Adrien Brody tears up as he thanks 'brave' firefighters battling LA wildfire after Best Actor win from NYFCC
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Adrien Brody was moved to tears during his emotional acceptance speech on Wednesday at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards in New York City. The 51-year-old Oscar winner — who walked the red carpet with his girlfriend Georgina Chapman — turned his attention to the 'bravery' of firefighters battle the out-of-control wildfires around Los Angeles after he won the Best Actor award for his acclaimed performance in historical epic The Brutalist, which helped cement his status as an Academy Award frontrunner.
![[Fires have devastated communities in Pacific Palisades, Pasadena and the Hollywood Hills; a house is seen on fire on Wednesday in Altadena, near Pasadena]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/07/93900357-14265837-image-a-46_1736408715135.jpg)
'I would be remiss to not mention the weight of what's on all of our mind and in our hearts tonight,' Brody said after receiving his award, via People. 'It's been a heavy day for me,' he continued as his voice began to break, and he stopped speaking as the tears began to well up before offering up a quick apology.
![['It's been a heavy day for me,' he continued as his voice began to break, and he stopped speaking as the tears began to well up before offering up a quick apology; pictured arriving with Georgina Chapman]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/07/93900157-14265837-image-a-47_1736408719933.jpg)
'It's hard to accept something like this when there's so much suffering in the world,' he continued. 'And, you know, my heart goes out to all of the families and the animals and our colleagues.'. Brody, who thanked the critics group in his speech, noted that he was accepting his award even as many buildings and homes on the 'beach side' of the iconic Pacific Coast Highway were 'gone.'.
![['It's hard to accept something like this when there's so much suffering in the world,' he continued. 'And, you know, my heart goes out to all of the families and the animals and our colleagues']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/07/93900175-14265837-image-a-48_1736408727873.jpg)
Adrien Brody, 51, was moved to tears during his emotional acceptance speech on Wednesday at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards in New York City. He spoke about the devastation of the LA wildfires. Fires have devastated communities in Pacific Palisades, Pasadena and the Hollywood Hills; a house is seen on fire on Wednesday in Altadena, near Pasadena.
![['I just want to thank and commend the bravery of the first responders and sacrifices and their meaningful work that deserves our recognition tonight,' Brody said to thunderous applause throughout the audience; pictured with The Brutalist director Brady Corbet]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/07/93900161-14265837-image-a-50_1736408735933.jpg)
