Adrien Brody Wins Oscar, Throws Out His Gum and Tells the Academy to Cut the Music So He Can Finish Speech: ‘I’ve Done This Before’
variety.comEthan Shanfeld 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.
Walking on stage to accept the trophy, Brody spit his chewing gum into his hand and threw it to his partner, Georgina Chapman.
Toward the end of his lengthy and passionate speech, the Academy began to play Brody off with music. “I’m wrapping up, please turn the music off,” Brody said. “I’ve done this before.
Thank you. It’s not my first rodeo, but I will will be brief.” In 2003, Brody became the youngest person to win the prize at age 29, for his lead role in “The Pianist.” Had Chalamet won, he would have beaten Brody’s record by eight months.
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