Greer Garson’s acceptance speech for her Mrs. Miniver Oscar win led the Academy to implement a time limit on speeches.
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.
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The story behind the longest Oscars acceptance speech in historyOn 4 March 1943, Greer Garson stepped behind a lectern at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub inside the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Garson, 38, was accepting the Academy Award for Best Actress for ...
Ignoring the standard 45-second timer to speak, the actor's acceptance speech lasted for five minutes and 40 seconds, breaking Greer Garson's previous record of five minutes and 30 seconds ...
Despite promising to be "brief" on multiple occasions during his marathon monologue on Sunday, Brody surpassed an eight-decade-old record held by British star Greer Garson. For all latest news ...
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.
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