The Brutalist' filmmaker Brady Corbet earned the Golden Globe for best movie directing over nominees Jacques Audiard, Sean Baker, Edward Berger, Coralie Fargeat and Payal Kapadia at the Jan. 5 ceremony hosted by Nikki Glaser in Los Angeles.

While accepting his Golden Globe award for Best Director for “The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet turned his attention to a recent loss that has left Hollywood in mourning. After thanking the hundreds of people who worked on “The Brutalist,

"The Brutalist" director Brady Corbet said during his 2025 Golden Globes acceptance speech that his heart was with Aubrey Plaza in the wake of her filmmaker husband Jeff Baena's sudden death.