

  • Meryll Streep is Best actress of my lifetime! True Legend <3 ( Other good actress: Kate Winslet, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman, Judie Dench, Jodie Foster, Kathy Bates, Tony Collette, Susan Sharandon, Diane Lane, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, Uma Thurman... )

  • why don't we have awards for best doctors, teachers and so on, why do we laude over these people that act. how about that doctor that just performed a liver transplant that saved an actual real person whole life. what does that make the craft of acting look like now? kind if insignificant.

  • @pinboyjorf I agree with you. Acting is an art, but it's not life saving...

  • Only a 30 minute standing ovation could do justice to her contribution to the cinematic art.

  • Meryl Streep is the best actress of all time....no comparisons yet

  • awwww <3 I love her

  • thats the most over acted role i ever seen meryl in,

  • she's so extremly perfect - it really hurts :D ♥

  • I've never been much into showbizzy schmaltz,they always seem to over-indulge themselves.However,Ms Streep seems to genuinely care about her profession & cinema/theatre and the arts in general.She has a powerful voice,made more powerful now she's been recognised by the AFI.She truly has that definable quality,a supremely good actor & a genuinely humanitarian-centred person! Congratulations,Ms Streep.

  • i think i cried just a little bit when she said her speech...in the middle part of it

  • hey lets all watch the rich and the famous who do not need MORE recognition give each other awards!!!!

    this is so stupid!

  • And imagine having a whole room filled with your friends, family, work associates, and all these actors whom of which some are the greatest in the business giving you a standing ovation like at 5:14, that would be simply amazing. To live that moment, Meryl Streep deserves it.

  • She gives a great speech, moreso in her expression rather than in her words. You can just see her appreciation in her attitude.

  • God, what a woman. What a treasure. How lucky we are.

  • Catherine O'Hara!!! Yay!!!!

  • why is she dressed in a Star Wars costume?

  • I don't think she was drunk on anything but loving life and being happy to be honored that day. She has a great sense of humor and is very dramatic too... I've seen her accept other awards... she's always funny and interesting. She is just the best actress ever, in my opinion, and that is not speaking in disrepect of the many other amazing actresses working. Meryl is just la creme de la creme, that's all. May her career go on for many years go come, and may the kudos she so deserves continue!

  • i wonder if they would all be so grateful if there were not millions and millions of dollars involved in this lifestyle!

  • @CT2507 It s Hollywood baby!!! not Africa....

  • @ceciroma both places are places of shame.

  • @CT2507 Well, what are u doing watching this? maybe you are the same; why don´t put another kind of video ?

  • @ceciroma don't u worry your little head with that. i watch many things i don't support our of interest. my business is my own.

  • @CT2507 nice joke!!! hahaha..... c´mon you like this .... you are a material person like everyone else.... or are u mother teresa? that is the reason why you are watching this videos......hahahaha

  • She is simply the best!

  • this was aired when? and when it was, she's been nominated for how many oscars since? Yeah, only Meryl can do that

  • @Saturn1885 this was in 2004

  • she is just GREAT!!! i always remember her face, statuesque, like an ancient greek goddess, in holocaust, then in most other movies she has done, until the most recent. :)

  • A little too much wine is my guess...LOL.

  • was she drunk?

  • one of the best actresses ever. That's for sure, but a lousy speech:p guess she was just overwhelmed

  • All these trashy pop stars look just awful compared to this woman. She's got to be one of the most professional, classiest woman alive, in addition to being enormously talented. Talent is one thing, but living a clean life and keeping your shit together and your ego in check when you're that rich and famous can't be easy.

  • Can anyone please tell me what the piece of music is thats playing as she is walking towards the stage? Its an orchestral piece, that has also featured during the end credits of "Hollywood Singing and Dancing"... Thank you for any help

  • Una de las mejores actrices junto a Katharine Hepburn y Ingrid Bergman

  • I think I'm in love with Meryl Streep?

  • @blowupyes who isnt... :S

  • I loved she kissed Clint.

    is like a mother kissing her son ... pure love.

    Demonstrate that the affection and respect.

  • I was actually worried she was gonna louse up that speech !

  • So gracious and emotional and wonderful. Gosh, I love Meryl Streep!

  • How does one even make a speech after such glowing tributes and on such an amazing occasion?

  • 0:28 diane keaton looks hideous in that hat

  • immaculate human being, let alone the acting...

  • who the hell would dislike this!?

  • @VickyJo1011 haters.....

  • Damn, She's so overwelming and gorgeous and beautifull and genius and precius and so on. I really love her you know. I dont care if this make me a lesbian, but its just the truth. I dont know what I should do without her. She is the most warm person i've ever known. I hope she wont stop with acting, because she's so damn good at it. I hope she have a long and gracefull life, and that she would have many people to love. And I will love her as long as I will live. So Meryl, you're simply the best.

  • looooove the dress, and her of course <3

  • The BEST actress of all time!

  • 4:35 " Isaac Mizrahi for the dress .. but he's not dead!!! " LOL that was funny 

  • The greatest living screen actress in the world today. Will anyone argue?

  • sorry for curiosity i opened your channel but to no avail.

    it is not available in my area, huh!!

    too bad - you're from where?

