--- description: Allison Janney's opening line in her Oscars speech—"I did it all by myself"—was widely admired by the internet. In fact, it's already a meme. title: ‘I Did It All By Myself.’ Allison Janney’s Oscars Speech Is an Instant Meme image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt251634a143adb7dd/6989299422fb852907e24f25/allison-janney-actress-in-a-supporting-role-oscars-90th-academy-awards.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # ‘I Did It All By Myself.’ Allison Janney’s Oscars Speech Is an Instant Meme by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Mar 5, 2018 3:44 AM CUT  Actor Allison Janney accepts Best Supporting Actress for 'I, Tonya' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood. Actor Allison Janney accepts Best Supporting Actress for 'I, Tonya' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood.Kevin Winter—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Mar 5, 2018 3:44 AM CUT Allison Janney could have ended her acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress at the [90th Academy Awards](http://time.com/5185075/tiffany-haddish-meryl-streep-oscars/ "undefined") after her opening line, and audiences would have been over the moon. “I did it all by myself,” Janney said immediately after accepting an Oscar for her [role in _I, Tonya_](http://time.com/5027081/allison-janney-i-tonya-review/ "undefined"). As the crowd laughed and cheered, she added, “Nothing further from the truth.” But the sentiment struck a chord with many people—and only partly because Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel had promised to bestow a jet ski upon the Academy Award winner who delivered the [shortest speech](http://ew.com/awards/2018/03/04/jimmy-kimmel-jet-ski-oscars-acceptance-speech-contest/ "undefined") of the night. While Janney’s speech did not qualify her for a jet ski, fans online loved her opener. > [](https://twitter.com/AlannaBennett/status/970486733879037953) > [](https://twitter.com/MattfDoyle/status/970486840632295425) > [](https://twitter.com/whohahadotcom/status/970491305238331392) > [](https://twitter.com/emilynussbaum/status/970486727264567306) > [](https://twitter.com/AxiaDharma/status/970494117779255296) > [](https://twitter.com/emilygalati/status/970490191323549703) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5185179/allison-janney-oscars-speech-meme/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5185179/allison-janney-oscars-speech-meme/"},"headline":"‘I Did It All By Myself.’ Allison Janney’s Oscars Speech Is an Instant Meme","datePublished":"2018-03-05T03:44:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:05.129Z","description":"She could have won a jet ski","url":"https://time.com/5185179/allison-janney-oscars-speech-meme/","keywords":["Newsfeed","awards","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt251634a143adb7dd/6989299422fb852907e24f25/allison-janney-actress-in-a-supporting-role-oscars-90th-academy-awards.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt251634a143adb7dd/6989299422fb852907e24f25/allison-janney-actress-in-a-supporting-role-oscars-90th-academy-awards.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"winners-oscars-2018","caption":"90th Annual Academy Awards - Show","creditText":"Kevin Winter—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5185179/allison-janney-oscars-speech-meme/","name":"‘I Did It All By Myself.’ Allison Janney’s Oscars Speech Is an Instant Meme"}}]}] ```