Father Ted Acceptance Speech Script May 2026

First off, I’d like to thank the judging panel. That’s... brave of you. I saw the other nominees. Fantastic work altogether. Especially that fella who invented the self-warming ecumenical hot water bottle. Genius. And I lost to him in the cake competition once. So this is... unexpected.

Right. Well... thank you.

[Pause.]

[Pause. Looks around.]

I wasn’t expecting this. No, really – I actually had a speech prepared for losing. It was much shorter. Just said, "Fair play," and sat down. So you’ll have to bear with me. father ted acceptance speech script