Adrien Brody made a lengthy acceptance speech when he won Best Actor at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, March 2. When the music to signal him to wrap up came on, he asked for it to be turned off so he could finish.

The heated best actor race was headlined by Timothée Chalamet and Adrien Brody, who traded wins through award season.

Adrien Brody wins his second Oscar for Best Actor for 'The Brutalist', reflecting on his career and dedicating the award to fighting hate and injustice.

In a nail-biter of a race, Brody prevailed for his performance as László Toth in 'The Brutalist,' and joined a very exclusive club in the process. He also successfully stopped the orchestra from playing him off mid speech: “I've done this before.

Adrien Brody claimed his second Academy Award on Sunday, winning the best actor trophy for his role as a Jewish immigrant and architect who chases the American dream in "The Brutalist." Brody's new Oscar came two decades after he was named best actor at age 29 for "The Pianist.

Adrien Brody has won his second Oscar for best actor, for his role in Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist.” He beat out Timothée Chalamet (“A Complete Unknown”), Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”), Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave”) and Sebastian Stan (“The Apprentice”) for the statuette.