Adrien Brody had a great night at the 97th Academy Awards. The actor won the Best Actor award for his impressive role as Laszlo Toth in the epic period drama The Brutalist. Brody beat Timothee Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Sebastan Stan and Ralph Fiennes to achieve the feat. This marks his second Academy Award after The Pianist. Upon winning, Brody was understandably emotional and went on to deliver a long speech.
As per reports, Adrien Brody has broken the record for the longest Oscar acceptance speech. Having won earlier, he was aware of the 45-second time. However, he requested for the rap music that plays as a time cue to end the speech, to be turned off. His record-breaking speech was five-minutes and 30-seconds-long.
Previously, the record was held by Best Actress winner Greer Garson who won the award for Mrs Miniver back in 1943.
Here’s what Adrien Brody said during his award acceptance speech:
In his speech, Adrien said, "They're already counting me down, okay thank you God. Thank you for this blessed life. If I may just humbly begin by giving thanks for the tremendous outpouring of love that I felt from this world and every individual that has treated me with respect, and appreciation, I feel so fortunate. You know, acting is a very fragile profession, it looks very glamorous, and certain moments it is but the one thing I've gained, having the privilege to come back here is to have some perspective and no matter where you are in your career, no matter what you've accomplished it can all go away and I think what makes this night most special is the awareness of that and the gratitude that I have to still to do the work that I love."
He added, "Winning an award like this it signifies a destination and it's something my character references in the film but to me it also beyond the pinnacle of a career it is a chance to begin again and the opportunity to hopefully be fortunate enough for that the next 20 years of my life that I can prove that I am worthy of such meaningful and important and relevant roles. I share this with my fellow nominees, who are just wonderful human beings who exude grace and goodness and brilliance with their work, there's so many people to thank. I will really try and be as brief as possible."
He ended the speech saying, "Okay, I'll get out of here, I love you, I appreciate you all. Let's fight for what's right, keep smiling, keep loving one another, let's rebuild together. Thank you."
About The Brutalist
Directed by Brady Corbet, The Brutalist is a period drama that revolves around a Hungarian Jewish architect who escapes the Holocaust and flees to the United States. He soon strikes a turbulent relationship with a plutocrat.
The Brutalist is currently available to watch in theatres in India.
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By: Filmfare
Title: Oscars 2025: Best Actor winner Adrien Brody breaks longest speech record
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Published Date: 2025-03-04 12:11:54
