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The Oscars: The Longest And Shortest Acceptance Speeches Ever

The Longest And Shortest Oscars Acceptance Speeches Ever
Ryan Barrell
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With the Oscars just around the corner, here's our round-up of the shortest and longest Academy Awards acceptance speeches of the last 25 years.

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The most commonly spoken word was "Thanks", understandably, with "Family", "Father", "Mother" and "God" ranking highly too.

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Vintage Oscars Moments
Vintage Oscars Moments(01 of31)
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Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney (1940) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(02 of31)
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Audrey Hepburn (1954) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(03 of31)
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Grace Kelly and Marlon Brando (1955) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(04 of31)
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Charlton and Lydia Clarke Heston (1960) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(05 of31)
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Elizabeth Taylor (1961) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(06 of31)
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Elizabeth Taylor and Burt Lancaster (1961) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(07 of31)
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Sidney Poitier (1964) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(08 of31)
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Julie Andrews (1965) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(09 of31)
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Julie Christie (1966) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(10 of31)
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Elliot Gould and Barbra Streisand (1969) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(11 of31)
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Frank Sinatra (1971) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(12 of31)
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Liza Minnelli and her father Vicente Minnelli (1973) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(13 of31)
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David Niven (1974) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(14 of31)
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Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, and James L. Brooks (1974) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(15 of31)
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John Travolta and Vanessa Redgrave (1978) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(16 of31)
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Kirk Douglas and Raquel Welch (1978) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(17 of31)
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Jane Fonda (1979) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(18 of31)
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Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman (1980) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(19 of31)
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Sally Field (1980) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(20 of31)
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Jack Nicholson (1984) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(21 of31)
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Bette Davis (1987) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(22 of31)
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Cher and Michael Douglas (1988) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(23 of31)
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Geena Davis (1989) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(24 of31)
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Jodie Foster (1992) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(25 of31)
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Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis (1992) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(26 of31)
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Sophia Loren (1993) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(27 of31)
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Elton John and Tim Rice (1995) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(28 of31)
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Claudia Schiffer, Pierce Brosnan and Naomi Campbell (1996) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(29 of31)
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Cuba Gooding Jr (1997) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(30 of31)
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Gwyneth Paltrow (1999) (credit:PA)
Vintage Oscars Moments(31 of31)
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Angelina Jolie (2000) (credit:PA)
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