Beards He signed up for acting classes when he was 13 years old. Two years later he debuted on television, and in 1989 he appeared in “New York stories” in the novel carried out by Francis Ford Coppola. The first breakthrough in his career turned out to be the role in “Restaurant” from 1998 Eric Bross, for which he received the Independent Spirit nomination. In the same year he also appeared in the “thin red line” by Terrence Malicka. When Roman Polański saw him in “Escape from death” from 2000, he decided to entrust him with the role of Władysław Szpilman in “Pianist”.
Brody’s performance was well received. He received a French Caesar for him and nominations for other awards, including the Awards of the Guild of Actors, Baft and the Golden Globe. Oscar nomination was a formality.
Nobody thought, however, that Brody could win. Together with him in the category of the best leading actor were Nicolas Cage for “adaptation”, Michael Caine for “Calm American”, Daniel Day-Lewis for “New York gangs” and Jack Nicholson for “Schmidt”. The race was very even. Nicholson received the Golden Globe, in turn Day-Lewis Bafta Awards and the Guild of the Actors. It was expected that one of them would end with the Golden Knight’s statuette.
Meanwhile, during the 75th Oscars ceremony handing the Halle Berry award, she read the name of Brody. He did not hide his joy. When he ran onto the stage, he embraced the actress and kissed passionately. Berry was surprised by his behavior. Their kiss was hailed as one of the most important moments of the gala. Brody referred to his behavior a year later, when he handed an Oscar for the leading actress. Before he read the name of the winner, he demonstratively took advantage of his breath.
After years, however, the event ceased to be identified with Oscar magic. It was noted that Berry was not asked by Brody for permission, and his behavior – despite the exciting moment for him – was simply inappropriate.
Oscar winner for “Waiting for the verdict” referred to the incident many years later. In 2017, in the podcast “Watch What Happens Live” admitted that she did not know what was going on and how to behave. However, she was aware that Brody was active under the influence of strong emotions. “I was in the same place a year before him and I know how the world is perceived then. So I just followed it” – she explained. The actress does not have negative emotions towards Brody. When in January 2025 he received the Golden Globe for “The Brutalist”, she wrote on Instagram: “Congratulations, my friend. You are one of a kind.”
The actor referred to his behavior from almost 22 years ago in an interview with “Variety” in February 2025. He noted that today everyone is much more aware of some things, which “is a great matter”. “Nothing I have ever done, do or do, it was not done with the intention that someone would feel bad” – he noted.
Or Brody performance in “The Brutalist” He was a return to the highest acting league after many worse years. Will he bring him a second Oscar in his career? We will find out on the night of February 2-3, 2025.