It's that time of the year again when one part of the world gathers to celebrate the euphoria of cinema, while the other part literally wakes up to smell some coffee and applaud the very movies and some mind-blowing performances. Year after year, cinema-goers are treated to inspiring acceptance speeches by their favourite stars that seem relevant at every given point in time. Hereand#039;s an ode to some speeches like that.

pItandrsquo;s that time of the year again when one part of the world gathers to celebrate the euphoria of cinema, while the other part literally wakes up to smell some coffee and applaud the very movies and some mind-blowing performances. Year after year, cinema-goers are treated to inspiring speeches by their favourite stars that seem relevant even decades later./p pandnbsp;/p
pOn that note, scroll through our list of memorable Oscar speeches to refresh your memory! andnbsp;/p
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pstrongMarlon Brando in 1972 (or not!)/strong/p
pIn 1972, Marlon Brando was awarded Best Actor Oscar for The Godfather. However, it wasnandrsquo;t Brando, but a lady named Sacheen Littlefeather who made it to the stage to, brace yourselves, turn down the award on the actorandrsquo;s behalf. That year, Brando refused to accept the award as a show of strength to American Indians, who, Littlefeather claimed in her short speech, were being treated unfairly and shown in poor light in movies and on television. Littlefeather walked off the stage to boos and discouragement.and...