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    Who gets mentioned most in Oscars acceptance speeches? We counted

    by David Wharton, Los Angeles Times Mar 08, 2024 3 minutes
    U.S. actor Clint Eastwood holds up his two Oscars at the 65th Annual Academy Awards March 29, 1993, that he won for best director and best picture for "Unforgiven."

    LOS ANGELES — Clint Eastwood had just won an Oscar for directing "Unforgiven" and, with golden statuette in hand, was struggling through a long list of people he needed to thank. Studio executives. His crew. His agent.

    "You get a little flustered," he said on that night in 1993.

    Acceptance speeches are a big part of the Academy Awards, every bit as iconic as the red carpet and the In Memoriam montage. They can also be nerve-racking for winners. Even a famous tough guy such as Eastwood fretted: "I'm

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