The Most Memorable Oscar Acceptance Speeches Of All Time

The 2015 Oscars takes place Sunday from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Finding out who will win is one of of the best parts of the Oscars and the acceptance speeches are perhaps the most memorable moments of the show. Ahead of the 87th Academy Awards, let's take a look at some of the best Oscar acceptance speeches.

Joe Pesci

Pesci wasted little time accepting his best supporting Oscar for "Goodfellas." At the 63rd Academy Awards, Pesci went on stage and said, "It's my privilege, thank you." Brenda Fricker, who won best supporting actress the year before, spent more time presenting the nominees than Pesci spent accepting the award. Pesci's time was short but the honor for shortest Oscar speech goes to Patty Duke, winner for 1962's "The Miracle Worker," who said simply, "Thank you."

Sally Field

You may be more familiar with parodies of Field's acceptance speech. She won the best actress Oscar for "Places in the Heart" at the 57th Academy Awards and exclaimed "You like me! You really like me!"

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Gooding won the best supporting actor Oscar for "Jerry Maguire" at the 69th Academy Awards. His excitement was apparent as he delivered an impassioned speech where he thanked everyone. "Tom Cruise! I love you, I love you brother!"

Jack Palance

Palance did the best thing possible when he won the best supporting actor Oscar for "City Slickers" at the 64th Academy Awards. The rugged 73-year-old actor said a few hilarious things and did some one-armed pushups in a truly memorable acceptance speech.

Meryl Streep

Streep's legacy as one of the best actresses ever was secured long before she won her third Oscar, for "The Iron Lady," at the 84th Academy Awards. The best actress triumph in 2012 ended a streak of 12 nominations and zero wins since her previous win, for 1982's "Sophie's Choice."

Halle Berry

Berry became the first African-American woman to win the Oscar for best actress. During her acceptance speech, Berry thanked the black actresses who came before her as well as her contemporaries.

Angelina Jolie

Jolie holds a dignified place among Hollywood royalty, but there was a time when she was a bit strange. This was the case in 2000 when the "Girl, Interrupted" star's Oscar acceptance speech for best supporting actress included the phrase, "I'm so in love with my brother right now."

Marlon Brando

Brando once accepted an Oscar -- in 1955, for "On the Waterfront" -- but he wasn't even present for his most memorable Oscar moment. Brando had sent Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather to the 1973 awards in the event he won as best actor for "The Godfather." When his name was announced, she took the stage and, at Brando's request, rejected the award because of how American Indians were treated and portrayed in Hollywood.

Matthew McConaughey

McConaughey's career rebirth was punctuated by his best actor Oscar win in 2014 for his performance in "Dallas Buyers Club." The speech included "All right, all right, all right," a line from his screen debut in "Dazed & Confused."

Greer Garson

You have Garson to thank for the "get off the stage" music. When she accepted the best actress Oscar, for "Mrs. Miniver," at the 15th Academy Awards, her speech lasted more than five minutes and holds the record for the longest ever.

Charlie Chaplin

Chaplin was awarded a second honorary Oscar in 1972. (Most of his greatest work had been done before there were Oscars.) After living in exile for two decades, Chaplin returned to the U.S. and was greeted by a 12-minute standing ovation.