The Oppenheimer star and last year's Best Actor Oscar winner was caught on camera sharing a powerful message to this year's winner when presenting the award on stage

Cillian Murphy at a far more relaxed time at the Oscars this year, compared to his historic win last year. Murphy and the rest of his Oppenheimer cast and crew dominated the awards last year, but he wasn't nominated this time around.

Cillian Murphy presented Adrien Brody with the Best Actor award for The Brutalist. Lip reader revealed his whispered message to the winner.

Murphy was still on stage after handing off the Oscar to Adrien Brody. Murphy's reaction to Brody's speech going long as gone viral on social media

While some viewers were expecting to see Best Actor winner Adrien Brody kiss Cillian in the same way that he passionately locked lips with Halle Berry in 2003 as he accepted his award for his role in The Pianist, there was a simple embrace between the pair.

Adrien Brody won the Best Actor award at the 2025 Oscars for his role in The Brutalist, presented by close pal Cillian Murphy - but viewers were hoping for kiss between them

Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy made a revealing four-word comment to Adrien Brody before handing over the Best Actor award at this year's Oscars. Brody scooped the coveted prize at the 97th Academy Awards,

Here is why Emily Blunt once called Oppenheimer co-star Cillian Murphy the 'worst celebrity in the world' as he skips this year's Oscars red carpet

Cork's own Cillian Murphy made a "surprise" appearance at the Oscars last night after fans believed he wasn't attending the star-studded awards ceremony due to his red carpet absence