Adrien Brody made history at the 2025 Academy Awards by delivering the longest Oscar acceptance speech ever. The Best Actor winner spoke for five minutes and 40 seconds, breaking a record held since 1943 by British actress Greer Garson, who spoke for five minutes and 30 seconds. Despite repeatedly promising to be brief, Brody extended his speech, even asking the orchestra to stop playing. “Please, turn the music off. I’ve done this before,” he said.
The Oscars, which saw indie film ‘Anora’ win five awards, including Best Picture, ran for nearly four hours. This year’s broadcast, aired on ABC and Hulu, attracted 18.1 million viewers, marking a slight drop from last year’s 19.5 million. Live streaming on Hulu faced technical issues, causing some viewers to miss key moments.
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Conan O’Brien hosted the event, earning mixed reviews. Variety called the show “successful in more ways than not,” while Indiewire described it as “one of the best Oscars telecasts in years.” However, The Hollywood Reporter found the ceremony “unstable” and “uneven”.
Brody, who starred in ‘The Brutalist,’ used his speech to thank over a dozen people, including his parents, director Brady Corbet and co-stars Guy Pearce and Felicity Jones. He also tossed his chewing gum to his girlfriend, Georgina Chapman, before taking the stage. Ending on a serious note, he said, “If the past can teach us anything, it’s a reminder to not let hate go unchecked.”
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