Meryl Streep says 'I would like to spank...' in 2003

Accepting the Adapted Screenplay award on behalf of Charlie Kaufman and his (fictional) brother Donald, Meryl Streep experiences a rare slip of the tongue!

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[nosferatu]

And this is exactly why Meryl Streep is one of the most amazing human beings EVER!

[melaniegrill]

She should have won an Oscar for making this one of the most funniest speech just by reading it😂😂😂

[SpacemonkeyDurden]

Kaufman is my spirit animal. This acceptance speech alone deserves an award for its uniqueness and hilarity.

[MattWeisherComposer]

I’m 74 percent sure “spank” is the joke that they wrote and she just acted it out—well, as always.

[Puttminho]

"Look into the crowd. He's giving me direction." Lol

[lonellfletcher]

Even a speech that isn’t hers she makes a classic out of.

[pinklavender]

This is hilarious! I always wanted Meryl to accept awards (regardless if it's hers or someone else's) cuz it is always amusing and find me self smiling all the time.
*LEGEND!*

[rebeccamolloy]

Her hand gesture is so hilarious even though i have no idea why she does it

[jpjordan]

I want to thank Meryl Streep who I understand is here tonight [looks into the crowd] 😂

[enneff]

1:11 is exactly as she looked at Jim Carrey in The Truman Show.

[will]

I bet you when she was leading up to the thank yous she was just thinking 'dont say spank dont say spank dont say spank'

[DevyaniDande]

No matter how many times you watch it, it's still hilarious. Love you Meryl Streep

[psychicpay]

FYI, Meryl and Renée were mother and daughter in One True Thing (1998) and I’ll never not be warmed by this reunion! 🥹

[AcharyaNarayan]

This feels like the movie is still going on

[tiolanavakauta]

she's sooo funny It's CRAZY!

[Michael-xinb]

lol at Stephen Frears munching away at 1:01.

[steen]

BAFTA is so much more legit than the Oscars. No voting on narrative such as comebacks and life time achievement. They go strictly by performance

[directingtheactorodu]

this is one of the funniest videos i have ever seen

[avax]

3:11 this man was like, “I’d like go get spanked too”.

[nicotorio]

The woman cant seem to be unelegant even when reading someone else's speech. Unbelievable!