The 2025 Oscars were filled with memorable moments, from Conan OBriens able job hosting to Sean Bakers historic four wins for a single movie, Anora. But the most notable for folks in the heartland mightve been Adrien Brodys Best Actor win for The Brutalist. Not so much the fact that Brody won, but rather his reaction to winning. Brody gave a five-minute speech that ranged from the personal to the political. And it was longer than that of any other recipient ever.It apparently also was a subject of conversation, if apparently mostly in jest, among the people who made The Brutalist as well.While talking with Den of Geek about his upcoming film Fantasy Life, Alessandro Nivola dropped some information about the group text he shares with Brody and other actors and filmmakers who worked on Brady Corbets epic passion project The Brutalist.Its actually just been giving him a hard time about making a really long speech, Nivola says with a smile, clearly having fun at busting Brodys chops.We text all the time. We have a group text that is mostly stuff that should never be shared with anyone, Nivola reveals. Its the whole cast and weve had it sort of since Venice. Its a tight-knit group. I really have a lot of affection for all of them.That affection extends to Brody earning his second career Oscar for the film. Im really happy for him, Nivola enthuses. I was there at the Oscars, so I was able to say that in person.Nivolas playfulness with Brody is a brighter reflection of their characters relationship in The Brutalist. In that A24 release, Nivola pays Attila Miller, cousin to Holocaust survivor Lszl Tth. Miller left Hungary before World War II and has been able to assimilate into American society, operating a successful furniture store in Philadelphia. When Tth comes to the U.S., Miller provides a bit of stability for him, at least until the two have a falling out.The casts response to Brodys speech also puts the moment into context, making it just one of many uncouth moments in Oscars history. Theres Jack Palances Best Supporting Actor win for City Slickers in 1991, in which he delivers a litany of mildly inappropriate jokes and then decides to do push-ups to show off his strength. Theres 2013 host Seth McFarlane singing a song about nude scenes in movies with the camera cutting away to uncomfortable shots of the women in question sitting in the audience. Theres Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty announcing that La La Land won Best Picture in 2017 when the actual winner was Moonlight.In light of these oddities, its hard to imagine that Brodys long speech will live long in Oscar viewers memories. But it might live forever in the jokes shared on The Brutalist cast text thread.