Lady Gaga’s 2019 Oscars acceptance speech for Best Song is the morning pep talk you need

The 2019 Oscars are today, February 24th, and Lady Gaga just won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for  “Shallow” from the A Star Is Born soundtrack. Gaga took the stage to accept the honor with her collaborators, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt—and we’re already calling her speech one of the best of the night. The pop icon-turned-award-winning actress stood in front of the crowd, teary-eyed, while speaking directly to viewers at home.

"If you are at home and you're sitting on your couch, all I have to say is this is hard work," she began. "I've worked hard for a long time, and it's not about—it's not about—winning. It's about not giving up. If you have a dream, fight for it. [...] And it's not about how many times you get rejected, or you fall down, or you're beaten up. It's about how many times you stand up and are brave and you keep on going."

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Okay, we’re crying. And Gaga’s message resonated with so many people.

I love her! RT @MTVNEWS: "It's not about winning. But what it's about is not giving up. If you have a dream, fight for it." – @ladygaga #Oscars pic.twitter.com/fTQiUDxDsJ

— Justin Credible (@J_Credible) February 25, 2019

Lady GAGA is the QUEEN. “It’s not about winning. But what’s about is not giving up. If you have a dream, keep fighting for it.” #Oscars #Oscars2019 pic.twitter.com/yuQKt1slbJ

— Lukas Weese (@Weesesports) February 25, 2019

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"If you're at home, sitting on your couch & watching this right now, all I have to say is this is hard work. It's not about winning. What it's about is not giving up. It's about how many times you stand up & are brave and keep going."- @ladygaga#Oscars #Oscars2019 #AStarisBorn pic.twitter.com/MompbdEBq1

— Jamie Steinberg (@NotYerAvgChick) February 25, 2019

Now excuse us while we go write this entire speech out in Sharpie on our bathroom mirrors.