After Being Called “Pretentious,” Adrien Brody Reacted To His Divisive Oscar Acceptance Speech Making History As The Longest Of All Time

Then, at about the two-minute mark, he moved on to honoring his fellow nominees while promising to be “as brief as possible” with the rest of what he had to say. As he continued to thank his team, various other industry folks, his director, his costars, his girlfriend, and her kids, the producers seemingly took the hint that the speech would be winding down soon and began to play him off — only for Adrien to shut them down and assure them that he was just “wrapping up”… (Spoiler alert: he wasn’t).