Oscars 2025: Adrien Brody wins Best Actor for 'The Brutalist'
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Twenty-two years after his first Oscar win, Adrien Brody has once again claimed the Academy Award for Best Actor, this time for The Brutalist. At 51, Brody still holds the record as the youngest actor to win in this category. He first earned the honor in 2003 at age 29 for The Pianist, where he portrayed a Jewish artist fighting to survive the Holocaust.
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Helmed by Brady Corbet, the epic period drama follows a Hungarian-Jewish Holocaust survivor (Brody) who moves to the US in his pursuit of the American Dream. With his win, Brody joins an exclusive group of actors who have maintained a perfect Oscar win record from multiple nominations. Notably, Sebastian Stan, Timothée Chalamet, Colman Domingo, and Ralph Fiennes were also contenders for this prestigious award.
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Look at Brody's acceptance speech here
Adrien Brody calls out antisemitism and racism while accepting his best actor #Oscar for #TheBrutalist pic.twitter.com/dJvR5gxg0O
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 3, 2025