From short, two-sentence ‘Thank yous’ to loud music ushering them off the stage, these are what a select few Hollywood movie stars did with their 45 seconds of award acceptance time. The result? The ...

A great speech is something that combines persuasive writing, comfort with public speaking (something that I know that I personally need to work on), and a meaningful message to create an impression ...

The Academy Awards are known for having speeches so long that the orchestra has to intervene to get them off the stage -- but ...

Brody's lengthy acceptance speech on Sunday night beats the record of 5 minutes and 30 seconds held by Greer Garson, according to Guinness World Records, when she won for 'Mrs. Miniver' in 1943. By ...

Brody took home the award for Best Actor for his leading role in 'The Brutalist' at the 2025 Oscars Sharareh Drury is a writer on the Movies team at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2025 and has worked ...

No need to queue up the music. “I’m gonna keep this video short cause I know I made the longest Oscars speech in history,” Brody quipped in a video posted on Instagram March 3. “So, I love you all.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “They are already counting me down, OK,” Brody, 51, said as he took the stage. “Thank you God, ...

An actor who lives in Upstate New York just set a new record for the longest Oscars acceptance speech. Adrien Brody, who owns a historical mansion in Vienna, N.Y., made Academy Awards history when he ...

Sen. Cory Booker's impassioned oration against the policies of President Trump's administration — with the help of multiple fellow Democrats — didn't just break the record for the longest Senate floor ...

MILWAUKEE -- On the fourth and final day of the Republican National Convention, former President Donald Trump gave a highly anticipated speech, which he said beforehand would call for unity following ...

Adrien Brody didn't let the pianist play him off. After The Brutalist star won Best Actor at the 2025 Oscars, he refused to end his acceptance speech until he was done, going so far as to tell the ...