EXCLUSIVE: Guy Pearce’s role in The Brutalist could be career-defining for the Australian actor – he’s been nominated for an Oscar, and was in the running for Best Supporting Actor at the BAFTAs.
The 57-year-old star, who stars in the period film opposite Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones and Joe Alwyn, appears on screen as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr. in the film which, many are saying is his big Hollywood comeback role.
And speaking to 9honey Celebrity in an exclusive Australian interview on the 2025 BAFTA Awards red carpet in London, Pearce says he’s feeling the pressure a little bit when it comes to having both a BAFTA and an Oscar nomination at the same time.
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“I’m a little bit exhausted, but you know I’m alright,” he told 9honey Celebrity.
“I was in a couple of countries over the last couple of days, so yeah, a little bit exhausted, but I’m good.”
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When asked if having an Oscar nomination as well for the role “takes the pressure off” at the BAFTAs, he remarked: “Not in the slightest.”
“No, it all feels too much, like too too much pressure,” he said.
He said he doesn’t think about possible award nominations when doing a film, but realised how “special” The Brutalist was when he read director Brady Corbet’s script.
“I don’t think about that. I just think about when I read the script and how good that was and what a great role it is,” Pearce said.
“Looking at Brady’s work and and knowing that I was going to be working with somebody who was really special, so that’s the moment that I realised it’s all pretty special, yeah,” the Neighbours alum added.
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He added: “It feels fantastic, yeah, it’s exhausting but it’s fantastic.”
Pearce is one of Australia’s biggest Hollywood exports, known for works including Memento, The Rover and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
A Real Pain‘s Kieran Culkin ultimately won Best Supporting Actor at the BAFTAs, with the duo next facing off at the Oscars.
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