Adrien Brody tears up over Los Angeles fires during speech: 'My heart goes out'

Adrien Brody was visibly emotional when accepting the best actor award on Wednesday, January 8, as fires continue to destroy Los Angeles.

“It's been a tough day for me,” Brody, 51, admitted at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards in New York before breaking down into tears. People.

The actor regained his composure and said, “It's hard to accept something like this when there is so much suffering in the world. And, you know, my heart goes out to all families, animals, and our colleagues.

Brody won Best Actor for the role Láslo Toth inside Brutalist. However, the tragic events in LA were never far from his mind.

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“Most of the houses on the west side of (Pacific Coast Highway), the beach side, are gone,” he said. Diversity. “Since Palisades, this has been our community.”

Brody went on to thank the “courage” of first responders as they battled the wildfires that broke out in Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 7. By late Wednesday night, another wildfire had broken out in the Hollywood Hills, and more than 100,000 people were under evacuation orders. according to Associated Press.

“I just want to thank and commend the bravery of the first responders and their sacrifices and meaningful work that deserves our recognition tonight,” Brody said in his speech Wednesday night.

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Stars including Paris Hilton, Mandy Moore and Billy Crystal have lost their homes in fires.

Hilton took to Instagram on Wednesday to say she was “heartbroken” to lose her home. “Sitting with my family, watching the news, and seeing our home in Malibu burn to the ground on live television is something no one should ever have to experience,” she wrote. “This home was where we made so many precious memories. This is where (her son) Phoenix took his first steps and where we dreamed of lifelong memories with (daughter) London.

Crystal and his wife Janice lost his home of more than four decades. “Words cannot describe the enormity of the devastation we are witnessing and experiencing,” they said in a statement. Us Weekly. “We feel sorry for our friends and neighbors who have also lost their homes and businesses in this tragedy.”

The statement continued: “Janice and I have lived in our home since 1979. We raised our children and grandchildren here. Every inch of our home was filled with love. Beautiful memories that cannot be taken away. Of course, our hearts are hurting, but with the love of our children and friends, we will get through it. We pray for the safety of firefighters and first responders. Pacific Palisades is a resilient community with amazing people, and we know it will grow again in time. This is our home.”