Top 10 Oscar Speeches of ALL TIME 

For me, my #1 is Ke Huy Quan - the genuineness of his speech had me in tears!

Never get tired to watch Olivia Colman's Oscar speeches. So funny, so original!

Can you do the opposite now. Doing the 10 worse Oscar speeches.

Definitely underrated is Russell Crowe's speech for Gladiator. He managed to do the "usual" parts of thanking parents and agents with eloquent and fresh phrasing, and ended it with poetic encouragement: "You know, when you grow up in the suburbs of Sydney or Auckland, or Newcastle like Ridley or Jamie Bell, or the suburbs of anywhere, you know, a dream like this seems kind of vaguely ludicrous and completely unattainable. But this moment is directly connected to those childhood imagining[s]. And for anybody who's on the down side of advantage and relying purely on courage, it's possible."

For me, as an Asian guy, Bong Joon-Ho’s speech during his victory in Best Directing is my #1 all-timer, and then Michelle Yeoh’s is my 2nd. 🙏🏻❤️💯

No Russell Crowe - when he talks about childhood dreams and being able to pursue them…you could hear a pin drop in the auditorium. It was mesmerising.

Rita Moreno’s speech was a good one. Surprised it’s not included

Bong Joon-Ho....one of the classiest Oscar speeches EVER!!

If we talk about iconic oscar speeches, there needs to be a slot for Jorge Drexler when he won best original song for "Al otro lado del rio" (the son from Motorcycle Diaries). It's still to this day the only Spanish language song to ever win a best song oscar and since he was unknown to the world the organizers of the show wouldn't let him perform his song and had Antonio Banderas sing it instead. When Jorge won, instead of giving a speech, he just sang a verse of the song a capella with his incredibly sweet voice. I might be biased because I'm also uruguayan but it's unforgettable to me, we all expected him to name the country or some famous uruguayan people, maybe some members of his family (I was in college with his brother) but nope, he just sang LOL.

Berry’s speech had gravitas. It ignited my lifelong interest in awards. Haters be damned.

I didn't entirely agree with the win but I thought Michael Caine's Oscar speech for The Cider House Rules was one of the best speeches ever. Plus Bob Hope getting his honorary Oscar was great mainly because he always said he relied on que cards and his writers yet he didn't have anything ready and was able to give a great speech.

Even though my heart breaks each time I think of the Colman win over Close, I will agree that was one of the best Speeches!

Ms. Shirley MacLaine’s speech has everything. What a talent!

For me it has to be Peter O'Toole's Honorary Oscar speech. It is always my go to on youtube. I never get tired of it.

Wait a min, I can't believe you didn't mention Bong thanking Tarantino for including his films in his yearly top list. This is how I discovered Bong Joon and Korean Cinema. When he said that I was so moved, it brought me to tears. 🎬❤

Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s was so heartfelt . I don’t think she ever got blasé about winning.

Jonathan Glazer’s speech for The Zone of Interest

Personally I loved Denzel's speech for Training Day. It was a class act all around and that moment where he and Sidney Poitier held their trophies up to another was so iconic!

A great speech you omitted Brian, was Frances McDormand from 2018 for "Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri"

No force in heaven or on earth will convince me that Cuba Gooding Jr. gave a better performance than William H Macy in Fargo, or Edward Norton in Primal Fear. This is one thing that PISSES me off about the Academy; this was a reward for a hip actor in a very hip and of-the-moment movie and the award was mostly for one scene of hip sort-of-funny dialogue that became the phrase of the moment.

Great list, but it definitely skews pretty modern, even taking into account the fact that not many 1930s or 1940s speeches are available. Three of my favorites that I think should have definitely made the list are: Rita Moreno, Sidney Poitier, and Ruth Gordon :)

No Ruth Gordon for Rosemarys Baby? One of the best and funniest Oscar speeches of all time. Plus Meryl Streeps speech for the Iron Lady and Michael Caines for the Cider House Rules. Oh and Maureen Stapletons speech for Reds.

I love Anna Paquin’s speech when she won for “The Piano” in 1994! She was so adorable!

Great list, I love all of these speeches, especially Colman's and Bong's. But Michael Caine's speech when he won for "The Cider House Rules" is just phenomenal. I watch it over and over. Definitely an all-timer speech.

