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.
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Morning Consult. (April 22, 2021). Average length of acceptance speeches at the Academy Awards from 1939 to 2019 (in number of words) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232130/average-length-of-oscar-speeches/
Morning Consult. "Average length of acceptance speeches at the Academy Awards from 1939 to 2019 (in number of words)." Chart. April 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232130/average-length-of-oscar-speeches/
Morning Consult. (2021). Average length of acceptance speeches at the Academy Awards from 1939 to 2019 (in number of words). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232130/average-length-of-oscar-speeches/
Morning Consult. "Average Length of Acceptance Speeches at The Academy Awards from 1939 to 2019 (in Number of Words)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232130/average-length-of-oscar-speeches/
Morning Consult, Average length of acceptance speeches at the Academy Awards from 1939 to 2019 (in number of words) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232130/average-length-of-oscar-speeches/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Average length of acceptance speeches at the Academy Awards from 1939 to 2019 (in number of words) [Graph], Morning Consult, April 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232130/average-length-of-oscar-speeches/