The backstory of Brady Corbet's remarks about creative freedom during his acceptance speech for best dramatic film: "You give me that number, but don't tell me how to spend it."

Adrien Brody spoke to Marc Maron about director Brady Corbet's "controversial" Golden Globes speech about art and compromise right after "The Brutalist" won Best Picture

Brady Corbet's drama about a Holocaust survivor and architect received the second most nominations at the ceremony, behind "Emilia Pérez."

Deadline's Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind awards season’s most talked-about movies continues with Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, the A24 epic that won the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival and on Sunday became an Oscar Best Picture front-runner by winning Best Director,

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,

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

Drama and Best Director – Motion Picture, The Brutalist filmmaker Brady Corbet offered some food for thought: “Final cut tie-break goes to the director.” This, said Corbet, is “sort of a controversial statement,

"No one was asking for a three and a half hour film about a mid-century designer, on 70mm, but it works," the filmmaker said.

The Brutalist' beat out 'A Complete Unknown', 'Conclave', 'Dune: Part Two', 'Nickel Boys' and 'September 5' for the big award