Ruth Gordon's acceptance speech was absolutely charming

I’ve got a few Eva Marie Saint “I’m gonna have the baby right here” Adrien Brody both his winning speech and his presentation the next year with the Binaca. Priceless. I know he’s still cancelled, but Kevin Spacey thanking his mom for driving him to acting class during his acceptance speech for ‘The Usual Suspects’ is lovely. Clark Gable thanking Frank Capra and Claudette Colbert is sweet and gracious. Paul Williams thanking ‘all the little people’ for best song…. There are so many esp. from years past (ie before the 2000’s) that really deserve a look

Here are my top 10, in alphabetical order: - Adrien Brody - Anna Paquin - Frances McDormand ("TBOEM") - Halle Berry - Hattie McDaniel - Jared Leto - Lupita Nyong'o - Patricia Arquette - Tom Hanks ("Philadelphia") - Troy Kotsur

Hattie McDaniel's speech was clearly filmed separelty from when she actually won

I’m surprised you didn’t include Matt Damon & Ben Affleck’s screenwriting win but overall a good list imo

Not sure if it's entirety is my favourite (haven't watched in a while), but DDL winning for Lincoln and joking about how him and Meryl Streep were going to play each other's roles (Meryl as Lincoln, DDL as Thatcher) always makes me laugh. Also Ke Huy Kwan winning speech is so beautiful

Recency bias but I thought Emma Stone’s speech from this most recent year was wonderful

Some great choices here. Esp Olivia 🥰 Is there any chance of doing an 'Irish invasion of the Oscars' type video? There have been a lot of Irish actors making a big impact lately, especially now with Cillian winning

The two I go back to more than any other are Ke Huy Quan for Best Supporting Actor and Brendan Fraser for Best Actor. Not only are they great and genuine speeches, they both touched me deeply since I grew up watching Indiana Jones and Looney Tunes: Back in Action.

I really loved Cate Blanchetts speech for Blue Jasmine. Pure class

And yet we are still waiting for another “Halle Berry” Oscar moment for Best Actress.

Jamie Lee Curtis is definitely up there for me

To me, the best Oscar speech of all time is by Gerda Weissmann Klein, subject of Best Documentary Short Subject winner "One Survivor Remembers". Her speech is so raw, humbling and heartwarming, all at once, it leaves you a changed person.

I love In & Out, such a hilarious and underrated movie! When I found out it was inspired by that speech I was shook.

Halle Berrys speech is probably the one I go to for a good cry. Great video!

No Life is Beautiful? For Cuba's enthusiastic win but not this one? Aa tiny Italian man climbing on seats, screaming in Italian, hugging everybody on the way up? I laughed so hard that night I cried which is fitting since I cried from beginning to end in that movie.

I feel like just adding in Walter Matthau's short Oscar speech, purely just because of him poking fun of the fact he fell of his bicycle a few days before he won, and got a few laughs out of it.

Great list, but I was surprised to see Shirley MacLaine and Jessica Yu left off. I hear people quote those speeches all the time.

Russel Crowe is a really good one, and he also mentions my city of Newcastle as well

love director bong' s speech. honoring everyone

Halle Berry’s win and what that did for Black actresses, will always be a side eye for me.

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I always thought That when Sally Field won her second Oscar It was the most honest Acceptance Speech Ever Awesome

I find Dustin Hoffman's speech quite pretentious. Hattie McDaniel's win was a milestone - but she wasn't even allowed to say what she wanted. Her speech was reportedly written by the studio and it's so cringy when they made her say she "hopes she'll always be a credit to her race". I agree on the rest of the list, specially Olivia Coleman.

Definitely my favourite is Joe Pesci, really appreciate the sheer lack of ego & pretension. After that, it would probably be Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer, he kept it short, sweet & humble.

David Niven's reaction to his win was sweet and given his consummate raconteurism his one sentence got across how much it meant to him more than the usual spiel would have done.

Dustin Hoffman's speech for _Kramer vs. Kramer_ is definitely my favorite of all time. I also loved Jon Voight restraining his emotions while giving one of the most humble acceptance speeches for his win for _Coming Home._ Also, it's not Oscar but I adore Mahershala Ali's SAG speech for _Moonlight._

Joe Pesci was still annoyed they played a clip from Home Alone instead of Goodfellas

When I saw this topic, I assumed Marlee Maitlin would make the list. So imagine my surprise when I saw another sign language speech on this list instead!

