"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.

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.

The Brutalist took home one of the most prestigious awards of the night at the Golden Globes when it was honored with Best Picture in the Drama category on Sunday night. Filmmaker Brady Corbet, who also won Best Director earlier in the night, took the stage along with the movie’s cast and producers to accept the award.

Aubrey Plaza received support at the 2025 Golden Globes after her husband Jeff Baena's shocking death. The Brutalist director Brady Corbet mentioned Plaza, 40, and Baena at the end of his acceptance speech on Sunday,

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

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.