Believe it or not, there have been several instances in which people accepted Academy Awards and got off the stage in record time. The shortest acceptance speech may have been uttered by 16-year-old Patty Duke at the 35th Academy Awards on April 8, 1963. Upon winning the 1962 Best Supporting Actress Award for her mostly silent portrayal as the young Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker," Duke simply said "Thank you!"
At the 26th Academy Awards on March 25, 1954, William Holden won the 1953 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Stalag 17." He said "Thank you!" twice.
Another short acceptance speech was by Joe Pesci at the 63rd Academy Awards on March 25, 1991. Pesci, who won the 1990 Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in "Goodfellas," said only: "Well, it's my privilege. Thank you!"
Alfred Hitchcock simply said "Thank you" in 1968 when he was presented the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for excellence as a producer.
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When Prince won the Oscar for Best Music, Original Song Score for: Purple Rain (1984), he simply said: "Thank you very much." (4 words) He was also one of the best dressed recipients to ever grace the red carpet. He wore a long purple cloak with a hood.
At the 26th Academy Awards on March 25, 1954, William Holden won the 1953 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Stalag 17." He simply said "Thank you!"
Another short acceptance speech was by Joe Pesci at the 63rd Academy Awards on March 25, 1991. Pesci, who won the 1990 Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in "Goodfellas," said only: "Well, it's my privilege. Thank you!"
91 minutes long Marty (1955)
No Hindi movie has ever won an Oscar.
No, Kai Wong has never won an Oscar award.
No. She has never been nominated for an Academy Award.
Leonardo DiCaprio has actually never won an Oscar award. He is considered one of the best actors ever to have never won one.
Shirley Temple was the shortest person to win an oscar.
George Washington had the shortest speech, and was 135 words long.
Articles like "a" or "an" are considered the shortest parts of speech, as they consist of only one letter.
Judi Dench won an Oscar for her 8 mintues in Shakespeare in Love (1998), but the shortest Oscar winning performance goes to a different supporting actress: Beatrice Straight and her 5 mintues in Network (1976).
The King's Speech won the Oscar for Directing in 2010.
The King's Speech won the Oscar for Writing in 2010.
the shortest speech he gave at a commencement cerimony.."never give up, never give up, never give up "...
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George Washington, the 1st US President, gave the shortest inauguration speech, at just 135 words. Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration speech was very short as well.
"I" or "a".
none from Oscar
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