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The Pianist is a 2002 epic biographical Holocaust war drama film directed by Roman Polanski and co-produced by France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland. Starring Adrien Brody and written by Ronald Harwood, it is based on the 1946 autobiographical book of the same name, a Holocaust memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman.
Adrien Nicholas Brody (born April 14, 1973) [1] is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Władysław Szpilman in Roman Polanski's war drama The Pianist (2002), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at age 29, becoming the youngest actor to win in that category.
Here's a list of the best actor Oscar winners since the very beginning. ... 2021 - Anthony Hopkins, "The Father" ... Adrien Brody, "The Pianist" 2002 - Denzel Washington, "Training Day"
Since the Oscars expanded to 10 best picture nominees in 2009, only two NYFCC winners — “Carol” (2015) and “First Cow” (2020) — have failed to secure Oscar nominations in the category ...
Brody still holds the record as the youngest lead actor winner. 22. If Brody wins again, the gap in years between his Oscars would be substantial yet smaller than the 29 years between Anthony ...
2020/2021: The Father: Oldest Nominee ... Youngest Winner Adrien Brody: 29 years old 2002: The Pianist: Youngest Nominee ... Combined Academy Awards for Best Actor in ...
The Best Actor award has been presented 97 times, to 86 actors. The first winner was German actor Emil Jannings for his roles in The Last Command (1928) and The Way of All Flesh (1927). [ 1 ] The most recent winner is Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer (2023), who simultaneously became the first Irish-born actor to win this award.
The Best Actor Oscar has been the pinnacle for leading men since the first Academy Awards in 1929 when the film industry started honoring its best and brightest. Candidates for 2023 are many ...