Brad Pitt Might Be Using an Award Show Speechwriter, and That's Perfectly Okay

In his speech at the Golden Globes, he pointed out that he would have "shared the raft" with his Once Upon a Time in Hollywood co-star Leonardo DiCaprio, and at the SAG Awards, he referenced his Tinder profile (it probably isn't real, but just pretend for a second). And even though Pitt wasn't able to attend the BAFTAS, he had Margot Robbie read his speech on his behalf, and he somehow managed to get in cracks about Brexit, Megxit, and his divorce.

His speeches are so good that some have questioned if he has a joke writer on staff, and a writer at Vulture reached out to some speechwriting agencies to get the 411. While one agency reportedly confirmed that Pitts representatives contacted them for a consult about their speechwriting services, a separate representative for Fenway Strategies , a speechwriting and communications firm, revealed speechwriters for award shows are Hollywood's "worst kept secret."

"Writing for actors is a speechwriters dream come true," author and speechwriter Sam Koppelman said. "Because unlike politicians, who are not professionals at memorizing lines or delivering them in compelling and charismatic ways, actors actually know how to deliver the lines."

While we don't believe that Pitt is just blindly reading lines off a cue card for his speechesI mean, look at his natural humor in this interview it's nice to know that he wouldn't be alone if he decided to get some help in the speechwriting department. I mean, would you want to end up on the list of the worst Oscar speeches ever ?