Yes, there have political speeches given throughout the nearly 100 years of Oscars history, but as any list of 'controversial moments' will prove, they are consistently few and far between.

Ricky Gervais has again called out celebrities for making political speeches at a big awards show. Gervais didn’t seem impressed by any of it. “They’re still not listening,” the comedian wrote on X, ...

Ricky Gervais appeared to laugh at this year’s crop of Grammy winners for their politically-charged speeches, taking to X after the 2026 ceremony to share an excerpt from his 2020 Golden Globes ...

Comedian Ricky Gervais pushed back against political commentary from Grammy Awards winners, reviving a long-standing criticism of celebrities using award speeches as platforms. After the ceremony, ...

Comedian Ricky Gervais took aim at celebrities using their acceptance speeches at the Grammy Awards to weigh in on politics on Sunday, referencing a moment from his famous monologue castigating ...

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC will be monitoring the BAFTA Film Awards closely for politically-charged speeches after the UK broadcaster sparked a national scandal last year by streaming a Glastonbury Festival ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ricky Gervais appeared to laugh at this year’s crop of Grammy winners for their politically-charged speeches, taking to X after ...

Ricky Gervais has again called out celebrities for making political speeches at a big awards show. The Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on 2 February saw winners like Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish making ...