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Adrien Brody

Birth Name:
Adrien Brody
Birth Place:
Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, Producer, Composer, Writer, Camera department
Adrien Brody

Fast Facts

  • Has supported the charity Artists for Peace and Justice
  • In 2003, at the age of 29, he became the youngest actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor
  • Is the first American to win the French César Award for Best Actor
  • Received the Best Actor award at the 2002 Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films for his work in "Love the Hard Way․"
  • Trained in acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
  • As a child, he performed magic tricks as The Amazing Adrien
  • Attended Stony Brook University and Queens College
  • Quote: "I have a very nomadic existence, which is exciting, but not always as glamorous as it seems․ I've explored the world as a result of that, and I feel very in touch with--the world․"
  • Quote: "[on acting] "You are tapping into empathy and an understanding that you wouldn't necessarily have without cultivating it and cultivating your own vulnerability and really kind of fearlessly going there․""
  • Appears in the music video "A Sorta Fairytale" by Tori Amos
  • Houdini was one of Brody's boyhood idols, and he got the opportunity to portray the magician in History's two-part film "Houdini․"

Awards

  • 1999Special Achievement Award - Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble:Winner
  • 2001Independent Spirit Award - Best Male Lead:Nominated
  • 2002ACCA - Best Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
  • 2002BSFC Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2002EFA People's Choice Award - Best European Actor:Nominated
  • 2002Sierra Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2002Best ActorWinner
  • 2003Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role:Winner
  • 2003Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
  • 2003BAFTA Film Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
  • 2003CFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2003César - Best Actor (Meilleur acteur):Winner
  • 2003DFWFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2003Gold Derby Film Award - Lead Actor:Nominated
  • 2003Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
  • 2003INOCA - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2003IOMA - Best Actor (Miglior attore protagonista):Nominated
  • 2003NSFC Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2003OFTA Film Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2003OFCS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2003Eagle - Best Actor (Najlepsza Glówna Rola Meska):Nominated
  • 2003Golden Aries - Best Foreign Actor:Nominated
  • 2003VFCC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2005IOMA - Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista):Nominated
  • 2010Gold Derby Film Award - Lead Actor of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2010IOFCP Award - Best Actor of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2011PFCS Award - Best Ensemble Acting:Nominated
  • 2012Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2012Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
  • 2013CinEuphoria - Best Actor - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2014DFCS Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
  • 2014FFCC Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
  • 2014PFCS Award - Best Ensemble Acting:Nominated
  • 2014SDFCS Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2014SEFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
  • 2014WAFCA Award - Best Acting Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2015Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
  • 2015Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2015COFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
  • 2015GAFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
  • 2015Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
  • 2015Gold Derby TV Award - TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor:Nominated
  • 2015Huading Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2015OFTA Television Award - Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
  • 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie:Nominated
  • 2015Individual Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2022CCA Super Award - Best Actor in a Horror Series:Nominated
  • 2022Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Guest Actor:Nominated
  • 2022OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2023OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2024Astra Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2024AFCC Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2024BOFCA Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2024Capri Actor AwardWinner
  • 2024CFCA Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2024DFWFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2024FFCC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2024Gotham Independent Film Award - Outstanding Lead Performance:Nominated
  • 2024GWNYFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2024IFJA Award - Best Lead Performance:Nominated
  • 2024ICP Award - Best Performance:Nominated
  • 2024IFCS Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2024IFC Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2024Sierra Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2024MMCG Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2024NFCS Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2024NYFCC Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2024NYFCO Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2024NTFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2024OAFFC Award - Best Male Lead:Nominated
  • 2024PFCC Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2024PCC Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2024SDFCS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2024SFBAFCC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2024SFCS Award - Best Lead Actor:Nominated
  • 2024SEFCA Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2024SLFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2024TFCA Award - Outstanding Lead Performance:Nominated
  • 2024WAFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025AACTA International Award - Best Lead Actor in Film:Nominated
  • 2025Movies for Grownups Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2025Oscar - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:Winner
  • 2025Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
  • 2025EDA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025AFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025BAFTA Film Award - Best Leading Actor:Winner
  • 2025Windie - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2025COFCA Award - Best Lead Performance:Nominated
  • 2025Critics Choice Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2025DFCS Award - Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Male:Nominated
  • 2025DFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025Dorian Award - Film Performance of the Year:Nominated
  • 2025DFCC - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025GAFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025Gold Derby Film Award - Lead Actor:Nominated
  • 2025Golden Globe - Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama:Winner
  • 2025Golden Schmoes - Best Actor of the Year:Nominated
  • 2025HFCS Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2025HFCS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025ICFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025ICS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025IFTA Award - Best International Actor:Nominated
  • 2025LEJA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025ALFS Award - Actor of the Year:Nominated
  • 2025MNFCA Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2025MCFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025NSFC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025NCFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025NDFS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025OFCC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025OFTA Film Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2025OFCS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2025Desert Palm Achievement Award - Actor:Winner
  • 2025PCA Award - Best Male Leading Role:Winner
  • 2025Cinema Vanguard AwardWinner
  • 2025Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama:Nominated
  • 2025FCA Award - Actor of the Year:Nominated
  • 2025UFCA Award - Best Lead Performance, Male:Nominated
  • 2025VFCC Award - Best Male Actor:Nominated
  • 2025WFCC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2026CinEuphoria - Best Actor - International Competition:Winner
  • 2026Días de Cine Award - Best International Actor:Nominated
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