Adrien Brody’s ‘Rude’ Oscars Acceptance Speech Is Rubbing People The Wrong Way

“Being held hostage by adrien brody,” one X user wrote of the “Brutalist” star’s speech — which broke a world record for longest speech in Oscars history.

Talk about being a brutalist.

Adrien Brody won the Oscar for Best Actor at the 2025 Academy Awards Sunday night and used the opportunity to display behavior some viewers found pretty bothersome.

Although the “Brutalist” star did a few annoying things before he even got on the stage — like spending a full minute hugging everyone who approached him and grossing out viewers by spitting out a wad of gum he was chewing and throwing it to his partner to hold — these irritating acts were just the tip of the iceberg.

Once Brody got on stage, he launched into a pretty standard — albeit long-winded — acceptance speech. It should be noted that the suggested time limit for acceptance speeches at the Oscars was about 45 seconds. Yet, when Brody’s speech hit the 3:43 mark and the orchestra began playing him off, things took an ugly turn.

Initially Brody just ignored the music signaling for him to leave the stage, but he then decided to confront the situation.