Jamie Foxx delivered a heartfelt speech Monday about his harrowing health scare in April .

The actor accepted the Vanguard Award for his role in The Burial (2023) at the Critics Choice Association s Celebration of Cinema & Television Honoring Black, Latino & AAPI Achievements gala when he reflected on his emergency hospitalization.

I couldnt do that six months ago, Foxx said about walking across the stage, as seen in a video shared by Deadline .

I wanna thank everybody, he continued. Ive been through something. Ive been through some things. You know, its crazy I couldnt do that six months ago. I couldnt actually walk to [the podium].

And Im not a clone, Im not a clone, he said, to laughter.

Foxx faced rabid speculation after he was hospitalized in mid-April, despite efforts from his sister Deidra Dixon and daughter Corinne Foxx to keep the matter private. The specifics remain unknown, spurring theories on social media theories that Foxx died and was replaced by a clone .

I know a lot of people been saying I was cloned out there, he said Monday. Boy, yall aint shit.

The Oscar winner earnestly thanked his Black fans for their support, joking that they are harder to impress than white fans as theres always somebody that says, Man, my cousin do the same thing when he wins an award.

Foxx, who endured weeks of recovery , was nonetheless grateful just to be conscious.

It feels good to be here, he said Monday. I cherish every single minute now, its different. Its beyond. I wouldnt wish what I went through on my worst enemy, cause its tough when its almost over, when you see the tunnel. I saw the tunnel I didnt see the light.

It was hot in that tunnel, I dont know where I was going, he joked. Shit, am I going to the right place?