"rightfully acknowledged" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you want to emphasize that you recognize or accept something as true. For example, "I rightfully acknowledge the hard work of my team in achieving our goals."
As an ex-actor and writer (but more importantly as a Latino) I witnessed with so much pride and admiration because it was a moment where Hollywood was rightfully acknowledging a Puerto Rican powerhouse, the first and only Latina to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award.
Viola Davis's historic Emmy win for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series, as well as wins for both Regina King and Uzo Aduba, shows actors of color, particularly women, are rightfully being acknowledged and rewarded for their talent. .
This reminder of Jewish belonging and self-governing makes DreamWorks a quintessentially American story of ethnic pride and professional success, which LaPorte deflates when she delivers her conceit: "It was time to claim what was rightfully his — the position of Hollywood's acknowledged ruler".
The St. John's coach has acknowledged that this season's edition is not as talented, but rightfully believes it is a serious threat come tournament time.
In more than six hours of interviews with The New York Times, Mr. Lay remained steadfast in his expressions of innocence, even as he acknowledged, as head of the company, accountability for the debacle rests rightfully with him.
Even those who fret about the shrinking campaign acknowledge that the mayor has rightfully earned his advantages in the race: He made his billions, has governed well and is mounting a sophisticated campaign for re-election.
While Dee acknowledges that all recruitment companies can rightfully charge a fee for relocation, she believes the fee should be no greater than one month's salary.
In this study people who admitted to having been tested before were rightfully excluded from the analysis, but the discussion should acknowledge that stigma and other factors may mean that many people who actually knew about their status already (but lied about it) could still have been included in the data, seriously confounding the analysis.
Some contend that the more-innovative black bandleaders, such as Ellington, Basie, Chick Webb, or Jimmie Lunceford, should rightfully have been crowned "King of Swing," but even Goodman's critics acknowledge that he was perhaps the only white jazz musician to have been the greatest in the world on his instrument.
This response must acknowledge that women across America--from both political parties--are rightfully concerned about the safety and advisability of becoming pregnant during a viral pandemic that has been linked to a rare and potentially deadly neurological disorder in infants.
