• Average speech length has skyrocketed to nearly two minutes. It used to be just 44 seconds for men, 39 seconds for women.
• And the speeches given with notes are longer (2 minutes, 2 seconds on average) than those given without (1 minute, 23 seconds on average).
• Just 3% of directors cry while accepting their awards, while 21% of actors do. The trendstarted recently, with 71% of the tears happening since 1995.
• As for what to do with the statuette while you're busy talking, 26% of men hoist it over their heads and 47% of women clutch it with both hands. Just one person, Jack Palance, laid his on the podium while speaking.
• And as for who to thank, 61% thank production reps; 48% thank family; and 40% thank the Academy.
• The most-thanked person (other than God) is Harvey Weinstein, who has a dozen thank-yous to his name.
