Adrien Brody’s efficiency as visionary Hungarian architect and postwar immigrant László Toth within the upcoming epic “The Brutalist” has made him a favourite for a second lead actor Oscar nomination — and doubtlessly even one other win.
2003
Brody received for his starring position in Roman Polanski’s “The Pianist” as a real-life Polish Jewish musician who survived the Nazi occupation.
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Brody nonetheless holds the file because the youngest lead actor winner.
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If Brody wins once more, the hole in years between his Oscars could be substantial but smaller than the 29 years between Anthony Hopkins’ lead performing wins (“The Silence of the Lambs,” “The Father”), and …
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… a blip in contrast with the span between Katharine Hepburn’s first (“Morning Glory”) and second (“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”) lead Oscars.
2015
Brody’s greatest awards 12 months post-“Pianist” included Emmy and SAG nominations for taking part in illusionist Harry Houdini within the Historical past Channel miniseries “Houdini” and a SAG ensemble nomination for frequent collaborator Wes Anderson’s movie “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”
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Brody might turn out to be the eighth performer with two Oscars on two whole nominations, after Mahershala Ali, Helen Hayes, Vivien Leigh, Luise Rainer, Kevin Spacey, Hilary Swank and Christoph Waltz. Brody could be …
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… The one two-time lead actor winner in that group.
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There’s a risk Brody and Nicole Kidman, lead actress winner for “The Hours” in 2003, might repeat collectively, since Kidman is a contender for “Babygirl.”
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Probability Brody will surprise-kiss a feminine presenter if he wins, as he did with 2002 Oscar winner Halle Berry, since we at the moment are …
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… years into #MeToo consciousness.
