Dane Reynolds, acceptance speech at Surfer Poll Awards, Hawaii

Last night, at Surfer magazine’s illustrious Surfer Poll awards, Dane Reynolds was awarded second in the world (as voted by the people!). His 12-minute Lost Interest, filmed down in Mex, also scooped Best Digital Short. But, it was for the second-place award that he delivered an entertaining speech. Clearly uncomfortable on stage, Dane made the ‘must-say’ kinda things sound un-cliched (“I’m humbled by Pipe, etc”), and did his best to break the mould of regular acceptance speeches. Read it or watch it below – whichevs y’like.

“Hi everyone. Um, wow! I feel like I’ve made it fairly difficult to be a fan of mine this year. I’m really honoured that people still voted for me and I’m up here accepting a second place award, which is pretty wild. And, you know, I surfed Pipeline today. That was pretty humbling. I also saw the heat draw. And the swell forecast. That’s like, pretty much the meanest joke, ever. Um, Jamie? Please have mercy on my soul. I got a lot of respect for the waves in Hawaii. They humble me every time. And also the surfers here, and also the surfers on the WCT. And um, you know, it might not be for me, but, I’m stoked that people are still voting for me for this sort of shit, so… thanks. Um, rad. Thanks.”

Check out all the Surfer Poll awards here.