From short, two-sentence ‘Thank yous’ to loud music ushering them off the stage, these are what a select few Hollywood movie stars did with their 45 seconds of award acceptance time. The result? The ...

The Academy Awards are known for having speeches so long that the orchestra has to intervene to get them off the stage -- but ...

Sure, the Oscars are about gold statues and designer gowns. But sometimes—just sometimes—someone steps on that stage and says something real. Something raw. Something that cuts through the pageantry ...

Sure, this year's Academy Awards were smaller, more intimate, and recession-friendly. But they lacked one vital component: an awesome, epic, YouTubeable podium meltdown. We wanted tears! We wanted ...

What makes an exemplary Oscar speech? That’s the million-dollar question facing each new crop of winners, who are frequently tasked with finding new things to say at the Academy Awards (live Sunday on ...

A great speech is something that combines persuasive writing, comfort with public speaking (something that I know that I personally need to work on), and a meaningful message to create an impression ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...