Oscars: The longest and shortest speeches – From Matthew McConaughey to Joe Pesci WATCH
THE 2017 OSCARS kick off this evening, but have you ever wondered who made the longest and shortest speeches? From Matthew McConaughey to Joe Pesci, here they are.
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Over the years there’s been speeches that were literally a couple of words and others that saw Oscars winners fighting over the music to finish their lengthy tributes.
No doubt President Trump will be a hot topic in the speeches by the 2017 Oscar winners.
But who in Academy Awards history has set the records for length?
Oscars: The longest and shortest speeches – From Matthew McConaughey to Joe Pesci WATCH
Longest speeches
It turns out the longest Oscar speech ever made was by Greer Garson who won Best Actress in 1942 for Mrs Miniver.
Her speech reached almost six minutes, leading the Academy to introduce a 45 second allotted time for an acceptance speech.
Ten years later Garson was presenting the Best Actor award and amusingly referenced her record speech.
She said: “I think I have ten minutes leftover from a highly emotional speech I made a few years ago. I'd be glad to give it to them”
However in recent memory it was McConaughey’s 2014 Best Actor win for Dallas Buyers Club that came in at 549 words.
He ended the long speech by quoting his catchphrase: “Alright, Alright, Alright.”
Greer Garson (L) and Patty Duke (R) hold the record for longest and shortest speeches
Shortest speeches
Incredibly the shortest Oscar speech was just two words uttered by Patty Duke, after winning Best Supporting Actress in 1962 for The Miracle Worker.
Just 16-years-old at the time, Duke simply said: “Thank you.”
However it’s Joe Pesci’s Best Supporting Actor win in 1991 for Goodfellas that’s most remembered today.
Before walking off stage, the actor mumbled: “It was my privilege, thank you.”