Two-time Oscar winner Adrien Brodyclearly had loads to say on the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday. Now, it appears his insistence to ship a prolonged acceptance speech has paid off.
“The Brutalist” star and lead actor winner now holds the document for the longest acceptance speech in Oscars historical past. After blowing a kiss to the gang, Brody spoke for about 5 minutes and 40 seconds by The Occasions’ depend earlier than backing away from the mic. That broke the document beforehand set by Previous Hollywood “Mrs. Miniver” star Greer Garson In keeping with Guinness World Data, Garson celebrated her lead actress win on the 1943 Academy Awards with a 5 1/2-minute speech.
The Occasions reached out to Guinness on Monday however didn’t instantly hear again.
Brody, who received his first Oscar in 2003 for “The Pianist,” started his speech Sunday by acknowledging that Oscars producers have been “already counting me down.” The playoff music, meant to sign winners to wrap up their spiels, started taking part in greater than midway into Brody’s speech. He dismissed the rating: “I will wrap up. Please turn the music off. I’ve done this before.”
“It’s not my first rodeo,” he mentioned, earlier than including, “I will be brief. I will not be egregious. I promise.”
After two extra minutes — which he devoted to thanking his mother and father and calling for a “healthier and happier and more inclusive world” — Brody conceded. “OK, I’ll get out of here,” he mentioned because the playoff music returned. Backstage, Brody nonetheless had extra to share.
“I think we all know that it’s an important time to recognize that there’s no place for intolerance,” Brody mentioned in response to a query from The Occasions. “As I had mentioned in my speech, I’m oddly receiving recognition for representing a time in history that we witnessed unchecked antisemitism and hatred and oppression, and their place in this world, and that we must learn from the past.”
In “The Brutalist,” directed by Brady Corbet, Brody stars as Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivor and architect László Tóth, who searches for a brand new starting underneath a rich patron (performed by Man Pearce). “The Brutalist” additionally received Oscars for unique rating and cinematography.
Even earlier than his speech, Brody turned heads throughout Sunday’s telecast for seemingly spitting out his gum and chucking it to his companion Georgina Chapman. He addressed the viral second backstage with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, telling the morning present co-hosts and spouses that he forgot he was chewing gum whereas making his approach to the stage.
“I could’ve [swallowed it], but I didn’t think about that,” he mentioned. “I had to get rid of it somehow.”
Occasions workers author Kaitlyn Huamani contributed to this report.