Adrien won for his incredible performance as László Tóth in Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist; also nominated in the esteemed category were Timothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown, Colman Domingo for Sing Sing, and Ralph Fiennes for Conclave.

Adrien previously won the Best Leading Actor Academy Award in 2003 for his role in The Pianist. He was 29 at the time, making him the youngest actor to receive the accolade.