The Golden Globes evening which took place on Sunday evening was notably marked by the coronation of “The Brutalist”, a portrait of an architect who survived the Shoah trying to rebuild his life in the United States, which obtained three statuettes.
“The Brutalist” won a very prestigious trifecta: best dramatic film, best director for Brady Corbet and best actor for Adrien Brody.
With such a harvest, this 3h30 long film, hailed as a masterpiece and already elevated by critics to the rank of great classics like “”, cements its status as a heavyweight for the Oscars.
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In the heart of a Hollywood where studios often influence creation, Brady Corbet took the opportunity to address a plea in favor of the independence of directors.
“No one was asking for a three and a half hour film about a mid-century designer on 70 millimeter film, but it works,” he insisted, arguing that the “final cut” should always go to the director.
Its big competitor, the papal thriller “Conclave”, won the prize for best screenplay, for its dive into the power struggles of the Vatican during the election of a new pope.
The film “The Brutalist,” which runs more than three and a half hours, won best drama film over Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” papal thriller Conclave, sci-fi epic “ Dune: Part Two,” “Nickel Boys” (a film about racial tensions in reform schools) and “September 5,” which traces the massacre of Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists during the Munich Olympics in 1972.
American actor Kieran Culkin poses with the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for A Real Pain in the press room during the 82nd Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 5, 2025. (Credit: Robyn BECK / AFP)
Kieran Culkin won best supporting actor for his performance in Jesse Eisenberg’s offbeat travel comedy “A Real Pain,” about mismatched American cousins tracing their family’s history during the Holocaust .
In the category of best comedy or musical, the surrealist narco-musical Emilia Perez—which tells the story of a Mexican drug lord undergoing surgery to live as a woman—won facing “Anora”, “Challengers”, “A Real Pain”, “The Substance” and “Wicked”. The genre-defying work of Jacques Audiard leaves with four trophies in total.
Gal Gadot presented an award shortly after posting a message on Instagram about the fate of Liri Albag and the other hostages.
Several quiet gestures of solidarity with the Palestinian cause were noted during the ceremony, including Artists4Ceasefire pins worn by Australian actor Guy Pearce and American screenwriter Justin Halpern.
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