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Adrien Brody wins best actor Oscar for ‘The Brutalist,’ his second for playing a Holocaust survivor

JL;DR SUMMARY Adrien Brody won his second Best Actor Oscar for "The Brutalist" at the 97th Annual Academy Awards, highlighting his portrayal of Holocaust survivors. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Holocaust SurvivorsAcademy AwardsAdrien BrodyThe BrutalistThe PianistWładysław SzpilmanSystematic OppressionInclusive WorldOscar 2025

Places mentioned

Hollywood, California, United States
"Actor Adrien Brody accepts the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Brutalist onstage during the 97th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, March 2, 2025."
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"who was among a handful of Jews to survive the Warsaw ghetto and went on to resume a classical music career."
Israel
"to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S. on the impact of the war, rising antisemitism and polarized discourse."

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