The tweet, from BuzzFeed’s Spencer Althouse, has racked up tens of thousands of likes and retweets, with one of the quote tweets reading: “this is so pure. and so earnest. and the way he thanks everyone – not just by saying ‘thank you’ – but actually thanks them for something specific they’ve given to him. THAT’S a speech.”

“Give him another award for this speech!!!” another user joked. One more added: “no because why did i start sobbing even more every time his voice broke like i genuinely can’t watch this without crying i love seeing good people getting celebrated and recognised.”

“i love this man so much and i’m giving his family a standing ovation for how they nurtured his wonderful and kind creative spirit,” somebody else tweeted.

While another person concluded: “i just woke up and now I’m crying oh he deserves this so much it’s been 17 years since that first nomination and i couldn’t be happier for him.”

And one more summarized: “for those who don’t watch musical theatre jonathan groff winning the tony is like dicaprio winning the oscar.”