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Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Yes, Adrien Brody Gave the Longest Oscar Acceptance Speech Ever — Whose Record Did He Break?
Five minutes and 30 seconds was the former record for the longest acceptance speech in Academy Awards history, but Sunday night, a victorious Adrien Brody surpassed even that. While accepting his award for Best Actor at the 97th Oscars ceremony, Brody — who was accepting for his portrayal as Hungarian-Jewish architect László Tóth in The Brutalist — ignored the 45-second time limit, standing at the microphone for a lengthy five minutes and 40 seconds, and beating the record previously held by Mrs. Miniver's Greer Garson. (Garson received the Best Actress trophy for her title role at the 1942 ceremony held on March 4, 1943.) More from TVLine Oscars In Memoriam: Shannen Doherty, Michelle Trachtenberg and Linda Lavin Among Notable Snubs Oscars Streaming Snafu: Hulu Scrambles to Resolve Issues With a 'High Priority' Oscars 2025: Conan O'Brien Mocks Best Picture Nominees, Calls Out Karla Sofía Gascón During Monologue - Grade It! Four-minutes in, Brody demanded that the producers 'turn the music off' so he could continue speaking. 'I've done this before. Thank you,' he said, alluding to his first win, in 2003 for The Pianist. 'It's not my first rodeo, but I will be brief.' From the stage, he covered a variety of hot button topics including anti-semitism, racism and the repercussions of war. 'I pray for a healthier and happier, and a more inclusive world, and I believe if the past can teach us anything, it's a reminder to not let hate go unchecked,' he said. Oscars' Best, Worst and Weirdest Moments View List He continued: '[The profession] 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.' (Watch the speech in full below.) Upon accepting (and winning out against fellow nominees Timothée Chalamet, Sebastian Stan, Colman Domingo and Ralph Fiennes), Brody became the first person to win two Best Actor Oscars on their first two nominations. The rare 100% win rate for multiple nominations puts him in the company of Vivien Leigh, Kevin Spacey, Christoph Waltz, Luise Rainer, Helen Hayes, Mahershala Ali and Hilary Swank. Although Anora swept the night with a total of five big wins, The Brutalist also scored trophies for Best Original Score and Best Cinematography. View the full list of winners here. What did you think of Brody's acceptance speech and the night overall? Drop some comments below! Best of TVLine The Emmys' Most Memorable Moments: Laughter, Tears, Historical Wins, 'The Big One' and More People's Choice Awards: This Is Us, Grey's Anatomy and More TV Winners Billboard Music Awards: Post Malone, Kanye West and More 2020 Winners
Sky News
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Oscars 2025 latest: Earthquake hits LA as ceremony wraps up; host's joke at Trump's expense; Brutalist actor refuses to leave stage
Backstage highlights: From Mikey Madison's puppies to Adrien Brody's grandparents By Lauren Russell, news reporter After seeing off the competition and collecting their statuettes, the winners at this year's Academy Awards head to the winners' room. Here are some of those backstage highlights: Anora director calls for decriminalisation of sex work Anora director Sean Baker said his last four films have covered the topic of sex work, with his latest - which just scooped five gongs at the Oscars - being the culmination of his work. Asked what his message is to those who criticise sex workers, Baker said: "I have been pretty outspoken about my stance on sex work. "It is our oldest profession, yet it has an incredibly unfair stigma attached to it, and what I have been trying to do with my films is chip away at that very unfair stigma "Personally I think it should be decriminalised and through my work through humanising my characters... it will help do that." Adrien Brody honoured his grandparents in The Brutalist Taking one of the big three awards of the night, Adrien Brody said appearing in The Brutalist gave him the opportunity to be a part of something with "importance". The actor, who has Jewish family, said he was able to honour his grandparents in the film - which focuses on a Hungarian-Jewish architect who escapes the Holocaust and rebuilds his life in the US. "My grandparents' struggles and their loss and their resilience paved a way for my own good fortune, and I had an opportunity to honour them in this film," he said. Mikey Madison's new furry friends will help keep her feet on the ground Still high off her win for best actress, Anora's Mikey Madison said she never thought anything like this would happen in her lifetime. "I dreamed of being an actress that could be in a film like Anora. [It is a] huge honour, one that will sink in later down the line," she said. Quizzed on what she thinks the future holds for her, the actress said she did not know her long-term plans, but tonight she needs to go back to being a dog parent. She said: "Tonight I will go home to my new puppies and probably clean up their mess, and it will bring me right back down to earth."
