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The Official Blog of the 84th Academy Awards
Fun facts for Oscar week! (All timings are approximate.)
Shortest known Oscar acceptance speech: 1.5 seconds
Longest known Oscar acceptance speech: 7 minutes
Maximum length of acceptance speeches currently allowed: 45 seconds
Length of filibuster by Senator Jefferson Smith (Jimmy Stewart) in Frank Capra’s Oscar-winning MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON: 23 hours, 22 minutes.
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