The Pianist (2002) is based on the memoirs of Władysław Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish pianist who survived the Holocaust in Warsaw.The film chronicles Szpilman's life from the outbreak of World War ...

The film stars Adrien Brody, whose "intense and emotional" performance earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor.

The New York native won back in 2003 for his role as Polish pianist and Holocaust survivor Władysław Szpilman in Roman Polanski's 2002 war film "The Pianist." ...

Brody has won the award once before for his role as Władysław Szpilman, a Holocaust survivor and pianist, in "The Pianist." As Tóth, Brody portrays an architect who escapes post-war Hungary, ...

The star, who won a Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Holocaust survivor Władysław Szpilman in the Roman Polanski movie, spoke about the experience making the biopic during a new interview ...

Adrien Brody won his first Best Actor Academy Award for his gripping portrayal of Władysław Szpilman in The Pianist. The film is based on Szpilman’s account of living through the Holocaust ...

His first nod landed him the Oscar for his portrayal of real-life Holocaust survivor Władysław Szpilman in Roman Polanski’s 2002 drama “The Pianist,” becoming the youngest actor ever to ...

Adrien Brody says preparing for his role in The Pianist took a major toll on him.. For his Oscar-winning role as Holocaust survivor Władysław Szpilman in the 2002 film, Brody lost 30 pounds on a ...