Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings takes jab at Adrien Brody months after historic Oscars speech

One of the Jeopardy! categories was about Oscar winning actors when Ken Jennings poked fun at one over their long acceptance speech. Adrian won Best Actor in “The Brutalist”

Ken Jennings did not hold back after contestant guessed the right answer

The host of Jeopardy! Ken Jennings threw some shade at an Oscar-award winning actor.

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On the Tuesday, May 13 episode of the trivia game show, viewers saw nonprofit comedy theater executive director, Katie Tarara from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attorney Aaron Dmiszewicki from Pompano Beach, Florida, face the returning champion graduate student, Andrew Jones from Queens, New York.

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It was time for the Double Jeopardy! round with contestants having to figure out clues from a new set of categories – It Takes a Village, Opera, I Aced My Biochem Test, It’s Your Diamond Anniversary, & the Oscar for Acting Goes to…, and Special “Eff”ects. Katie chose “& the Oscar for Acting Goes to..” for $800, and Ken had some things to say after the guess.

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Ken read the clue, which was “We could go on and on about how this actor set a record in 2025 for the longest Oscar acceptance speech — 5 minutes and 36 seconds,” with Aaron guessing Adrien Brody.

Adrien Brody’s 2025 Oscar acceptance speech was the longest in history(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

The Jeopardy! host jokingly threw some shade and said, “Yes, still talking somewhere,” with the audience and Aaron laughing.

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Adrien’s 2025 Oscar acceptance speech for Best Actor in “The Brutalist” was the longest in Oscar history. The actor broke the previous record held by Greer Garson.

He expressed how the acting world and careers fade despite accomplishments. Adrien also addressed the lingering trauma of war, which was one of themes of ‘The Brutalist’, calling for a more inclusive world, recognizing his cast and crew, expressing love and more.

Adrian called out anti-Semitism and racism during his speech, saying, “I’m here once again to represent the lingering traumas and the repercussions of war and systematic oppression and of antisemitism and racism and othering. I pray for a healthier and a happier and a more inclusive world. And I believe if the past can teach us anything, it’s a reminder to not let hate go unchecked.”

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The actor was nominated against Timothée Chalamet with A Complete Unknown, Colman Domingo with Sing Sing, Ralph Fiennes with Conclave and Sebastian Stan with The Apprentice.

Nominated for 10 Oscars including best picture, The Brutalist is Brady Corbet’s three-and-a-half-hour postwar American epic filmed in VistaVision. Adrien starred in the film alongside Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce.

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