Matthew McConaughey takes crown for Oscars speech with most words

25 April 2021, 13:00 | Updated: 26 April 2021, 12:58

Matthew McConaughey at the 86th Annual Academy Awards — Matthew McConaughey has topped a list Oscars speeches with the most words. Picture: Jason LaVeris/WireImage/Getty

By Jenny Mensah

A study has revealed which Oscar speeches contained the most words, with the Dallas Buyers Club star topping the list and Halle Berry close behind.

Matthew McConaughey has been revealed as the wordiest Oscar winner of all time.

Ahead of this week's 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, Planet 7 took a look at which actors and actresses managed to cram in as many words as possible into their winner's speeches.

The Texas star took home the Best Actor gong in 2014 for his role in Dallas Buyers Club and managed to use a whopping 547 words when he did it.

His speech began with four 'thank yous,' had 12 'thanks' overall and of course included three of his customary 'alright's, so it's no surprise why McConaughey came out on top.

Halle Berry was the first black woman to win the Best Actress Academy Award. Picture: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc/Getty

Halle Berry made history when she won the award for becoming the first and only black woman to win the Best Actress award in 2002 for her role in Monster's Ball.

She was famously very emotional in her speech, but it didn't stop her from uttering 528 words altogether and thanking everyone from her lawyer to Whoopi Goldberg.

Greer Garson became infamous for being the reason why the Oscars introduced the 45-second cut-off mark for speeches in the first place. However, she only came third in the Top 10 list, with her over six minute speech only counting 518 words.

The older generation of actors were a lot more sparing than their younger counterparts when it came to giving thanks.

At the top of the list with the speech with the least words were Patty Duke and Anthony Quinn, who uttered only two words when they took home their awards.

Elsewhere, Joe Pesci might be known for his gobby characters, but he made the Top 10 of the least wordy speeches for his winning speech for his role in Goodfellas. He simply uttered: "It's my privilege. Thank you."

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Actors and Actresses with the Wordiest Speeches