Adam Sandler’s Hilarious Best Actor Independent Spirit Awards Speech!

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

"Stop looking at me, swan!" At long last, the man who so exquisitely delivered that line 25 years ago as BILLY MADISON has finally won a prestigious acting award! The Sandman himself was recognized last night at the Independent Spirit Awards as Best Actor for his truly transformative work in the insanely-underappreciated-by-the-Oscars film, UNCUT GEMS. And that sentiment was not lost at all on Adam Sandler with his wonderfully hilarious acceptance speech. Just watch:

If you have yet to catch UNCUT GEMS, I highly recommend you check it out! Such an intense, hilarious and oddly heartfelt film! The best praise I can give it is as follows: it's an Adam Sandler movie that made me forget I was watching Adam Sandler. Yeah, he's that f*cking good in it and the Academy's voters new names should be needle-dick! 

UNCUT GEMS also stars Lakeith Stanfield, Idina Menzel, Judd Hirsch, Eric Bogosian, Pom Klementieff, and former NBA superstar, Kevin Garnett (who's suprisingly great at acting). Here's the film's synopsis: From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.