布拉德·皮特的重生(1)

When Brad Pitt made his way backstage after his emotional Oscar acceptance speech on Feb. 9, he first gave presenter Regina King a long, warm hug before letting out an audible but quiet sigh.

"Whoooo," he said to no one in particular, taking a sip of water as well-wishers started to congratulate him. "I'm just trying to catch my breath!"

It's been a whirlwind couple of months for Pitt, who is 56. For much of the past few years, in the wake of his difficult divorce from Angelina Jolie,

he had rarely been seen in public, let alone on red carpets. But as acclaim poured in for his performance in Once upon a Time. . . in Hollywood,

he embraced awards season-and showed off the easygoing charisma fans first fell in love with back in 1991's Thelma and Louise. "I wanted to bring my mom, but I couldn't because any woman I stand next to they say I'm dating," he joked at the Golden Globes,

then opened his Screen Actors Guild Awards speech by saying he would put the statue on his Tinder profile. But nabbing his first Oscar for acting (after four nominations) capped his remarkable comeback-

and his voice caught as his speech took an emotional turn. "Listen, I'm a bit gobsmacked,"he said from the stage, holding his Best Supporting Actor statuette.

"I'm not one to look back, but this has made me do so. I think of my folks taking me to the drive-into see Butch and Sundance.

And loading up my car and moving out here. And to Geena Davis and Ridley Scott forgiving me my first shot, to all the wonderful people I've met along the way to standing here now. . . once upon a time in Hollywood? Ain't that the truth."

In an unusual moment of personal candor he added, "This is for my kids, who color everything I do. I adore you."