Kratos is a man of few words, god of war Actor Christopher Judge is quite the opposite. Taking the stage to accept his award at The Game Awards 2022, the judges spoke for almost eight minutes. It was obviously a long speech, but was it the longest speech ever? Geoff Keighley seems to think so.
Christopher Judge’s TGA 2022 (Almost) 8 Minute Speech
Judge’s 7:59 speech featured his family, friends, and the people who made God of War Ragnarok. His slow rhythm and generous pauses no doubt helped extend the overall duration of his speech, but most people would argue that this added to the heaviness and overall drama. I would agree that only
The Game Awards Twitter account, presumably run by Jeff Keeley, took notice of the length of the judge’s speech, saying it could be the longest awards show acceptance speech in history. The record was held by Greer Garson for over 80 years and her speech was 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
Let Kratos set the world record.
The longest acceptance speech ever given at the 1942 Oscars was by actress Greer Garson.
She spoke for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
Christopher Judge’s Speech #thegame prize It was 7 minutes and 59 seconds.
time to call @GWR pic.twitter.com/z78Uil20fe
—The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 25, 2022
At the time of writing, Guinness World Records has yet to comment on the judge’s speech.
God of War Ragnarok was featured in many PSLS Game of the Year categories. Here are the results for “Best PS5 and PS4 Exclusive” and “Best Action and Adventure Game”:
