Twitter Reacts To Blake Lively’s ‘Girl Power’ Speech At The 2017 People’s Choice Awards

On Wednesday night, Blake Lively took home the award for favorite dramatic actress at the 2017 People’s Choice Awards, beating out Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep, but it was Lively’s speech that caught everyone’s attention on Twitter.

Celebrating her first People’s Choice award at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Lively made a plea to women to continue telling their stories and made it known that the stories of women are worthwhile. Recalling her time as a Spice Girls fan, Lively said it was her first introduction to “girl power.”

Lively added, “When you guys voted for this, you didn’t just vote for this movie or me, but you voted for girl power… And men voted for girl power too, and you guys are awesome for doing that. So, thank you for sending a message to Hollywood that people want to hear stories about women, and we want to hear your stories... Tell your stories, now more than ever. You need to be heard. You are valuable, and no one can limit you.”

The actress’ acceptance speech quickly became a hit on Twitter, with one user calling her message “empowering and inspiring” and others congratulating her on the win.

Watch @blakelively accept the award for “Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress” #PCAs pic.twitter.com/FAQvOe134k
— People's Choice (@peopleschoice) January 19, 2017

.@blakelively message was empowering And inspiring. Women uplifting women. Never limit yourself. #PCAs
— Chelsey Khan (@ChelseyKhanTV) January 19, 2017

Just going to sit here and wait for @blakelively speech to be shared so I can share! Such an important message!
— Jessica Marie (@The_JessMaKa) January 19, 2017

"You can't ever let anyone limit you. Don't ever let anyone tell you there's something you can't do." – @BlakeLively #PCAs
— Tata Rodríguez 🎬📺🍿 (@tata_colombia) January 19, 2017

Thank you Blake Lively. Girl power!!
— Ally Maldonado (@_allymaldonado) January 19, 2017

"You need to be heard. You're valuable and no one can limit you." - @blakelively 👏🏻✨👸🏼💕 #PCAs
— Katie Krause Mork (@Katie_Krause) January 19, 2017

Love @blakelively thanking the #SpiceGirls & bringing #GirlPower back into the conversation! The world needs it again! Now more than ever!
— Shallow Culture (@ShallowCulture) January 19, 2017

The 2017 People’s Choice Awards airs live on CBS at 9 p.m. EST. Check out the full list of nominees HERE and find out how to tune in online and on TV HERE.