after him she starred with Ryan in Green Lantern and they recently collaborated
on their fourth child please welcome Blake Lively
[Music]
good evening folks sorry I lost my voice earlier thanks to all the unbridled pregnancy rage so
stick with me um I meant to tell you that Ryan is the 36th recipient of this incredible honor
but he's the first ever Canadian which is a huge deal for him and for Canada
and it is I thank you Ryan will thank you and Canada thanks you but what I really want to do
is thank Canada for giving us all this man this man who has contributed so much to the world's
gross International happiness with his art his heart his philanthropy his humor his Integrity
his unmatched work ethic his self-deprecating levity his hard-earned depths and his grace
so many of those stunning qualities come from his homeland Canada and giving back to the country
that gave him his life is critical to who he is as a person can you guys hear me I feel like I
feel like I'm a teenage boy going through puberty in front of you all this is awful
anyway when I met Ryan he would still stop himself mid-sentence and ask me wait wait hold on do you
guys say almond or almond it's because he came to La as a Canadian and as every actor in this room
knows you're meant to rent all tells of where you're from especially if it's Canada but not
if you're British that just makes you cooler and more talented and Chic in every way so to get jobs
you're meant to walk the American walk and talk the American talk yet every weekend in rain sleet
or snow he drove his car motorcycle or anything with wheels back to Canada every weekend that Trek
was his church he would pull over and nap on the side of the road on top of his motorcycle which is
not advisable for long-term back Health FYI he's always had something in him that has beckoned him
home he had to check into his home base it was essential to keeping him grounded to keeping him
sane to keeping him him and now I am his home and our girls are his home and just like that 19 year
old boy he races home whether it's from across the globe or a meeting across the street he is
hardwired to get home if he came home from set not in his wardrobe we would be very concerned
soaked in mud fake blood real blood prosthetic scars superhero suits tab shoes or clown makeup
daddy always comes home and that man races back to his real life like nothing I have ever seen
especially not by someone who's able to be so all in in his work life he's able to somehow
be everything to everyone all at once he is the most present person you will ever meet
and yes he creates magic in his work but man oh man does he create Magic in his real life and my
girlies they know what I'm talking about huh JJ so really all this is to say if anything defines
this man it's the way that he lives his life to honor and value his home whether that be me
and our babies or all of his people in this room and Beyond we all know who we are or his Country
Canada home is where his heart is which is why he gives so much of his heart back to his home
we don't all have time tonight for me to list the things he's done for Canada the jobs he's created
the organizations he's uplifted the causes he's LED and supported the hockey teams he's purchased
the restaurants he's boosted the sick kids he's visited or made countless countless videos for
or done face times with but I can promise you you do not forget the look in those parents eyes when
someone shows up for their kid the way he does the way he quietly and invisibly does all the
time so that's really all I want to leave you with tonight not with the specifics of his actions but
instead with the DNA of who he is and that DNA is distinctly Canadian spun one magical night
in 1976 between the bed sheets of Jim and Tammy Reynolds I'm looking at you tan Tammy little hussy
like a proud parent adores its favorite son I see Canada love this man as it should so damn
well right back but don't take my word for it here's a song The inimitable Stephen page
wrote for Ryan this past spring as Ryan received Canada's Governor General's award honestly guys
please stop giving Ryan Awards I am running out of precious self space for my tchotchkes
he said Ryan Adams was busy and Nickelback all had to work they meant to call Drake but called
me by mistake so you're stuck with a song by this jerk they asked me to write you a number
just how we all feel [Music]
good to reveal Canada Loves You Back Canada Loves You Back
[Music]
a genuine icon like Shatner or Alex Trebek you're almost as juicy as Bruno much better
known in Quebec [Music] of all the Canadian lions you've gotta be in our top three we'll
drink American gin when your team in Wales wins winter when they are from BC just
back Canada's got your back when things aren't so good and old Hollywood remember Canada's
own superhero simply when you're on screen
you shine a spot of light on the people who might not otherwise get to be seen
oh of course we would love to take credit [Music] that's not what Canadians do our
nation's Foundation of self-deprecation seems like it is rubbed up on you and Loves You Back
back
of an endemic awesome [Music]
[Applause] [Music]
now please join us for the Canadian national anthem I have no idea I hope
somebody knows the kidney the words to this thing but we're going to sing the
Canadian national anthem so please join us [Music]
I leave you all with one final message from someone
else who's contributed a thing or two to Canada
hello everyone bonjour just wanted to congratulate a good friend of mine and a truly legendary
Canadian Ryan Reynolds Ryan congratulations on receiving the American cinematech award since
1984 this award has recognized people who've made extraordinary contributions to the art of
the moving picture when you put it like that I can't think of anyone more deserving this is a
testament to your extraordinary career Ryan as an actor producer screenwriter and entrepreneur
but that's not all you and Blake have done so much to help those in need from your donation to the
Ottawa Food Bank during the first wave of the pandemic to the support you've offered to
refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine your philanthropic efforts are second to none as
you all know we Canadians love to boast when our artists succeed on the world stage quite frankly
throughout your career Ryan both on and off the screen you've given us so much to Swagger about
once again my deepest congratulations dear friend [Applause]