Carol Burnett Benediction Speech at AFI AWARDS 2025 @afi

Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Carol Burnett delivered the annual benediction at AFI AWARDS 2025 in celebration of the honorees’ remarkable achievements to close the event and shared: “I’ve never lost the deep respect and love that I have for all the stories we tell through cinema and television and by all of those behind and in front of the camera. Creative collaboration has always remained at the heart of our work, and AFI brings us all together. The world is a better place for having heard your voices.”

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