10 Most Memorable Oscar Speeches

2. George Clooney

78th Academy Awards (2006) Best Supporting Actor – “Syriana” Clooney was also up for best director, but he did not take home that award. Always graceful, he started his speech with, “Alright, so I'm not winning Director. It's a funny thing about winning an Academy Award, this will always be sort of synonymous with your name from here on in. It will be: Oscar winner George Clooney, Sexiest Man Alive 1997, Batman, died today in a freak accident…”

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