“The Brutalist” Director Brady Corbet Paid Tribute To Late Director Jeff Baena And Aubrey Plaza In His Golden Globes Speech
Jeff Baena passed away earlier this weekend.
This article contains mentions of suicide.
The 2025 Golden Globes are underway, and actor and filmmaker Brady Corbet just took home one of the night’s bigger trophies.
Brady took home the award for Best Director – Motion Picture for his epic drama The Brutalist, which also features Globes-nominated turns from Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, and Felicity Jones.
Brady’s acceptance speech was loaded with emotion. At one point, the broadcast cut to his daughter Ada, who was sitting in the audience and wiping away tears.
Brady Corbet shares an emotional moment with his daughter as he accepts the Golden Globe Award for Best Director for ‘THE BRUTALIST’ pic.twitter.com/sE4P2Soj64
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Brady also paid tribute to “three people I lost” while making The Brutalist. He mentioned his grandfather, his grandfather’s brother Jerry, and late producer Kevin Turen, who passed away last year.
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