Adrien Brody, who promised brevity at the Oscars, sets record for longest speech

Two-time Oscar victor Adrien Brodyclearly had plentifulness to accidental astatine the 97th Academy Awards connected Sunday. Now, it seems his insistence to present a lengthy acceptance code has paid off.

“The Brutalist” prima and pb histrion victor present holds the grounds for the longest acceptance speech successful Oscars history. After blowing a buss to the crowd, Brody spoke for astir 5 minutes and 40 seconds by The Times’ number earlier backing distant from the mic. That broke the grounds antecedently acceptable by Old Hollywood “Mrs. Miniver” prima Greer Garson According to Guinness World Records, Garson celebrated her pb histrion triumph astatine the 1943 Academy Awards with a 5 1/2-minute speech.

The Times reached retired to Guinness connected Monday but did not instantly perceive back.

Brody, who won his archetypal Oscar successful 2003 for “The Pianist,” began his code Sunday by acknowledging that Oscars producers were “already counting maine down.” The playoff music, meant to awesome winners to wrapper up their spiels, began playing much than halfway into Brody’s speech. He dismissed the score: “I volition wrapper up. Please crook the euphony off. I’ve done this before.”

“It’s not my archetypal rodeo,” helium said, earlier adding, “I volition beryllium brief. I volition not beryllium egregious. I promise.”

After 2 much minutes — which helium dedicated to thanking his parents and calling for a “healthier and happier and much inclusive world” — Brody conceded. “OK, I’ll get retired of here,” helium said arsenic the playoff euphony returned. Backstage, Brody inactive had much to share.

“I deliberation we each cognize that it’s an important clip to admit that there’s nary spot for intolerance,” Brody said successful effect to a question from The Times. “As I had mentioned successful my speech, I’m oddly receiving designation for representing a clip successful past that we witnessed unchecked antisemitism and hatred and oppression, and their spot successful this world, and that we indispensable larn from the past.”

In “The Brutalist,” directed by Brady Corbet, Brody stars arsenic Hungarian Jewish Holocaust subsister and designer László Tóth, who searches for a caller opening nether a affluent patron (played by Guy Pearce). “The Brutalist” besides won Oscars for archetypal people and cinematography.

Even earlier his speech, Brody turned heads during Sunday’s telecast for seemingly spitting retired his gum and chucking it to his spouse Georgina Chapman. He addressed the viral infinitesimal backstage with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, telling the greeting amusement co-hosts and spouses that helium forgot helium was chewing gum portion making his mode to the stage.

“I could’ve [swallowed it], but I didn’t deliberation astir that,” helium said. “I had to get escaped of it somehow.”

Times unit writer Kaitlyn Huamani contributed to this report.