Meryl Streep accepts the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2004 

She practically deserves another AFI for her body of work after 2004 alone. She has given some of her career best performance after that year to present.

She has such grace and is so humble. My favorite line in Meryl's speech: "I wish I was her, I really do." She melts my heart and always lifts my spirit. The reigning queen of American cinema. I look forward to watching her accept Oscar #4 sometime in the future.

That look on her face when she say's thank you Don for your GORGEOUS.......DNA. Damn this woman is so amazing.

She is class, sophistication, grace, beauty, and just about every positive thing you can say about a woman and an actress. She is truly what every serious female actress in Hollywood should strive to emulate.

If I could ever pick one person to look up to in my life, ever, it'd be you, Meryl. You're the epitome of a gorgeous, angelic, fantastic human being.

She literally made me cry! There can never be another great actress on this planet as you! God bless you

I wouldn't want to live in a world without Meryl Streep. I think I'd mourn her passing more than I'd do any of my relatives. And we're a very close-knit family.

She is one great actress and a VERY CLASSY WOMAN...LOVE HER...

even her children are tearing of laughter, she must be a cool mom

The opening music while she passed Jack, Diane, Clint... Just made it more epic. Bless you Meryl, greatest actress in history hands down. And adorable human, too!

What's so good about Meryl is that she is such a regular gal. She is so funny without trying to be funny which just makes her remarks that much funnier. We exalt such foolery and bullshit these days. I'm all for a annual Meryl Streep Rocks Day to balance the universe. Hell why not?!

Classiest and most talented artist of our time...and what a singer! Love her.

She is truly unbeatable and one of a kind! We all Love you Meryl!

They all LOVE her. It's pretty amazing how much they all love her. And there is no one who deserves it more. Amazing actress, amazing person... There is no one better than Meryl Streep.

Drunk Meryl. Lol. Amazing actress.

In my opinion, what's just as great as her acting chops, is her speeches.

Pure Class...Love You, Meryl

Her rhetoric is always so sincere and candid but never boring.

Meryl is such a wonderful human being

We are all blessed to have this delight of a human being ... Meryl... on this planet

I don't know why I'm crying

"he's not dead." :)

over an entire minute of 👏

She just is the definition of class. The epitome of such.

God, what a woman. What a treasure. How lucky we are.

She is the best actress in the whole world, and i think she'll be the best actress of all time!!! Thank you so much for uploading this videos for ones who haven't watched them!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! From Argentina, with all my heart, thank you!

and nearly 8 years on from this award, she is still an amazing actress and still getting recognized in her movies, with more awards and nominations. great job. Best Actress Ever Meryl!! she could be really arrogant about the fact she gets nominations/awards for nearly every role (it seems) she plays. but she still seems humble and so grateful for being able to act as a job. that is the best thing about her.

i want someone o play that score for me every time i enter a room. lol. Just beautiful

oh god! she's amazing. she makes me cry when she names her parents. love u meryl!!

SHE IS JUST FANTASTIC

She just looks so good. Her dress is amazing. Is a godess

she made me cry and laugh ^^ unbelieveable....she's the best!

I luv Meryl!!! She TOTALLY deserved.

I think actors feel understood mostly by their own kind. They are very special people, like chameleons, very sensitive and extroverted. It was lovely to see the human side of Meryl. What an actress!

ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIMES

MERYL STREEP IS THE GREATEST AND THE MOST TALENTUOUS ACTRESS THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN !!!

I love her!!!!

that dress looks amazing on her!

She wears her heart upon her sleeve...i like her.

i looooooovvvvvvveeeeee her.

That dress!!! ❤️🖤❤️🖤

MS is God's gift to cinema,to t world,to us.what an actor!!!!!!

I Love Her reaction !!! And she deserves the award !!! ♥

I love her....

I like that she kissed both hands of Diane Keaton and acknowledged Catherine O'Hara ❤

The most charming woman on the planet!!!

She's often humorous in her award speeches!

she is the greatest actor ever.

No ego what so ever...she is the best

There are so many great male actors but when it comes to a female one there is not an opinion but a simple fact, Meryl you are the BEST ever, no one will get even close to you. You raise the bar impossible for others to achieve.

She's the Queen of Hollywood.Just class

Love it when she salutes Diane Keaton, Shirley MaClaine, Clint Eastwood and James Woods before getting on the stage

@tal01 are you kiddin? sandra bullock is an extremely underrated actress, and i love meryl obviously but i think sandra bullock definately deserves the oscar and all her other awards this year. She is one of the best actresses around and in not just a comedic way.

eresla mas grande y tan sencilla, un gran abrazo a la Zarina de la actuacion

Acting genius. What a tycoon of a lady

The lady is really something.

