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Adrien Brody Shouts Out Georgina Chapman, Harvey Weinstein’s Kids After Win
Adrien Brody didn't let the pianist play him off.
After The Brutalist star won Best Actor at the 2025 Oscars, he refused to end his acceptance speech until he was done, going so far as to tell the in-house orchestra to stop playing music midway through his remarks. (See all of the night’s big winners here.)
"I’m wrapping up. Please. Please. I will wrap up," Brody—who had previously won Best Actor for The Pianist in 2003—pleaded as he blew past the suggested 45-second time limit. "Please turn the music off. I’ve done this before. It’s not my first rodeo. I will be brief."
Ultimately, the 51-year-old would go on for a full five minutes—or 558 words—making it one of the longest acceptance speeches in Oscars history.
"One thing that I’ve gained, having the privilege to come back here—is to have some perspective," Brody said during his speech. "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."
"It is a chance to begin again," he continued. "And the opportunity to hopefully be fortunate enough that for the next 20 years of my life, I can prove that I am worthy of such meaningful, important and relevant roles."
Brody—who became the first person to ever win two Best Actor Oscars from their first two nominations—went on to reflect on the twenty-two years that have passed since his first win.
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"Winning an award like this it signifies a destination," he shared, "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."
The Grand Budapest Hotel actor also made sure to thank his loved ones, including his mother, father and girlfriend Georgina Chapman.
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“I share this with my amazing partner Georgina,” he gushed, “who has not only reinvigorated my own self-worth, but my sense of value and my values.”
Brody also shared a message for Chapman's children with ex Harvey Weinstein.
“Dash and India, I know it's been a roller coaster, but thank you for accepting me into your life," Brody said. “Popsie’s coming home a winner.”
Keep reading for more winners from the 2025 Academy Awards.
Best Picture
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
WINNER: Mikey Madison - Anora
Demi Moore - The Substance
Fernanda Torres - I’m Still Here
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
WINNER: Zoé Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Best Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Adrien Brody -
The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov - Anora
WINNER: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice
Best Directing
WINNER: Sean Baker - Anora
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Mike Marino, Dave Presto and Crystal Jurado - A Different Man
Julia Floch Carbonel & Simon Livet - Emilia Pérez
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton & David White - Nosferatu
WINNER: Pierre-Olivier Persin - The Substance
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount - Wicked
Best Live Action Short
A Lien
WINNER: I’m Not a Robot
Anuja
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best International Feature Film
WINNER: I’m Still Here
The Girl with the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
Best Film Editing
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best Costume Design
Arianne Phillips - A Complete Unknown
Lisy Christy - Conclave
Janty Yates - Gladiator II
Linda Muir - Nosferatu
WINNER: Paul Tazewell - Wicked
Best Original Screenplay
WINNER: Sean Baker - Anora
Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold - The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg - A Real Pain
Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder - September 5
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jay Cocks & James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
WINNER: Peter Straughan - Conclave
Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi - Emilia Pérez
Joslyn Barnes & RaMell Ross - Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar - Sing Sing
Best Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best Sound
A Complete Unknown
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Production Design
Judy Becker - The Brutalist
Suzie Davies & Roberta Federico - Conclave
Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau & Patrice Vermette - Dune: Part Two
Beatrice Brentnerova, Paul Ghirardani & Craig Lanthorp - Nosferatu
WINNER: Nathan Crawley - Wicked
Best Original Song
WINNER: “El Mal” written by Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard, performed by Zoé Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascon - Emilia Pérez
“The Journey” written by Diane Warren, performed by H.E.R. - The Six Triple Eight
"Like a Bird" written by Adrian Quesada and Abraham Alexander- Sing Sing
“Mi Camino” written by Clement Ducol & Camille, performed by Selena Gomez & Edgar Ramirez - Emilia Pérez
“Never Too Late” written by written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt, performed by Elton John - Elton John: Never Too Late
Best Original Score
WINNER: The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Cinematography
WINNER: Lol Crawley - The Brutalist
Greig Fraser - Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume - Emilia Pérez
Edward Lachman - Maria
Jarin Blaschke - Nosferatu
Best Animated Feature Film
WINNER: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Best Documentary Feature Film
Black Box Diaries
WINNER: No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Best Documentary Short Film
I Am Ready, Warden
Death By Numbers
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
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