Like the pirate code, that 45-second speech timer is really more of a guideline. After refraining from kissing Cillian Murphy ( hypocrite! ), Adrien Brody said he’d make his acceptance speech for Best Actor brief. Then he did not. Perhaps in honor of his 215-minute film, The Brutalist, Brody talked so long he broke a record.

Adrien Brody now has the record for the longest Oscar speech ever after winning Best Actor for 'The Brutalist' at the 2025 Academy Awards.

A pubic speaking expert absolutely roasted Adrien Brody's Best Actor acceptance speech -- the longest speech in Oscars history.

Adrien Brody reportedly broke a record on Sunday by delivering the longest acceptance speech in the history of the Academy Awards.

From first-time Oscar winner Mikey Madison to Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s surprise opening, there were several memorable moments from the 2025 Academy Awards. But if there’s one thing that will go down in the history books,

Brody's acceptance speech exceeded the typical time limit and the play-off music began to roll, except The Brutalist actor wasn't having any of it.

Adrien Brody's second Best Actor Oscar has made history, and maybe now he will reach the same level of fame that he should have had in 2003.