Meryl i love you!!!!!!

Sarah pulson’s reaction ❤️

Does anyone know if or where you can watch the whole tribute to Meryl? I've been trying to find it for months and it's driving me crazy lol I really want to see it

She is astonishing. And the five years since have been her most successful. She's a bigger star now than she ever was.

Merryl Strep. Inigualável!!!!!!!

meryl rules!

anybody knows the meryl's entrace music?

I’m sorry…was that Sarah Paulson chilling by Diane Keaton?? haha I love that.

This is an awesome video but please please please can someone help me, what is the name of the music playing whilst she is making her way onstage? Can anyone tell me? The orchestral music, is it like the AFI theme or something? Thank you in advance for any help!!

Catherine O'Hara!!! Yay!!!!

does anyone know what the piece of music is that plays whilst meryl is making her way onstage? please help anyone? thankyou!

Does anyone know the name of the piece of music thats playing as she is going up onstage?! Thanks for any help! :D

Please Please Please can anyone tell me what the piece of music is playing as Meryl makes her way on stage?!?! Is it by John Williams? Or Aaron Copland? Or what is it?!?! Please, thank you for any help as this is bugging me!!!

I wonder why she didn't kiss James woods. He delivered the most personal and one of the best presentations of the evening?

Does anyone know what the piece of music is thats playing whilst she's making her way onstage?

I completely agree with you!!!!!

Please can anyone tell me what the music is that plays whilst Meryl is making her way on stage? I would love to know. The same piece of music plays during the end credits of "Hollywood Singing and Dancing"

what's the music playing as she walks to the stage? its beautiful.

“he’s not dead” 😂😂😂

i love how she kissed clint eastwood :)

what is the name of the song when meryl is walking up on stage???

Queen Catherine O'Hara.

just saw Julie&Julia today!

It's astounding that over 50 years, the AFI Life Achievement has only been awarded to only 11 women (surely women are responsible for more than 22% of film's advancement as an art form): Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Barbara Stanwyck, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbra Streisand, Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton.Julie Andrews, Nicole Kidman.

lol, what did you want when you write your post? We love Meryl Streep If you don't or if you're jalouse. Please keep it in your head!!!

this was aired when? and when it was, she's been nominated for how many oscars since? Yeah, only Meryl can do that

I have tried to find words to describe Meryl Streep, The Language is a growing thing and maybe before I go to the Big Movie House in the Sky, the words will be in the Dictionary before that. I hope so, what I have to say sounds so inadequate.

Does anyone know where I can find the entire tribute?

Meryl's basically a goddess... basically. =).

Have you ever even seen Michael Cimino's "The Deer Hunter"?

if america had a queen it would probably bee her

A selection since then to 2022: This alone is deserving of it's own tribute. The devil wears Prada Mamma Mia Doubt Julie & Julia It's complicated The Iron Lady August Osage County Into the woods Florence Foster Little Women The Post Don't look up

i love so so much meryl streep she's the best actress in the world amo todas sus peliculas thanks god for meryl streep! cmo viste me encanta es muy original! y ya va a salir a cine la pelicula de julie&julia! es grandiosooo meryl we love you so so much ok? thank you , for yours movies! it's fraking adorable! you are the number one and i am the fan number one! lol :D hey no me canso de decir que meryl es la mejor actriz de la historia de mas actrises jeej :D

where's the jim carrey clip in this playlist?? it's the best one!!

cant believe she didnt thank John Cazale

ผู้หญิงคนนี้สวยมาก ,

is that not always a question!! :-)))

What’s the actress’s at 2:20 name?

i agree

Clint Eastwood là người đàn ông đẹp trai được Meryl Streep tôn trọng nhất khoảnh khắc cô ấy hôn Clint mới đẹp làm sao

That bow!!!

Classic Meryl Streep. She said very little but made the audience feel EVERYTHING she felt. She doesn't even have to speak!

It's so cute what she says "I hope it's not the end." So this was in 2004, after that she made The Devil Wears Prada which made her a box-office success, and then Doubt, Mamma mia!, Julie and Julia, It's Complicated, hit after hit, an Oscar for The Iron Lady, and then Into the Woods, August: Osage County... She is unique in movie history. That's all.

Isaac Mizrahi for the dress....He's not dead!!!