Nov 18, 2022 at 9:27 am

Pregnant Blake Lively Honors Ryan Reynolds with Touching Speech at American Cinematheque Awards 2022

Blake Lively is honoring husband Ryan Reynolds!

The 35-year-old pregnant actress joined the 46-year-old actor as he was honored at the 2022 American Cinematheque Awards on Thursday night (November 17) at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

During the event, Blake took to the stage to pay tribute to Ryan as he received the 36th American Cinematheque Award.

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Wearing a flowing, black and gold dress, Blake praised Ryan‘s “heart, his philanthropy, his humor, his integrity, his unmatched work ethic,” as well as his grace.

“So many of those stunning qualities comes from his homeland, Canada,” Blake continued, according to THR. “And giving back to the country that gave him his life is critical to who he is as a person.”

Blake – who shares daughters James, 7, Inez, 6, and Betty, 3, with Ryan – went on to say that checking in at home as always been important for Ryan throughout his life.

“It was essential to keeping him grounded, to keeping him sane, to keeping him, him,” Blake shared. “And now I am his home and our girls are his home. And just like that 19 year old boy, he races home. Whether it’s from across the globe or a meeting across the street, his is hardwired to get home. If he came home from set not in his wardrobe, we would be very concerned. Soaked in mud, fake blood, real blood, prosthetic scars, superhero suits, tap shoes or clown makeup, daddy always comes home.”

Ryan‘s mom Tammy Reynolds attended the event along with Blake‘s mom Elaine Lively and her sister Robyn Lively and husband Bart Johnson.

Also stepping out to support Ryan were his Spirited co-stars Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer, his Wrexham co-owner and longtime friend Rob McElhenney, his Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Place co-star Nathan Fillion, his Free Guy director Shawn Levy, along with his The Proposal co-star Mary Steenburgen.