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Jason Sudeikis thanks ex Olivia Wilde during his Critics' Choice Awards speech; Talks about ‘forgiveness’
After winning an award for his role in Ted Lasso, Jason Sudeikis thanked his ex-beau Olivia Wilde in the acceptance speech. Scroll down to see what he said.
The 2021 Critics' Choice Awards are finally underway and we saw a glimpse of the biggest and brightest stars in Hollywood even if it was just virtually. To catch you up--On March 7, Zendaya, Emma Corrin and many more big-name celebs showed up to the award show—both virtually and in-person in Santa Monica, California.
While we loved to see these celebrities after so long out of the spotlight, what caught our attention was Jason Sudeikis' acceptance speech after he won Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on Apple TV's Ted Lasso. The show also won Best Comedy Series. The comedian and actor thanked everyone for supporting the show and making it successful. "A great number of you have been so vocal about your enjoyment of this show, and it's been very, very flattering," he began his speech. "We've greatly appreciated it, especially for a young television start-up like Apple... so thank you."
After, the former SNL star took a moment to shout-out his family and ex, Olivia Wilde, who he shares two kids with Otis Sudeikis, 6, and Daisy Sudeikis, 4. The heartfelt message came as a total surprise since the two broke up last November after 10 years together. "I want to thank my kids, Daisy, Otis," he gushed. "I want to thank their mom, Oliva, who had the initial idea to do this as a TV show."
Jason recalled a conversation he had with the Booksmart director. He remembered Olivia telling him, "'You and Brendan [Hunt] and Joe [Kelly] love doing that so much, you should do it as a movie or TV show.' I was like, 'Nah'... She was right." Before signing off, Jason thanked his fans once more. "It's been a whack ass year, and this thing has been a wonderful vessel to hear people's stories of forgiveness and redemption, healing and understanding," he shared, "it's really, really flattering to have an opportunity to share something... that means something to you guys. Know that that means a lot to us."
