After being announced as the 2025 winner in the Best Actor category at this year's Academy Awards, Adrien Brody's acceptance speech took an unexpected turn.
A four-word statement uttered by the Hollywood veteran - who received the accolade following his stellar performance in devastating drama The Brutalist - has subsequently caused quite the stir online.
For those in need of a reminder, 51-year-old Brody was up against a plethora of huge-name stars this year - including Timothée Chalamet for his role in A Complete Unknown, Colman Domingo for Sing Sing, Ralph Fiennes for Conclave, and Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice.
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It ended up being two-time Oscar-winner Brody's year, however, and after his name was read out by 2024 winner Cillian Murphy - who won the same award last year for his role in Oppenheimer - he took to the stage.
Brody subsequently kicked off his speech by thanking the team who made The Brutalist the success story it turned out to be.
Then, after thanking his girlfriend Georgina Chapman and her children for their support, producers of the star-studded soiree began playing the melody that indicates to award winners that it's time to start wrapping up their speeches.
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It was then that Brody issued a damning statement about the move, demanding viewers stop the music and declaring: "I've done this before."
The actor was referencing the Best Actor award he won back in 2003 for his role in Roman Polanski's war-drama The Pianist.
And as we say, Brody's request seemingly left thousands of viewers watching from home utterly starstruck.
One subsequently wrote on X (formerly Twitter): "Adrien Brody telling the #Oscars to turn the music off is such a power move. Respect."
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Another gushed: "'Cut the music off….I’ve done this before'! Flex on Adrien!"
"Adrien Brody getting them to stop playing the music was lowkey a serve lemme not lie, that’s a diva right there," a third continued.
Another wrote: "Adrien said cut that music off LMAOOOO"
And with a stream of laughing emojis, another viewer added: "Adrien Brody said cut the music!"
Oscars 2025 results
Best supporting actor
Yura Borisov - Anora
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Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain - WINNER
Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice
Best animated feature
Flow - WINNER
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Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best costume design
Wicked - WINNER
Nosferatu
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Best original screenplay
Anora - Sean Baker - WINNER
The Brutalist - Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain - Jesse Eisenberg
September 5 - Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David
The Substance - Coralie Fargeat
Best adapted screenplay
A Complete Unknown - Jay Cocks and James Mangold
Conclave - Peter Straughan - WINNER
Emilia Pérez - Jacques Audiard
Nickel Boys - RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing - Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
Best make-up and hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance - WINNER
Wicked
Best film editing
Anora - WINNER
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best supporting actress
Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez - WINNER
Best production design
Wicked - WINNER
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Conclave
Best original song
'Never Too Late' - Elton John: Never Too Late
'El Mal' - Emilia Pérez - WINNER
'Mi Camino' - Emilia Pérez
'Like A Bird' - Sing Sing
'The Journey' - The Six Triple Eight
Best sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two - WINNER
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best visual effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two - WINNER
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best cinematography
The Brutalist - WINNER
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Best original score
The Brutalist - WINNER
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best international feature
I'm Still Here - Brazil - WINNER
The Girl with the Needle - Denmark
Emilia Pérez - France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Germany
Flow - Latvia
Best actor
Adrien Brody - The Brutalist - WINNER
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
Best director
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker - Anora - WINNER
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
Best actress
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison - Anora - WINNER
Demi Moore - The Substance
Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here
Best picture
Anora - WINNER
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
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Rhianna Benson