The Brutalist’s Adrien Brody wins Oscar and ‘snubs’ Timothee despite using AI to ‘alter his voice’
The Brutalist, a period drama about a Hungarian-Jewish Holocaust survivor László Tóth (portrayed by Adrien Brody) pursuing the American Dream, had been nominated for 10 Academy Awards05:47, 03 Mar 2025The Brutalist was wrapped up in controversy ahead of the Oscars The Oscars saw Adrien Brody pick up Best Actor at last night’s ceremony – after the editor confirmed he used AI to ‘enhance’ his voice.The Brutalist, where Brody took the lead role as a Hungarian-Jewish Holocaust survivor chasing the American dream, bagged three of their ten nominated awards. However, the film had previously been at the centre of controversy after it was revealed AI played a huge role in the making. AI software ‘Respeecher’ was used to alter the cast’s Hungarian accents to make them more realistic. Oscar-nominated editor, Dávid Jancsó, revealed the use in an interview with RedShark News.He revealed that, to make American Brody sound more authentic when they spoke Hungarian in the film, they used the AI technology. Brody, whose mother is Hungarian, spend most of the film speaking Hungarian-accented English; their characters speak their native language only a few times.The editor used AI to enhance actor’s accents(Image: More