Adrien Brody has clinched his second Oscar for best actor, winning at Sunday’s 97th Academy Awards for his role as a visionary Hungarian-Jewish architect in “The Brutalist.”

It is the second time he has triumphed in the category, this time for his performance in the epic “The Brutalist.”

In a nail-biter of a race, Brody prevailed for his performance as László Toth in 'The Brutalist,' and joined a very exclusive club in the process. He also successfully stopped the orchestra from playing him off mid speech: “I've done this before.