This database includes every Oscars acceptance speech since the 12th Academy Awards, when the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences began recording speeches. This database includes every speech from that ceremony up until the most recent Oscars that is available from the Academy website. We're uploading this dataset in preparation of the 90th Oscars this Sunday. The dataset contains the following columns: Year (with ceremony number) Category of award (Best Actress, etc.) Film Title Winner Presenter of award Date and venue Speech text How have speeches changed over the years? We found they've become lengthier, more emotionally expressive, and less formal. But the dataset provides myriad opportunities for further NLP analysis. And of course, we'd like to thank the Academy for making these speeches available.