Already crowned Silver Lion for best director at the Venice Film Festival, Brady Corbet’s third film, The Brutalistwon the trophies for best film, best director and best actor (Adrien Brody) at the 82nd Golden Globes. In theaters on February 12, the three-and-a-half-hour long film definitely establishes itself as the big favorite for the Oscars.
The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s film with Adrien Brody triumphs at the 2025 Golden Globes
Like every year, a film has already emerged as the big favorite for the Oscars. After Oppenheimer of Christopher Nolan in 2024, it is now The Brutalistthird feature film by the American filmmaker Brady Corbet (The Childhood of a Chef, Vox Lux) which remains the favorite of bookmakers. Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival in 2024, the work won the trophy for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor (awarded to Adrien Brody) during the 82nd ceremony of Golden Globesthis Sunday, January 5.
Carried by an exceptional cast – Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce et Adrien Brody which ultimately replaced Joel Edgerton –, we follow László Toth, a Jewish visionary architect born in Hungary and survivor of a concentration camp. Following the Second World War, he emigrated with his wife, Erzsébet, and reached the United States in 1947 to impose his ideals as an architect overcome by addictions…
A divisive masterpiece that should cause a sensation at the Oscars
Long, pretentious and disjointed for some, a masterful fresco with a staging as exceptional as its main actor for others, The Brutalist left no spectator indifferent. And if the feature film contains very explicit sex scenes, everyone especially remembers the performances of its two heroes, played by Adrien Brody et Felicity Jones.
To the Venice Exhibitionduring its screening, the work received a 12-minute standing ovation… Today, while it stands out at the Golden Globes alongside The Substance of Coralie Fargeat orEmilia Perez of Jacques Audiard, The Brutalist remains one of the big favorites for the Oscars and could garner nearly a dozen nominations…
“The final cut goes to the director, said Brady Corbet during his speech to the Golden Globes. This is a controversial statement when it shouldn’t be. I was told repeatedly that this film was undistributable, that no one would come to see it, that it would not work. It doesn’t bother me. But I want to take advantage of this evening to salute the filmmakers, all my nominated colleagues, but also all the directors because films do not exist without filmmakers. Let’s support them. Let’s highlight them. Person. No one was asking for a three and a half hour film about a mid-century architect on 70mm. But it works.”
The Brutalist by Brady Corbet with Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones, in theaters February 12, 2025.
