--- title: The 5 Best Highlights You Missed From the 2019 TIME 100 Gala description: From Taylor Swift's incendiary performance to TK's powerful speech, relive the biggest moments of the 2019 TIME 100 gala canonical: https://time.com/collections/time-100-gala-2019/5573035/time-100-2019-gala/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-04-24T05:04:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-10T04:38:09.000Z article:section: Collection Item og:title: 5 Unforgettable Moments You Missed at the 2019 TIME 100 Gala og:description: From Taylor Swift's performance to the Game of Thrones reunion og:url: https://time.com/collections/time-100-gala-2019/5573035/time-100-2019-gala/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ce0bd07b157c1c4/698948f497cdff78976b7b92/taylorswiftselfietime100-1.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 5 Unforgettable Moments You Missed at the 2019 TIME 100 Gala og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 5 Unforgettable Moments You Missed at the 2019 TIME 100 Gala twitter:description: From Taylor Swift's performance to the Game of Thrones reunion twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ce0bd07b157c1c4/698948f497cdff78976b7b92/taylorswiftselfietime100-1.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 03:39 video:published: 2019-04-24 section: entertainment topics: TIME 100 Gala, Sandra Oh toast, Beyonce Homecoming documentary, Coachella 2018 concert, immigrant mothers, art and culture, creative process, family and honor genre: speech, tribute, toast tones: warm, grateful, enthusiastic, reflective, celebratory emotions: joy (high), admiration (high), gratitude (medium), inspiration (medium) sentiment: positive audience: TIME readers, entertainment audiences, Beyonce fans, gala attendees people: Sandra Oh, Nancy Pelosi, Beyonce organizations: TIME products: Homecoming transcript_source: automatic transcription transcript_reviewed: not applicable --- Updated: Feb 10, 2026Published: Apr 24, 2019 # 5 Unforgettable Moments You Missed From the 2019 TIME 100 Gala > Sponsored content. 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Sandra Oh Delivers a Toast at the 2019 TIME 100 Gala_ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary Sandra Oh gives a toast at the 2019 TIME 100 Gala, beginning with her delight at being honored and her mother's reaction to seeing her on the magazine cover. She then pivots from her planned tribute to immigrant mothers to praise Beyonce's Homecoming documentary about her 2018 Coachella performance. Oh describes the film's depiction of the creative process and its inspiring effect on her, and closes by arguing that art transforms hearts, minds and culture, raising a glass to Beyonce and the Homecoming team. ## Key points - Oh says that growing up in a small Canadian town, a copy of TIME was always on the tea table in her parents' home. (00:10) - Oh's mother told her she was famous when she learned Oh had been honored in TIME 100 and placed on the cover. (00:38) - Oh had planned to toast her mother and all immigrant mothers but changed her toast after watching Beyonce's Homecoming. (00:53) - Homecoming is Beyonce's documentary of her 2018 Coachella concert, which Oh calls an important piece of work. (01:17) - Oh says she stopped going to Coachella years ago and only listened to the concert's live stream on the radio. (01:38) - Oh says the documentary follows the process, work and toll it takes to create, and that it is viscerally inspiring to her. (02:25) - Oh says Beyonce shows what you can create when you give your all and make space for others to do the same. (02:35) - Oh argues it is an important time to make art because art evolves hearts and minds and connects people. (02:57) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:53] Honor and family reaction to TIME 100. Oh thanks the audience and recalls her family's long relationship with TIME and her mother's reaction to the cover honor. - [00:53 to 02:25] Pivot to praising Beyonce's Homecoming. Oh sets aside her planned toast and describes Homecoming and her reaction to the Coachella performance it documents. - [02:25 to 03:39] Art as a force for connection and change. Oh describes the documentary's inspiration, argues art transforms people and culture, and raises a toast to Beyonce and her team. ## Key quotes - [02:35] Sandra Oh: "Beyonce shows me what you can create when you give your all and you make space for others to do the same." - [02:57] Sandra Oh: "I truly believe art evolves our hearts and our minds." - [03:05] Sandra Oh: "Art can transform us and through us our culture." - [00:38] Sandra Oh: "And she put both of her hands on my shoulders and she said, you're famous." ## Questions this video answers - What did Sandra Oh say her mother told her after she learned of the TIME 100 honor? [00:38] - What is Beyonce's Homecoming and what event does it document? [01:17] - Why did Sandra Oh change the toast she had planned for the gala? [00:53] - What does Sandra Oh believe art does for people and culture? [03:05] - What does Sandra Oh say she learned from watching the Homecoming documentary about creating work? [02:25] by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman  2019 Annual Time 100 Gala, NYC; 4/23/2019 2019 Annual Time 100 Gala, NYC; 4/23/2019 Kevin Tachman—Kevin Tachman You couldn’t move an inch at the [2019 TIME 100 Gala](http://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/) without rubbing shoulders with someone who made a mark on the year. Game changers like [Yalitza Aparicio](http://time.com/5574500/yalitza-aparicio-time-100-interview/), [Gayle King](http://time.com/5574496/gayle-king-time-100-interview/) and [Taylor Swift](http://time.com/5573442/taylor-swift-time-100-gala-performance-video/) were just some of the luminaries on deck to celebrate the annual list of [100 of the world’s most influential people](http://time.com/5566942/time-100-2019-covers/). Hailing from the worlds of entertainment, science, politics, sports and medicine, every last member stood up and stood out this year by making an impact on the world. But on Tuesday night at Jazz at Lincoln Center, it was time to party and they all hit the event in their finest black tie attire to celebrate the TIME 100 members past and present. Here are the five biggest moments you missed from Tuesday’s TIME 100 Gala. ## Khalid delivered a remarkable performance The R&B singer [set the mood](http://time.com/5573465/khalid-time-100-gala-performance/) by performing a number of hits like “Location,” “Talk” and “Young Dumb and Broke.” ## Taylor Swift was the life of the party Taylor Swift [collected conversations with fellow TIME 100 honorees](http://time.com/5576863/taylor-swift-time-100-pictures/) from Alex Morgan to Brie Larson, making the rounds before taking the stage.  Taylor Swift and Alex Morgan at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2019. Kevin Tachman for TIME ## Hasan Minhaj gave a politically-minded speech In his toast, the comedian paid tribute to Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul who made this year’s TIME 100 list, and took the opportunity to [ask if Jared Kushner could help al-Hathloul,](http://time.com/5574438/hasan-minhaj-time-100-toast/) and then calling out his relationship with Mohammad bin Salman. “I was just hoping he could send a WhatsApp message,” he told TIME after his speech. “\[It could say\] hey, this person has been fighting for civil liberties for all people. Maybe you should let them out of prison.” ## Sandra Oh raised a glass to Beyoncé in a rousing toast about art “It’s such an important piece of work,” [Oh said of the Netflix concert documentary](http://time.com/5574440/time-100-2019-sandra-oh-toast-2/) about her 2018 Coachella performance that the Queen Bey recently dropped to choruses of acclaim. “I encourage you all to see it because you’re witnessing an artist at her most potent and working on the deepest cultural level.” ## Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) arrived in all her Mother of Dragons glory The [actor](http://time.com/5556257/emilia-clarke-brain-aneurysms/) who made headlines for her compelling survival story had a mini [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/5573112/emilia-clarke-richard-madden-time-100-gala/) reunion with Richard Madden. “I see Emilia all the time so it’s not too big a deal to reunite,” Madden told TIME.  Emilia Clarke at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2019. 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