Beloved Irish actor Cillian Murphy's fans took to social media in their thousands after the Oscars to complain about what he "had to go through" on stage on Sunday night

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

While Cillian Murphy didn’t win any awards this year, he still stole the show with his famous expressions at the Oscars. The Peaky Blinders star presented the award for Best Actor at the 97th Academy Awards Sunday.

At this year’s Oscars, things took an unexpected turn when Adrien Brody, the actor famous for his role in The Pianist, delivered the longest acceptance speech in Academy Awards

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.

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

Adrien Brody’s record-breaking Oscars speech was a historic moment, but all eyes were on Cillian Murphy’s reaction.