Louise Fletcher's speech makes me cry every single time! ❤

Please rank Tom Hanks' Oscar nominations.

Please do another actor race. Those are my favorites.

Hey, can you make an Adam Sandler Elusive Oscar video and why he has never been nominated?

One of my favorites, certainly from recent years, is Jamie Lee Curtis. The fact that she gave shout-outs to all the people who helped her in her career when she did films that the academy usually overlooked by saying "We just won an Oscar" several times is awesome. She only ever said "I just won an Oscar" when she was talking directly to her late parents. In fact, all the acting Oscars from that year were pretty good. Brendon Frasier, Key Huy Kwan, and Michelle Yeoh also had memorable speeches.

I agree with this list, my all time favorite is Olivia Coleman, I always watch it. Looking forward to see your list of the worst speeches

Shirley MacLaine in "Terms of Endearment" in 1984!

Frances McDermond"s 3 Ebbings Billboards speech is one of my favorites

Joe Pesci should have just simply said “I’m here for your amusement”. And walked off. 😎

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Great list! Julia Robert’s is my favorite! She’s so bubbly and I get so excited when she gets nervous there! Love that win for her!

Omg what a great video idea!

No Roberto Benigni? I think all of his speeches that night are absolutely legendary!

WOW!!! I'm surprised Russell Crowe didn't make your list! His speech is one of my all time favorites. Olivia Colman's speech was so endearing. Julia Roberts?! Granted I am biased because I don't care for her much. Even so her speech although memorable isn't anything that special.

I liked also Ruth Gordon and Barbra Streisand with her famous "Hello Gorgeous"

Chaplin's honorary Oscar speech in 1972 deserves a mention. Ke Huay Quan should be near the top of this list.

My favorite is Joe Peschi for Goodfellas.

Renée Zellweger’s acceptance speech for ‘Judy’ was my favorite.

Shirley MacLain's speech should be top 3.

I preferred Olivia Colman’s winning speech at the Golden Globes over her Oscar speech. She was absolutely hilarious and it was the best speech of that night!

In the Bedroom did not get nominated in Best Director at the Oscars and the title of the Sally Field movie is Places in the Heart.

For me, Joaquin Phoenix's speech is my favorite, the poem his brother wrote at the end ALWAYS make me choke up

If you want to watch the greatest acceptance speech of all time, watch when Susan Lucci won the Daytime Emmy for Best Actress. It puts all of these Oscar speeches aside. Her speech is so inspiring and you can feel the love and respect from the audience.

My favorite is Adrien Brody's speech as best actor for The Pianist.

How do you not have Leo's speech in the top 10?

Julia Roberts was extremely annoying. Halle Berry was a bit over the top but I get it, it was a dream come true and an historical win. Cuba Gooding Jr. was also annoying. LOL.

I also love Matthew McConaughey.

Sally Feilds for Norma Raye! You like me, you really like me!

Christopher Plummer and Colin Firth's speech

Enjoyed this, but I found it very odd that you didn't actually show the speeches.

Eddie Redmayne and Shirley McLaine speeches

I would have included Emma Thompson's screenplay Oscar for Sense & Sensibility.

Have to agree with Tom Hanks there.

Emma Thompson's both Oscar winning speeches were funny and classy.

It's shocking that Ke Huy Quan isn't listed 😳. He should have been no. 1.

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No one in movie history deserved an Oscar more than Halle Berry in Monster's Ball.

Nicole Kidman was perfection!

No Troy Kotsur (CODA); Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club); Youn Yuh-jung (Minari); nor FrancisMcDormand (3 billboards outside Ebin/Missouri); Ke Hui-Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and, most recently, Cillian Murphy (Openheimer)? Not even in the honorable mentions? Sorry, this list is incomplete. You have plenty of material for a second video on it, man!

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Olivia Coleman is the best.

Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln!

I was sitting here going how is Colman or Berry not number one but then I was like O that makes sense haha

"You cannot deny the charm of Julia Roberts..." You sure about that? 😂

olivia colman is a pure delight

My favorite one is Matthew Mcconnaghey wonderful speech, certainly deserved a mention in the video

Where is Viola Davis??? Cmon, that was stunning speech and one of the best!