But previous years have also shown the impact that personal, rather than political, speeches can have.
“The warmed-over political speech of even just a few years ago won’t do; winners need to be direct, forceful and correct,” Richard Lawson, the chief critic for Vanity Fair, told the Guardian.
Immediately after the election of Donald Trump, awards ceremonies were dominated by jabs at him and his agenda.
And if that’s making a political statement, then I think that’s what you need to do.