Celine Song's film 'Past Lives' won top honors at the Gotham Awards
De Niro's original speech included criticisms of 'alternative facts', conspiracy theories, and former President Donald Trump
Lily Gladstone won for best lead performance for 'The Unknown Country'
Robert De Niro claimed his speech was censored at the Gotham Awards
At the recent Gotham Awards, renowned actor Robert De Niro claimed that his acceptance speech was censored, with a significant portion of his remarks missing from the teleprompter. De Niro was accepting the Gotham Historical Icon and Creator Tribute award for his role in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'.
De Niro, undeterred by the alleged censorship, proceeded to read his original speech from his phone. The actor's speech included criticisms of 'alternative facts', conspiracy theories, and former President Donald Trump. He also made reference to Trump's use of 'Pocahontas' as a derogatory term.
The actor expressed his disappointment with the Gotham Awards and Apple, the producer of 'Killers of the Flower Moon', for the alleged editing of his speech. However, De Niro did not explicitly thank either party for their actions.
The Gotham Awards also saw other films and actors being recognized. Celine Song's film 'Past Lives' won top honors at the event. Lily Gladstone, who stars in 'Killers of the Flower Moon', won for best lead performance for a different film, 'The Unknown Country'. Other films that received awards included 'Barbie', 'Maestro', 'Ferrari', and 'Rustin'.
De Niro mentioned Trump's use of 'Pocahontas' as a slur
The event also saw awards given to films like 'Killers Of The Flower Moon', 'Barbie', 'Maestro', 'Ferrari', and 'Rustin'
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Robert De Niro appeared confused during his live speech at the Gotham Awards, claiming the autocue had been edited to remove comments which included criticism of former US president Donald Trump.
Celine Song's film 'Past Lives' won top honors at the Gotham Awards
Lily Gladstone, who stars in 'Killers of the Flower Moon', won for best lead performance for a different film, 'The Unknown Country'
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De Niro, known for his fiery rhetoric against former President Donald Trump, then expanded on what he called America's 'post-truth society' and chided Hollywood — specifically John Wayne — for earlier depictions of Native Americans.
De Niro was accepting the Gotham Historical Icon and Creator Tribute award for Killers of the Flower Moon
De Niro did not thank Apple or the Gotham Awards for their actions
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De Niro went on to reference a quote from John Wayne about "taking this great country away from" Native Americans and rebuking former President Trump for lying "to us more than 30,000 times during his four years in office. And he’s keeping up the pace in his current campaign of retribution."