May I have the envelope please.....

Hollywood has the Academy Awards tonight, but around here we have the Welky Awards to honor the best in Champagne Music.

Tanya will read the winners of this year's Welkies

The Welky for Best Impression of a Beverly Hillbillies character is....

Andra Willis as Irene Ryan's Granny!

The next Welky is for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Animal Costume...

....and the winner is Jack Imel, for playing the drums to "Talk To The Animals" while dressed as an elephant!

The next Welky is for Best Celebrity Guest Appearance on the Welk Show, and the award goes to....

 
.....the legendary Jack Benny with his monologue on the '71 Academy Awards episode!

The next Welky is for Most Colorful Wardrobe Design, and this year's proud winners are....

Cissy and Bobby with their Citrus Disco Wear from their "Love Will Keep Us Together" dance number!

Next is the Welky for Best Original Honky Tony Piano Design, and we are proud to announce that the honor goes to....

The Leis from Waikiki Piano! And accepting on it's behalf is Jo Ann Castle.

And finally, we present the Welky for Outstanding Group Musical Number which is no contest at all....

The Welky goes to the "I Want To Be Happy" chorus line of tap dancers!

In addition to accepting their award, they'll do an encore....

Take a bow!

And we congratulate all the winners tonight, see you next year!