Pitt won the best supporting actor Oscar for the same role, and got a politically charged gag into his acceptance speech, saying: “They told me I only have 45 seconds up here … which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week.”
In an interview with Variety prior to the Oscars ceremony, Pitt said: “Historically, I’ve always been really tentative about speeches, like they make me nervous …
This round, I figured if I’m going to do this, let’s put some real work into it, try to get comfortable.
Brad Pitt has revealed that his newfound skill in the acceptance-speech game is not due to having hired a speechwriter, but that he wrote them with the help of “very funny friends”.