"Final-cut tiebreak goes to the director," the filmmaker said while accepting his movie's third award of the night.

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.

In a heartfelt moment during the 2025 Golden Globes, Brady Corbet, director of The Brutalist, honored his late friend Jeff Baena, who tragically passed away just days before the ceremony. Corbet’s emotional tribute caught the attention of both attendees and fans,

The 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards delivered its fair share of powerful speeches, but a standout of the evening was Brady Corbet, who won Best Director, Motion Picture for The Brutalist.

The Director behind The Brutalist grew up in Colorado. He says one local bookstore is a big reason behind his success.

Brady also briefly mentioned Aubrey Plaza and her late husband, director Jeff Baena. As the Los Angeles Times reported earlier today, Jeff was found dead on Friday at his home. The Los Angeles County coroner's office determined suicide as the cause of death.

All We Imagine As Light directed by Payal Kapadia was nominated in two categories at Golden Globe Awards 2025. However, it could not secure any win.

Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia`s All We Imagine As Light lost the Golden Globe Award in the Best Motion Picture Non-English Language category to France`s Emilia Perez. Kapadia, who was also nominated in the Best Director category at the awards lost again to Brady Corbet for The Brutalist.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have revealed that they will not be attending the Golden Globe Awards, even though Reynolds is nominated for his role in "Deadpool & Wolverine." Their absence comes as Lively remains embroiled in a legal dispute with her It Ends With Us co-star,