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.

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

Adrien Brody’s “gross” move at the Oscars stuck with viewers on Sunday. He won best actor for “The Brutalist” in the second win of his career. But some fans said Brody tainted his golden moment by spitting out his gum and tossing it to girlfriend Georgina Chapman as he took the stage for his long-winded acceptance speech.

Adrien Brody reflects on the timing of his Oscar-winning film "The Brutalist." "I think we all know that it's an important time to recognize that there's no place for intolerance.

Adrien Brody claimed his second Oscar, winning best actor for his role as a Jewish immigrant and architect who chases the American dream in "The Brutalist." His first win came 20 years ago for "The Pianist,