Adrien Brody slammed for disgusting act after winning Best Actor Oscar award
Adrien Brody has been slammed by Oscars viewers after being caught on camera exhibiting rather gross behaviour.
Brody, 51, secured the award for Best Actor at last night's Academy Awards ceremony for his role as László Tóth in The Brutalist, beating the likes of Timothee Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Sebastian Stan and Ralph Fiennes.
However, the actor's achievement was overshadowed after fans noticed a 'disgusting' exchange between himself and girlfriend, Georgina Chapman.
Advert
The camera panned over to Brody as he walked onto the stage to accept the award and caught the actor pulling a piece of used chewing gum out of his mouth and tossing it behind him.
Now, I'd imagine that chomping on a piece of gum while delivering you acceptance speech is generally frowned upon, but the done thing would be to discreetly deposit the chewy into a piece of tissue or a wrapper? Apparently not.
To make things even weirder, Chapman then ran towards the flying gum and caught it in her hands, making sure that Brody wasn't caught on camera littering at the biggest night in the Hollywood calendar.
Take a look at the bizarre moment and wonder what on Earth was running through Brody's mind below:
Naturally, the internet had a lot to say about chewing gumgate and not a lot of it was positive.
"Not Adrien Brody doing the, 'hold my gum,'" wrote one shocked viewer on X, as a second added: "Adrien Brody could’ve used his long speech to apologise to his partner for throwing gum at her."
Others were even more blunt with their thoughts in the interaction and outright slammed Brody for chucking the gum.
"No shade but Adrien throwing that gum at his wife was so tacky and gross," penned a third viewer.
"Disgusting. he could have swallowed," added a fourth.
However, not all of the internet was filled with a baying mob furious over Brody's actions, as some viewers seemed to think the exchange was rather sweet.
"Adrien Brody throwing his chewing gum and his wife catching it is true love," one person commented.
"I would’ve been fighting for Adrian Brody’s piece of gum like a wedding bouquet," wrote a second.
The chewing gum toss wasn't the only viral moment of Brody's, as Halle Berry got her own back after their infamous moment from the 2003 awards, which saw Brody controversially kiss the X-Men actress without her consent.
The actor also received backlash for the length of his acceptance speech, which overly long acceptance speech. "Adrien Brody’s speech is gonna have an intermission," joked one viewer, while others compared it to The Brutalist's three hours and 35 minutes runtime.
Wildest moments at the 2025 Oscars
Conan O’Brien takes aim at Donald Trump and Drake
Late night host O’Brien had jaws on the floor with several of his gags - after he’d graphically emerged from a nude Demi Moore’s body in a skit referencing The Substance.
In his opening monologue, he hit out at Emilia Perez star Karla Sofía Gascón, whose controversial tweets were widely believed to have torpedoed her awards chances.
He quipped: “Anora uses the ‘F-word’ 479 times - that’s three more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón’s publicist.”
In a later dig on Trump’s disastrous meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, he said: “Anora's doing great tonight. Two awards. I think Americans are finally ready for someone to stand up to a powerful Russian.”
For context, Anora sees a stripper face off with a Russian oligarch and his wife after a shotgun wedding with his son.
Most controversially, O’Brien said around the halfway point: "Well, we're halfway through the show, which means it's time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drake a pedophile."
This, of course, a reference to Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show, where he performed Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us’.
Kieran Culkin’s chaotic acceptance speech
Culkin took home the first award of the night, winning Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain. This apparently means his wife Jazz owes him two more children.
He said in his acceptance speech: "About a year ago, I was on a stage like this and I very stupidly, publicly said that I want a third kid from her because she said if I won the award she would give me the kid.
“Turns out she said that because she didn't think I was going to win."
He then said she’d promised him four if he won an Oscar, before adding ‘let's get cracking on those kids’.
He also dropped the first f-bomb of the night, calling fellow nominee Jeremy Strong ‘f**king great’.
Morgan Freeman gives heartbreaking Gene Hackman tribute, but In Memoriam segment causes controversy
Freeman was on hand to introduce the In Memoriam segment, and delivered an emotional tribute to Gene Hackman, who was found dead in his home alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa and his dog last week.
He said: “This week, our community lost a giant and I lost a dear friend.
“Like everyone who ever shared a scene with him I learned he was a generous performer and a man whose gifts elevated everyone's work
“He received two Oscars but more importantly he won the hearts of film-lovers all over the world.”
He says Hackman once told him: "I don't think about legacy, I just hope people remember me as someone who tried to do good work."
Freeman added: "Gene, you'll be remembered for that and so much more. Rest in peace, my friend."
Controversially, Michelle Trachtenberg, who died last week, wasn’t mentioned in the In Memoriam segment.
Anora sweeps awards and Sean Baker makes history
Anora, which stars Mikey Madison, was nominated for six awards and took home five, including Best Picture.
Its director Sean Baker has now become the first person ever to win four Oscars in one night: for Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture.
He said in his acceptance speech for Best Original Screenplay: "I want to thank the sex worker community - they have shared their stories, they have shared their life experiences with me over the years.
"My deepest respect, thank you, I share this with you."
Madison also picked up the gong for Best Actress for the film.
Meanwhile, Adrien Brody took home Best Actor for his performance as a visionary architect who survives the Holocaust in The Brutalist.
And Zoe Saldaña made history by becoming just the third Latina to win Best Supporting Actress, and the first American of Dominican origin to win the award.
Topics: Celebrity, Film, Oscars, Twitter, Sex and Relationships
Brenna Cooper