Adrien Brody Says a Makeup Person onThe BrutalistMistook His Nose for a Prosthetic and Tried to 'Remove' It

Mar. 15, 2025

A crew member onAdrien Brody’s movieThe Brutalistmistakenly thought the Oscar winner was wearing a prosthetic nose.Brody, 51, recounted the misunderstanding during his Monday, Feb. 3 appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonwhenJimmy Fallonasked about the use of prosthetics in the movie, which isup for 10 awards at the 97th Oscarsin March.“They did apply a lot of — they had to do a prosthetic procedure. It’s funny, everyone’s very busy, it’s a movie with a lot of moving pieces and so I had a new team of people who I had never met,” Brody shared. “They were removing this apparatus all over me and this woman was busily working away with a solvent on my nose.““She’s just working away, and I said, ‘Are you trying to remove that?,’ " he recalled, pointing to his nose. “And she said, ‘Yes.’ " “And I said, ‘That doesn’t come off,’ " he added with a laugh. “And then she says, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry.’ And then she goes, ‘This is going in my diary.’ “Alessandro Nivola and Adrien Brody in The Brutalist.Lol Crawley"Why not?” Brody added, as he and Fallon, 50, laughed at the anecdote. “Now it’s going in my talk show repertoire, there you have it.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Brody is nominated for Best Actor at the upcomingAcademy Awardsfor his role inThe Brutalistas fictional Hungarian-Jewish architect László Tóth, who arrives in the United States in 1947 after surviving World War II and the Holocaust. The actor famously holds an Oscar record as the youngest man to win Best Actor for his performance as a real-life Holocaust survivor, Władysław Szpilman, in 2002’sThe Pianist.Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones in The Brutalist.Lol Crawley"I was very young then and I’ve gained a lot of perspective through the years. I’ve had a wonderful career but there’s been plenty of peaks and valleys, and I think right now — I was very aware of how remarkable those circumstances were then,” Brody said of his previous Oscar win. “I’m more aware now, and how special and rare this moment is, so I have a tremendous amount of appreciation. I’m so grateful for the recognition. It’s a remarkable thing and I’m so grateful for the work.“Timothée Chalametcould surpass Brody as theOscars' youngest Best Actor winnerif he wins for his role as Bob Dylan inA Complete Unknown. Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) and Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) round out this year’s Best Actor category.Brody is also nominated forThe Brutalistat the upcoming2025 Critics Choice Awardson Feb. 7 and2025 SAG Awardson Feb. 23.

A crew member onAdrien Brody’s movieThe Brutalistmistakenly thought the Oscar winner was wearing a prosthetic nose.

Brody, 51, recounted the misunderstanding during his Monday, Feb. 3 appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonwhenJimmy Fallonasked about the use of prosthetics in the movie, which isup for 10 awards at the 97th Oscarsin March.

“They did apply a lot of — they had to do a prosthetic procedure. It’s funny, everyone’s very busy, it’s a movie with a lot of moving pieces and so I had a new team of people who I had never met,” Brody shared. “They were removing this apparatus all over me and this woman was busily working away with a solvent on my nose.”

“She’s just working away, and I said, ‘Are you trying to remove that?,’ " he recalled, pointing to his nose. “And she said, ‘Yes.’ " “And I said, ‘That doesn’t come off,’ " he added with a laugh. “And then she says, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry.’ And then she goes, ‘This is going in my diary.’ "

Alessandro Nivola and Adrien Brody in The Brutalist.Lol Crawley

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“Why not?” Brody added, as he and Fallon, 50, laughed at the anecdote. “Now it’s going in my talk show repertoire, there you have it.”

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Brody is nominated for Best Actor at the upcomingAcademy Awardsfor his role inThe Brutalistas fictional Hungarian-Jewish architect László Tóth, who arrives in the United States in 1947 after surviving World War II and the Holocaust. The actor famously holds an Oscar record as the youngest man to win Best Actor for his performance as a real-life Holocaust survivor, Władysław Szpilman, in 2002’sThe Pianist.

Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones in The Brutalist.Lol Crawley

“I was very young then and I’ve gained a lot of perspective through the years. I’ve had a wonderful career but there’s been plenty of peaks and valleys, and I think right now — I was very aware of how remarkable those circumstances were then,” Brody said of his previous Oscar win. “I’m more aware now, and how special and rare this moment is, so I have a tremendous amount of appreciation. I’m so grateful for the recognition. It’s a remarkable thing and I’m so grateful for the work.”

Timothée Chalametcould surpass Brody as theOscars' youngest Best Actor winnerif he wins for his role as Bob Dylan inA Complete Unknown. Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) and Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) round out this year’s Best Actor category.

Brody is also nominated forThe Brutalistat the upcoming2025 Critics Choice Awardson Feb. 7 and2025 SAG Awardson Feb. 23.

source: people.com