‘Anora,’ Adrien Brody and the full Oscars recap
USA TODAY’s Ralphie Aversa recaps the 97th Academy Awards from Los Angeles, where “Anora” was the night’s big winner.
Harvey Weinstein is weighing in after two of his children received a mention during the Academy Awards.
Adrien Brody, who is dating Weinstein’s ex-wife Georgina Chapman, gave a shout-out to the kids Weinstein shares with Chapman while accepting the Oscar for best actor on Sunday.
During his acceptance speech honoring his role in “The Brutalist,” Brody thanked “my amazing partner” Chapman, saying she has “not only reinvigorated my own self-worth, but my sense of value and my values.” He also thanked “her beautiful children, Dash and India,” adding, “I know this has been a rollercoaster, but thank you for accepting me into your life, and Popsy’s coming home a winner.”
Weinstein was married to Chapman from 2007 to 2021, and they share two kids: India, 14, and Dashiell, 11. Chapman first announced her split from Weinstein in October 2017 after allegations of sexual abuse against him emerged, saying at the time, “My heart breaks for all the women who have suffered tremendous pain because of these unforgivable actions. I have chosen to leave my husband.”
In reaction to the speech, a representative for Weinstein told USA TODAY, “Harvey is very happy for Georgina and grateful that his children are being cared for (and) loved as they deserve to be.”
Weinstein also shares three children with Eve Chilton, his first wife.
Brody has been linked to Chapman, a fashion designer whose label Marchesa dressed many Oscar attendees during Weinstein’s Hollywood reign, since 2020.
Weinstein, who prior to his criminal convictions was a major player at the Academy Awards and was frequently thanked during acceptance speeches, is currently incarcerated after he was found guilty of rape in Los Angeles in 2022. Separately, Weinstein’s rape conviction in New York was overturned in 2024.
Brody’s Oscar acceptance speech broke a record as the longest in the history of the Academy Awards, clocking it at 5 minutes and 37 seconds. According to Guinness World Records, the previous record was set by Greer Garson, who gave a 5 minute and 30 second speech in 1943 after winning best actress.
On the red carpet at Sunday’s Oscars, Brody shared a kiss with Halle Berry, calling back to the moment he famously kissed her after winning the best actor Oscar for “The Pianist” in 2003. Chapman reacted to the moment in an interview with Extra, saying, “How can you deny a man a kiss with Halle Berry?”
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