Adrien Brody won his second Oscar at the 2025 Academy Awards, where his leading turn in Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” won the best actor prize. His buzzy acceptance speech was proceeded by one of the ceremony’s most viral moments: Brody was chewing gum when his name was called,

Adrien Brody’s viral gum moment at the Oscars on Sunday night gave viewers at home a lot to chew on — and etiquette experts have thoughts. The actor was chewing gum when he approached the stage after being announced as the Best Actor winner for “The Brutalist.

Brody's speech clocked in at five minutes and forty seconds—which, according to Guinness World Records, makes it the longest speech given in the history of the ceremony.

Brody told "Live With Kelly & Mark" that he tossed the gum toward Chapman as he went on stage to accept his Best Actor prize.

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.