Sky News
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Oscars 2025 latest: Best afterparty looks; host's joke at Trump's expense; Brutalist actor refuses to leave stage
Backstage highlights: From Mikey Madison's puppies to Adrien Brody's grandparents By Lauren Russell, news reporter After seeing off the competition and collecting their statuettes, the winners at this year's Academy Awards head to the winners' room. Here are some of those backstage highlights: Anora director calls for decriminalisation of sex work Anora director Sean Baker said his last four films have covered the topic of sex work, with his latest - which just scooped five gongs at the Oscars - being the culmination of his work. Asked what his message is to those who criticise sex workers, Baker said: "I have been pretty outspoken about my stance on sex work. "It is our oldest profession, yet it has an incredibly unfair stigma attached to it, and what I have been trying to do with my films is chip away at that very unfair stigma "Personally I think it should be decriminalised and through my work through humanising my characters... it will help do that." Adrien Brody honoured his grandparents in The Brutalist Taking one of the big three awards of the night, Adrien Brody said appearing in The Brutalist gave him the opportunity to be a part of something with "importance". The actor, who has Jewish family, said he was able to honour his grandparents in the film - which focuses on a Hungarian-Jewish architect who escapes the Holocaust and rebuilds his life in the US. "My grandparents' struggles and their loss and their resilience paved a way for my own good fortune, and I had an opportunity to honour them in this film," he said. Mikey Madison's new furry friends will help keep her feet on the ground Still high off her win for best actress, Anora's Mikey Madison said she never thought anything like this would happen in her lifetime. "I dreamed of being an actress that could be in a film like Anora. [It is a] huge honour, one that will sink in later down the line," she said. Quizzed on what she thinks the future holds for her, the actress said she did not know her long-term plans, but tonight she needs to go back to being a dog parent. She said: "Tonight I will go home to my new puppies and probably clean up their mess, and it will bring me right back down to earth."
Sky News
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Oscars 2025 latest: After parties under way; Brutalist actor defies cue to leave stage; Demi Moore unexpectedly misses out
Backstage highlights: From Mikey Madison's puppies to Adrien Brody's grandparents By Lauren Russell, news reporter After seeing off the competition and collecting their statuettes, the winners at this year's Academy Awards head to the winners' room. Here are some of those backstage highlights: Anora director calls for decriminalisation of sex work Anora director Sean Baker said his last four films have covered the topic of sex work, with his latest - which just scooped five gongs at the Oscars - being the culmination of his work. Asked what his message is to those who criticise sex workers, Baker said: "I have been pretty outspoken about my stance on sex work. "It is our oldest profession, yet it has an incredibly unfair stigma attached to it, and what I have been trying to do with my films is chip away at that very unfair stigma "Personally I think it should be decriminalised and through my work through humanising my characters... it will help do that." Adrien Brody honoured his grandparents in The Brutalist Taking one of the big three awards of the night, Adrien Brody said appearing in The Brutalist gave him the opportunity to be a part of something with "importance". The actor, who has Jewish family, said he was able to honour his grandparents in the film - which focuses on a Hungarian-Jewish architect who escapes the Holocaust and rebuilds his life in the US. "My grandparents' struggles and their loss and their resilience paved a way for my own good fortune, and I had an opportunity to honour them in this film," he said. Mikey Madison's new furry friends will help keep her feet on the ground Still high off her win for best actress, Anora's Mikey Madison said she never thought anything like this would happen in her lifetime. "I dreamed of being an actress that could be in a film like Anora. [It is a] huge honour, one that will sink in later down the line," she said. Quizzed on what she thinks the future holds for her, the actress said she did not know her long-term plans, but tonight she needs to go back to being a dog parent. She said: "Tonight I will go home to my new puppies and probably clean up their mess, and it will bring me right back down to earth."
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Halle Berry and Adrien Brody recreate passionate Oscars moment on red carpet
Halle Berry and Adrien Brody have recreated their passionate Oscars moment from more than two decades ago as they arrived on the 2025 red carpet. Brody is up for best actor for The Brutalist, which sees him play a Hungarian-Jewish immigrant who arrives in the US after the horrors of the Second World War. The US actor, 51, is the youngest actor to have won best actor, previously winning aged 29 for Holocaust drama The Pianist. During the 2003 ceremony, he kissed Oscar-winner Berry, who was presenting the award, following his win. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Academy (@theacademy) On Sunday, they met on the red carpet with Berry going in for a kiss, while Brody's partner British fashion designer and actress Georgina Chapman cheered them on. Berry, who won best actress for 2001 film Monster's Ball, has previously revealed that the on-stage moment was entirely unplanned. The 58-year-old American actress said she wondered at the time what is 'happening', when Brody decided to kiss her. Brody will find out on Sunday whether he has earned his second Oscar for The Brutalist.
