That Dragon, Cancer 2016 Game Awards Acceptance Speech

An emotional moment from the 2016 Game Awards

[prezthompkins]

At first I was excited, and then I caught a glimpse of his face as he was approaching the stage.
That is raw emotion right there. This man is still hurting.

This really, really was a gracious acceptance.

[psyrenxiii]

My room is full of ninjas cutting onions.

[HairyGrenade]

You can't watch this without crying

[RunningBlade]

The twitch comments were atrocious when he was making that speech. Everyone who was saying mean things should feel ashamed of themselves.

[XAMS]

(HUGE SMILES) "THAT DRAGON CANCER!" (HUGE SMILES) oh wait

[roddboward]

That game brought me tears. The man deserves the award and prayers go to his son

[viktoriagallagher]

I have two children with terminal illness, and I am so happy that games like That Dragon, Cancer are getting recognition. Things like this bring us together amidst our grief. It reminds us that we are not alone.

[glhf]

who the actual fuck thinks it is a great idea to put dubstep right after such a touching speech that, at the very least, deserves its very own solemn moment.

WTF Game Awards you did this to Nintendo legend Satoru Iwata during last year's tribute to him.

[AlexOlinkiewicz]

That speech is the only good thing to come out of this "award show".

[hiphopfrogs]

This show was a mess, but this brought true light. godbless.

[TimBukTwo]

“It’s not the story we wanted to tell”
That line hurts your soul because you know exactly why he said that. TDC is one of the best story’s you will ever see and it is a heavy tear jerker every damn time.

[xmadness]

Never heard of his game but watching his speech made me wanna cry. Grown men cry too.

[KingOli]

That, Dragon, Cancer is one of those games that will send you in tears.

A true story about a young boy named Joel Green, diagnosed with cancer and he and his family go through an experience of their lives. 

It's a game about sadness, hope and love. There is no game out there that can create a lot of emotion than this wonderful game on a true story.

Each time we watch or play this game, it'll feel like Joel is with us and that he's a part of us.

[gasparfreak]

I cried like a little boy when he get up and begin to walk, because i knew how the history ends.

[ThatShyGuyMatt]

I remember SOOO many people hated this guy and his family because the game talked about their "christian belief". In your face haters.

[dalayneejo]

RIP Joel Evan Green. My dad died of cancer when I was 3, I never got to know him. My family constantly tells me how much I resemble him and I feel like it's somehow my fault. So I resemble with this game in missing somebody and wishing you could know them so much.

[PotentialLegend]

This is the most depressing acceptance speech I've ever seen, but he deserves that award.

[supernvae]

In 2023, he wouldn't have been able to get a word out before being told to "PLEASE WRAP IT UP"

[heyitsao]

I didn't know what this game was. Saw the tears on this man's face and had to look it up. Saw the whole game play... 15 min after watching still crying... this game has a great impact on my life and I hope that it has impacted the lives of others either by playing the game or watching the whole game footage... God bless you and keep you.

[kuy]

*emotional spech* ... *epic drums set in*