In 1978, Jane Folda gave an iconic speech during her 'Best Actress' acceptance for her role in Coming Home, a movie about a woman who fell in love with a paralyzed man in the Vietnam War.

So unless he saved his best stuff for random timeouts late in the third quarter, that probably didn’t happen. 2. Real life doesn’t allow for a lot of inspirational pep talks.

The dialogue of The Matrix may be artificial, heightened, and devoid of quips found in a modern blockbuster, but it's full of memorable lines.

And as always, there were some pretty great acceptance speeches. The night really belonged to Sean Baker's "Anora," which took home five awards in total, including Best Picture and Best Actress.

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Bill Pullman's famous speech in 'Independence Day' has an unexpected history to it, including William Shakespeare and ...

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This put him a good 40 seconds over Greer Garson, who set the previous record at five minutes when she won Best Actress for Mrs. Miniver in 1943. After 82 years, she's been usurped, and judging by ...

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.