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- Winners often deny having written any remarks in advance
- Should the late Heath Ledger win for Best Supporting Actor, his father Kim may give the speech
- Longest acceptance speech ever was 7 minutes, delivered by Greer Garson in 1943, accepting for Miss MiniverWashington Post: The Oscar Acceptance Speech... (March 21, 1999)
- Lifetime achievement award winners also get to make a speech, and are typically allowed to run over
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After receiving their award, Academy Award winners are given about 45 seconds to make an acceptance speech, after which the orchestra begins to play and they are escorted off-stage. Quotations from the speech occasionally become pop culture landmarks, such as James Cameron's contention that he was "king of the world" after winning for 1997's Titanic and Sally Field's infamous "...I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!" line, which has been frequently quoted and mocked in subsequent years, even by the actress herself.
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Memorable Oscar Speeches
- Shortest acceptance speech is typically credited to Jane Wyamn in 1949, who accepted a trophy for her role as a mute in Johnny Belinda with two sentences: "I accept this very gratefully for keeping my mouth shut for once. I think I'll do it again."Washington Post: The Oscar Acceptance Speech... (March 21, 1999)
- Documentarian Michael Moore was booed in 2003 after using his speech to criticize then-President BushYouTube: Michael Moore winning an Oscar... (Time: 1:58)
- In 1973, Marlon Brando invited Sasheen Littlefeather to give a speech declining his Oscar for Best Actor in The Godfather
- The film In and Out is based on Tom Hanks' acceptance speech for Philadelphia in 1994
- Jack Palance did one-armed push-ups after winning Best Supporting Actor for City Slickers in 1992YouTube Video: Jack Palance's Acceptance Speech for City Slickers (1991) (Time: 2:40)
- Louise Fletcher accepted her Oscar for portraying the cruel Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by noting "I love being hated by you"Washington Post: The Oscar Acceptance Speech... (March 21, 1999)
- In 1968, actor Rod Steiger thanked the Maharishi in his speechWashington Post: The Oscar Acceptance Speech... (March 21, 1999)
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Oscar Acceptance Speeches 2009 Questions
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