Adrien Brody won the best actor statuette at the 97th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2. Also nominated in the category were Timothée Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Ralph Fiennes and Sebastian Stan.

Then nominees for Actor in a Leading Role at the 2025 Oscars included Adrien Brody, Timothée Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Ralph Fiennes and Sebastian Stan

The heated best actor race was headlined by Timothée Chalamet and Adrien Brody, who traded wins through award season.

Adrien Brody won Best Actor at the 2025 Oscars, and broke an Oscar record while accepting the award by recording the longest speech ever. Brody's Oscar speech lasted five minutes and 40 seconds.

The "Brutalist" star broke a Guinness World Record after speaking for five minutes and 36 seconds while accepting his award at Sunday's ceremony.

Brody twice demanded that the orchestra stop trying to play him off so he could continue talking for a record-breaking 5-plus minutes.

Adrien Brody took home the award for best actor at the Oscars for his performance in "The Brutalist", fending off Ralph Fiennes ("Conclave"), Sebastian Stan ("The Apprentice"), Timothee Chalamet ("A Complete Unknown") and Colman Domingo ("Sing Sing").