  • @cassadanielle

    oh really? lol

    i was thinking - oh - geographical limitations again.

    love italy..

  • @DuBistMeineSeele

    hahaha - pretty unique

    and almost all of the actors that congratulated her - i like them too.

    especially goldie hawn, diane keaton, and shirley mclaine,.

  • @DuBistMeineSeele

    gotta love Meryl..

    btw, what a username you have there.

  • @DuBistMeineSeele

    almost same comment i wanted to post..

    hahahaha

    isn't she awesome..!!

    ahhahaha

  • "Iron weed" truely acting magic and the reason stop to watch a movie! Meryl Streep definately, is one of a kind!

  • i love how she kissed clint eastwood :)

  • She's just amazing

  • @fizban333 You are friggin' dumb! I bet your favorite actress is one that shows on tits every 2 minutes in a 90 minutes movie.

  • @fizban333 Your ignorance of Meryl Streep is a poor reflection on you..no one else. You don't deserve to sit in a movie theater if you cannot acknowledge one of America's greatest film treasures of all-time.

  • @fizban333 wow, you are psychotic maaan

  • @fizban333 Who the Hell is fizban333? A piece of shit. Jump off a cliff and shut up. When you've learned something about cinema and great performances then give yoursefl a kick on the back, by the edge of a cliff, and then fall.

  • @fizban333 - i think it's you who should shut up and stop watching and commneting on this coz you don't know what true beauty and artistry is... and i agree with cboncklis too!

  • How mesmerizing...

  • What a beautiful, wonderful and genuine woman! I love her! Shes just such an amazing person and such an amazing actress! I love her movies! My favourite actress! :) <3

  • AHH Hollywood awards shows, where all the elite of the democrat party get to tell each other how wonderful and superhuman they are! OHHH "can't we just do this every year"

  • @wheelworker1 shut the fuck up. you sound just as arrogant and egotistical as the douchey stars your talking about.

  • Everyone who is able to talk in front of an audience is admirable to me .. and just imagine THAT audience .. :-))

  • who is Meryl Streep... -.-

    every movie is crappy :S

  • "I wish I were her, I really do" hahaha

  • wie viel zeit muss ich haben wenn ich wirklich JEDES video mit meryl kommentiere wenn ich sie so sehr hasse. andererseits....ich glaub dieser spanische spinner hasst alles und jeden. und sich selber wohl am meisten. ja gut er sollte mir leid tun. im internet redet wenigstens jemand mit ihm. sonst ist er garantiert so ein pickliger, potthässlicher typ der mit 35 noch bei mutti wohnt, noch nie eine frau hatte und von allen nur ausgelacht wird. jaja ein armer kerl :(

  • @wonderfulspaniard6 YOU DOUCHE BAG

  • Is she kissing everybody on the mouth?

  • @Gatosaenz that's very North American among very good friends... They don't normally kiss or touch people unless they really care for them...

  • @manolosar Hmmm. Very informative, lol. I had no idea. I knew that Americans really only kissed someone if they really knew them, but I didn't think they would do it on the mouth. Interesting.

  • @andbor17 oh, that's on 2:23. Look at 2:21, that's the one I wanna know the name.

  • @Mixarenan That looks like Leelee Sobieski to me.

  • MARY LOUISE STREEP FOREVER

  • 2:22 who is that woman?

  • nyone know what the music is thats playing as she walks up to the stage?

  • What such a look at 0:33

    Ha Ha Ha Ha!!

  • She was almost crying when she thanked her parents and when she thanked Don for her children. Soooooo beautifull. I love her so much. I think I'm obsessed by her. hahaha. No, but now serieusly. She really is a diamond in the acting world. She is a gift from God and that's why we all love her. She is really great and the world will never forget her.

  • @73lieke73 shut the .... up

  • 'thank you for your gorgeus DNA'

  • Just keep waching Meryl's acceptance speeches. If she is good and funny when acting she is funnier at these acts. Wish I could share dinner with her!!

  • MERYL STREEP IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST ACTRESS I HAVE EVER KNOWN!!! I LOVE YOU MERYL!!!!

  • MERYL STREEP IS THE GREATEST ACTRESS THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN !!!!

  • @IloveMerylandMiley : That is very, very possible... but there was Katherine Hepburn too and a few other non english speaking actresses that are also very good but unfortunately not very welll known...

  • MERYL STREEP IS THE GREATEST AND THE MOST TALENTUOUS ACTRESS THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN !!!

  • what a cheap whorish dress

  • She should have had Bette Midler's role in Hocus Pocus

    More fitting the part

    : - )

    I love you Meryl

  • Please Meryl, stop making me cry !

    Even if she doesn't say paintfull things .. it's just the way she's speaking, it's so powerfull that every word goes to the bottom of my heart and make me cry !

    I do love you soooooooooooooo much Meryl !

  • @thisside0fme

    Couldn't have said it better myself. Every word that comes out of her mouth is just dripping with this divine essence of love, power, experience, genuineness! Which is why i think we all love her. She's so real, as silly as that may sound.

    Good on you Meryl!

  • I am yet to see an actress/person so true... Love you Meryl, you are special