Jamie Foxx gave an emotional speech while accepting an Ultimate Icon award at the 2025 BET Awards!

The 57-year-old actor tearfully accepted the award during the event on Monday night (June 9) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Jamie also brought his 16-year-old daughter Anelise Bishop to tears while talking about how she helped him through his recovery in the hospital after having a stroke two years ago.

“Anelise Estelle Foxx, my baby with the big hair. She hides under that hair because she’s got something special. You’re so beautiful, man,” he began during the speech.

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“When I was fighting for my life in there, I’ve got to say this. They said, ‘We’re going to lose him because his vitals are bad.’ And I didn’t want my 14 year old to see me like that. But Anelise overheard the conversation and she snuck into my hospital room with her guitar and said, ‘I know what my Daddy needs,’” Jamie said. “And as she played the guitar, my vitals [improved]. And I realized God was in her guitar. The nurses ran in and said, ‘What did they give him?’ My daughter said, ‘Shh, I’ve got him.’”

Jamie also thanked his 31-year-old daughter Corinne Foxx.

“My beautiful daughter, Corinne, I cannot say enough about you,” he said. “You’ve always taken a backseat to everything. But when you needed to drive it, you drove. And you made sure I was here. And at a certain point, I’m going to stop crying, but I’m not going to stop yet.”

Watch the full speech above!