Adrien Brody called out for his 5 mins 40 sec long record-breaking 'boring' Oscars speech

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Adrien Brody didn’t just take home his second Academy Award, he made history.

Brody's acceptance speech for Best Actor at the 2025 Oscars stretched an astonishing five minutes and forty seconds, officially making it the longest in Oscars history, according to Guinness World Records, reported by Cosmopolitan.

Adrien Brody sets record with longest Oscars speech ever

Beating out Timothee Chalamet, Sebastian Stan, Colman Domingo, and Ralph Fiennes, Brody won for his portrayal of Hungarian-Jewish architect Laszlo Toth in 'The Brutalist'. But before he even spoke, he made headlines casually spitting out his chewing gum and tossing it to his partner, Georgina Chapman.

When the orchestra began playing to cut him off, Brody wasn’t having it. “Turn the music off! I’ve done this before,” he said, waving them down, adding, “It’s not my first rodeo, but I will be brief.”

Brody broke a long-standing record, surpassing Greer Garson’s infamous five-minute, 30-second acceptance speech from 1943 when she won for 'Mrs. Miniver', a moment which prompted the Academy to enforce a strict time limit of forty-five seconds for future speeches.

“I’m here once again to represent the lingering traumas and repercussions of war, systematic oppression, antisemitism, and racism,” he added. “I pray for a healthier, happier, and more inclusive world. If the past can teach us anything, it’s a reminder to not let hate go unchecked,” Brody stated.

Reflecting on his profession, he described acting as “a very fragile profession” and said, “It looks very glamorous, and certain moments it is, but the one thing I’ve gained, having the privilege to come back here is to have some perspective and no matter where you are in your career, no matter what you’ve accomplished, it can all go away, and I think what makes this night most special is the awareness of that and the gratitude that I have to still to do the work that I love."

“OK, I’ll get out of here, I love you, I appreciate you all,” he said wrapping up his monologue, Brody left the stage with a call to action, “Let’s fight for what’s right, keep smiling, keep loving one another, let’s rebuild together. Thank you.”

Speaking to 'GMA' the next morning, Brody joked about his lengthy speech, “It’s a pretty long movie so I had to have a little bit extra time to say what’s relevant,” he said. “It’s been a very long time between speeches,” he observed.

While 'The Brutalist' took home awards for Best Original Score and Best Cinematography, it was 'Anora' that dominated the night, winning five Oscars, including Best Picture. Mikey Madison took home Best Actress, while Sean Baker made history with four wins, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Picture.

Adrien Brody criticized for delivering longest Oscars speech in history

Adrien Brody has found himself at the center of controversy after delivering what many are calling the longest Oscars speech in history. His extended time on stage sparked criticism online, with viewers accusing him of being entitled and disrespectful of the ceremony’s time limits.

Many online users expressed frustration over Brody’s insistence on speaking beyond his allotted time. One user wrote, “Adrien Brody is so rude and entitled to think he deserves more time on stage than others.” Another commented, “Of course, a man like Adrien Brody can’t respect the boundaries of the Oscars and take up all the time in the world.”

"Adrien Brody had the most boring acceptance speech in #Oscars history," observed one individual.

Some pointed out the hypocrisy in how different celebrities are treated and one person remarked, “Adrien Brody saying ‘I’ve done this before, shut the music off’... but Timothée Chalamet was getting slammed for saying he wanted to be one of the greats? Hmmm… okay.”

"Adrien Brody’s speech took so long, Hulu thought the Oscars surely must’ve ended already and stopped the broadcast,” one person joked.

Another quipped, “Adrien Brody: ‘I will be brief.’ talks for 20 more minutes.” “The audience when Adrien Brody kept going," a user commented.

One wrote, "Timothee chalamet lose the #Oscars After taking singing lessons for five years, after gaining weight, he did everything he could to deliver the best character possible, only to lose to Adrien Brody, who used AI."

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