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15 of the best Oscar speeches, including Tom Hanks and Halle Berry

The Academy Awards always have great speeches. Here are 15 of our favorites.

The Academy Awards have always been a great place for great speeches.

Over the years, we’ve seen incredible outpourings of gratitude mixed in with unforgettable exclamations of jubilee. Heck, we’ve even seen someone do push-ups.

We’ve tallied 15 of our favorite speeches from over the years, ranging from ones by actors like Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Gwyneth Paltrow, Denzel Washington and Robin Williams.

While this list is by no means exhaustive, it’s a reflection of what makes for a great Oscars speech and some admiration for some of our favorite Academy Award moments.

Sit back, relax and get those Academy Awards memories going.

2022 Academy Awards: Full nominee list led by Dune, The Power of the Dog

The Power of the Dog, Dune and Being the Ricardos top this year’s heavy-hitting nominees

Nominees for the 94th Academy Awards were finally unveiled on Tuesday morning. A star-studded list of films, actors and directors was led by two very different types of blockbusters.

More than a decade after her last film, New Zealand director Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog earned 12 nominations while Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Dune came in second with 10 nominations.

The Best Actor and Best Actress categories are once again filled with heavy hitters like Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos), Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth), Andrew Garfield (Tick, Tick…Boom!), Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos) and Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter).

Here’s a look at the full list of nominees. The Academy Awards will air on Sunday, March 27 on ABC.