US actor Adrien Brody poses in the press room with the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for 'The Brutalist' during the 97th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 2, 2025. Photo: AFP
Best Actor winner Adrien Brody on March 2 broke the record for the longest Oscar acceptance speech, as the lengthy Academy Awards show suffered a small ratings dip. It reached some 18 million viewers on American network ABC and streamer Hulu.
Despite promising to be “brief” on multiple occasions during his marathon monologue, The Brutalist star clocked a whopping five minutes and 40 seconds on stage, surpassing an eight-decade-old record.
