The Brutalist
Adrien Brody is a frontrunner to win the Best Actor Oscar thanks to his carrying into action inThe Brutalist , and he ’ll end a recent trend if he does . Over two decennium after Brody made account by becoming theyoungest near Actor winner in Oscars account , the over three - hour epic has brought him back into the awards conversation . There was every expectation that he would be part of theBest Actor nominee lineupand that was confirm when the nominations were formally announced in January . Since then , Brody has been in a tight race with Timothée Chalamet ( A Complete Unknown ) .
There have been several shifts in the race , includingThe Brutalist ’s AI controversycreating more drama in the family . Chalamet was an early front-runner to win in some circles , but Brody has continue to solidify his spot as the frontrunner to win . His win at the Golden Globes , BAFTAs , and elsewhere have strengthened his case . Meanwhile , Chalamet has failed to be victorious in a major precursor . SinceThe Brutalistis one of Adrien Brody ’s good carrying into action , a win would be justified . It would also have in mind ending a three - year Oscar drift that began with Will Smith .
Best Actor Has Gone To A First Time Oscar Winner The Last 3 Years
From Will Smith To Cillian Murphy
Over the last three years , Oscars voters have favored giving Best Actor to performers who are not yet Oscar succeeder . Instead of cover to reward people who have won previously , the vogue has been to in conclusion acknowledge a ambit of life history actors who never capture this degree of recognition . The drift began in 2022 when Will Smith won Best Actor forKing Richard . Although he had been nominate once before and had asterisk in several huge hits , this mark the first Oscar win for Smith .
2023 go forward the trend when Brendan Fraser deliver the goods Best Actor forThe Whale . The victory come from Fraser ’s first Oscar nomination in Darren Aronofsky ’s movie . 2024 then saw Cillian Murphy acquire forOppenheimerafter his first Oscar nomination . The trend arguably should be even long , as Chadwick Boseman was await to acquire his first Oscar posthumously in 2021 forMa Rainey ’s Black Bottom , but Anthony Hopkins ' surprise winnings prevented that . The trend would have been 11 years long if not for Hopkins ' winnings , as10 of the last 11 Best Actor achiever were first - time Oscar victor .
Adrien Brody Is The Only Best Actor Nominee In 2025 Who Is A Previous Oscar Winner
The Rest Of The Nominees Have Never Won An Oscar
The odds looked good that the Oscars 2025 would continue the Best Actor trend once the nominees were announced . Adrien Brody is the only one who has already gain an Oscar . Chalamet , Ralph Fiennes ( Conclave ) , and Colman Domingo ( Sing Sing ) are former nominees who have never won . Meanwhile , Sebastian Stan ( The Apprentice ) earned his first Oscar nomination . Four of the five campaigner winning would then continue the vogue of Best Actor go to a first - fourth dimension Oscar winner . That further demonstrate how impressive Brody ’s win could be .
Brody would be the 12th two - time Best Actor winner
Adrien Brody will connect a small group of actor who can say they ’ve won multiple Best Actor Oscars if he advance forThe Brutalist . Hopkins was the last actor to become a multiple - time Best Actor Oscar achiever . It ’s only happened 11 time in account , so Brody would be the twelfth two - time Best Actor success . bar a major surprisal in the final stretch of the awards season - even after Oscars voting has closed - the trajectory of the race points to Adrien Brody win Best Actor and cease the three class movement .
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