Adrien Brody wins Best Actor Oscar for ‘The Brutalist’

Congratulations to Adrien Brody, who has bagged the Best Actor award at the Oscars!

Adrien Brody accepts the Best Actor In A Leading Role award for “The Brutalist” Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

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.

Adrien Brody was nominated for The Brutalist. Credit: Emma McIntyre / Getty

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.

Colman Domingo has had a very successful year. Credit: Stefanie Keenan / Getty

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…

Adrien Brody won Best Actor! Credit: Gilbert Flores / Getty

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

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)

Documentary Feature

• Black Box Diaries
• Winner: No Other Land
• Porcelain War
• Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
• Sugarcane