On the whole, between 1939 to 2019, the average length of acceptance speeches at the Academy Awards experienced a growth. The longest speeches were given in 2015, with an average word count of 232 words. By 2019, this average generally decreased to 152.
Average length of acceptance speeches at the Academy Awards from 1939 to 2019
(in number of words)
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