Comments on: Where can I find Oscar acceptance speeches?

Question: Where can I find Oscar acceptance speeches?

MadamM — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:45:53 -0800

Where can I find videos of the Oscar acceptance speeches from tonight?

Because the telecast (of course) ran over and I was tivoing it, I missed the last half hour. Basically, I missed everything after best actress (also known as all the awards that count). I know who won, but I'd like to see the speeches. Should I just monitor youtube and so forth for the next few days, or does some source already exist?

By: StickyCarpet

StickyCarpet — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:54:37 -0800

Nowhere (legally). The Academy does not release video of the awards, and vigorously prosecutes infringers. This is why it is so widely watched.

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 23:05:56 -0800

OK, well, where can we find them illegally?

By: radioamy

radioamy — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 23:09:26 -0800

Try youtube.com

By: apple scruff

apple scruff — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 23:09:32 -0800

Wait at the most a couple of days, and they'll definitely be on YouTube. There are already some music performances from tonight up there.

By: falconred

falconred — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 23:11:40 -0800

I have "heard" from "friends" that it usually takes about 4-6 hours after a show airs for the first torrents to be posted. Since the Oscars is a long show, it takes longer to encode, so expect the full show to be up in a couple hours. I have also heard that if you googled something like "tv torrent" or "[insert TV show name] torrent" you might find what you're looking for.

By: blueberry

blueberry — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:22:02 -0800

Not sure about the acceptance speeches but you can see the show's intro over at onegoodmore.org. [Quicktime Video 9.9MB 13'39"]

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 06:55:04 -0800

YouTube has acceptance speeches for Best Actress, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Picture.

By: MadamM

MadamM — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 14:52:21 -0800

Thanks!

By: cornflake

cornflake — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 22:33:20 -0800

Is there anywhere you can find the text of past acceptance speeches? (no video, just transcripts?)