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 Corbet, whose post-World War II epic The Brutalist has been racking up wins on the awards circuit since its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, won Best Director on Sunday at the Golden Globes.

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,