Ryan accepted the shock award, joking, “I just absolutely love coming out of here year after year, weaving violence against women into a comedy opening monologue. I mean, God damn it, and you just sit there with your white wine… it’s a tough gig, but I love it. I love being counted among these very incredible women.”
Keely Hodgkinson: Sporting Hero
After profitable the silver medal within the 800 metres on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and rising as one of many yr’s greatest monitor stars, Hodgkinson made historical past at this yr’s Paris Olympics, when, at simply 22 years outdated, she took residence the gold.
“To know that I’ve inspired young girls to get into sport is both humbling and amazing,” she mentioned. “It’s something I still find hard to grasp. But standing here today, I hope to shine a light on the incredible athletes, particularly female athletes, because we have so many of them in our sport right now and that have devoted their lives to compete in our world at this stage.”
Jameela Jamil: Gamechanging Voice
The Gamechanging Voice award went to actor, activist, podcaster and — properly — all-round gamechanger, Jameela Jamil. Past her appearing profession, which has included roles in The Good Place and She-Hulk, Jamil has additionally been a voice of empowerment for girls together with her activism and her podcast. Impressed by her personal journey with physique picture, consuming problems and physique dysmorphia, her podcast I Weigh tackles all the pieces from psychological well being to local weather change to physique positivity to self-love.
Jamil’s exceptional acceptance speech highlighted the inherent sexism embedded in our society’s youth-obsessed magnificence requirements. “Nobody has taught us that we need to protect and preserve the rest of our amazing lives, we’re only supposed to preserve our youth… I promise you, you only get better with age,” she mentioned. “Growing older, wiser, more confident, opinionated, discerning, powerful and less tolerant of bullshit is a beautiful (and sexy) thing, and only someone insecure and afraid that they can’t rise to the occasion wouldn’t want to celebrate that in you.”
She went on to speak about honouring the “old woman” she will one day become.
“Everything I do from this day forward is for the wild, and fabulous old woman I hope to become one day,” she mentioned. “Time is a phenomenal and sensible privilege and I’m so grateful to individuals like Emma Thompson, Miriam Margolyes, and Maggie Smith, for modelling the third act in a means that makes me so fucking excited to get there.”
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Pamela Anderson: UK Impression Award
A popular culture icon since her career-making flip in Baywatch within the ’90s, Anderson has gone on to develop into a passionate advocate for animal welfare, AIDS and HIV consciousness and unhealthy magnificence requirements.
“For most of my career, I found women were so competitive and cruel each other standing here, I can tell you, it’s much better when we love and support each other,” she mentioned.
Anderson additionally spoke about dwelling as a survivor of sexual violence. “I know it takes tremendous strength to heal. And I thank everyone who supported me on this journey,” she mentioned. |These previous few years have felt like a contemporary slate. I am on my path a brand new, wonderful and imperfect one. However the lesson I’ve realized is I can’t let what occurred to me outline me. Is what I do this defines me. I dedicate this award to girls in every single place, rising above their painful paths and discovering the braveness to be their greatest selves.”
