- Adrien Brody criticized for long Oscars speech after tossing gum, the actor asked showrunners to stop wrap-up music during his speech.
- Social media users called his acceptance moment self-indulgent and excessive.
- Brody reflected on racism antisemitism and career struggles in emotional remarks.
Adrien Brody won the Best Actor award at the 2025 Oscars for his performance in The Brutalist. However, his acceptance speech was marred by a series of controversial moments.
Upon approaching the stage, Brody nonchalantly took out his chewing gum and flicked it to his partner, Georgina Chapman, who caught it cheerfully.
This spontaneous act triggered a flurry of reactions online, igniting discussions on whether it was whimsical or inappropriate for the formal event. During his speech, Brody expressed his gratitude to God and pondered his career, yet his subsequent words polarized viewers.
Brody’s speech stretched far beyond the Academy’s 45-second limit, prompting the orchestra to play him off. However, Brody wasn’t ready to leave the stage just yet.
“I’m wrapping up, please turn the music off,”
he said firmly.
“It’s not my first rodeo, but I will be brief.”
His remarks ended up lasting nearly five minutes as he touched on topics such as racism, antisemitism, and the fragility of an acting career. He also thanked his immigrant parents for their sacrifices and expressed heartfelt gratitude to Chapman and her children.
While some praised his speech as emotional and meaningful, others criticized it as self-indulgent and unnecessarily long. Social media users quipped,
“Adrien Brody’s speech is gonna have an intermission,”
while another joked,
“He managed to say so much and also nothing at all.”
Despite the mixed reactions to his speech and gum-tossing antics, Adrien Brody’s win marked a significant milestone in his career—his second Oscar more than two decades after winning for The Pianist in 2003. The Brutalist, which earned critical acclaim throughout awards season, also took home Best Score thanks to composer Daniel Blumberg’s work.
While Brody’s acceptance moment became one of the most talked-about events of the night, it underscored his return to Hollywood’s spotlight as both a celebrated actor and a polarizing figure.
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Last Updated on March 5, 2025 by 247 News Around The World
