Leading up to the 2011 Oscars, we’ll showcase the past twenty years of Oscar Acceptance Speeches by Best Actress winners and Best Supporting Actress winners. (Note: In most cases, you’ll have to click through to YouTube in order to watch the speeches, as embedding has been disabled at the request of copyright owners.)
Best Actress Nominees: 1994
Holly Hunter – The Piano
Angela Bassett – What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Emma Thompson – The Remains of the Day 
Debra Winger – Shadowlands
Stockard Channing – Six Degrees of Separation
Stockard Channing – Six Degrees of Separation
Best Supporting Actress Nominees: 1994
Anna Paquin – The Piano
Holly Hunter – The Firm
Rosie Perez – Fearless
Winona Ryder – The Age of Innocence
Emma Thompson – In the Name of the Father
Rosie Perez – Fearless
Winona Ryder – The Age of Innocence
Emma Thompson – In the Name of the Father
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Holly Hunter wins Best Actress for her performance in The Piano.
Anna Paquin wins Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Piano.