Congratulations to Adrien Brody, who has bagged the Best Actor award at the Oscars!
Of course, Brody won the same Oscar back in 2003 for The Pianist.
During his speech, Brody said: “Winning an award like this signifies a destination and 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 so that the next 20 years of my life, I can prove that I am worthy of such meaningful, important and relevant roles.”
“I’ve been doing this since I was 12 and I know very clearly that these moments are far and few between in an actor’s life. I do not take this for granted,” Brody said. “I want to shout out my crew and amazing cast for all their amazing contributions to this, I couldn’t be here without you, and to my team for supporting me and guiding me and A24 for believing in this movie and of course to my beautiful girlfriend Georgina and my parents, thank you. I would not be here without you. God bless everyone, I love you. Thank you.”
The who’s who of Hollywood descended on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for the biggest awards night of the year.
Most people in the film business will want to get their hands on an Academy Award at some point in their lives, but only an exclusive group ever realise their dream.
One of the most desired awards is Actor in a Leading Role… or Best Actor, to you and me.
This year was as hotly contested as every other, with some of the best in the business hoping to take home an award.
Adrien Brody is the current youngest person to have ever won the Best Actor award at the Oscars for his role in The Pianist in 2003.
This year, he was nominated for his role as László Tóth in The Brutalist, which follows an architect fleeing post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild his life in America.
Also up for the award was Timothée Chalamet, who is currently taking Hollywood by storm and shows no sign of slowing down.
He recently starred in A Complete Unknown, a biopic where he portrayed a young Bob Dylan, and he was hoping to steal Brody’s crown as the youngest ever Best Actor winner.
Colman Domingo has had a great year, and starring in Sing Sing has put him amongst the elites of Hollywood.
It follows his character, John Divine G Whitfield, who is imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit.
The drama shows the character come to terms with his situation by getting involved in a theatre group in the prison.
Ralph Fiennes is no stranger to the Oscars, as the legendary actor shines in whatever project he is part of.
Conclave is set in the Vatican, where Fiennes’ character, Cardinal Lawrence, is tasked with selecting the new Pope but finds himself trapped in a web of conspiracies.
Sebastian Stan seems to have come a long way since the MCU, and his nomination shines a light on that.
Also, his portrayal of Donald Trump is eerily accurate…
While all these men undoubtedly deserved the award, only one could take it home, and the lucky recipient was Adrien Brody.
Congrats to Brody on a very deserving win that cements him as a Hollywood legend.
Here’s the list of all the winners from the night:
Best Picture
Winner: Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Recommended Article
Best Director
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Winner: Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Best Actor in a Lead Role
Winner: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best Actress in a Lead Role
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Winner: Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
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 Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Winner: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Original Screenplay
Winner: Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Conclave
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
Animated Feature
Winner: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Production Design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Winner: Wicked
Costume Design
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Winner: Wicked
Cinematography
Winner: The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Editing
Winner: Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
Winner: The Substance
Wicked
Sound
A Complete Unknown
Winner: Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Winner: Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Original Score
Winner: The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Original Song
Winner: “El Mal” (Emilia Pérez)
“The Journey” (The Six Triple Eight)
“Like A Bird” (Sing Sing)
“Mi Camino” (Emilia Pérez)
“Never Too Late” (Elton John: Never Too Late)
Black Box Diaries
Winner: No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
