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.

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,

Aubrey Plaza made a brief statement Monday on the death of her husband, Jeff Baena, at the age of 47 and asked for privacy.