One of the films to win big at the 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday, January 5 was The Brutalist—which few moviegoers have actually seen. Directed by Brady Corbet and co-written by him and his wife Mona Fastvold, the acclaimed A24 film and one of the best dramas of 2024 was among the most-nominated titles with a total of seven nods, just behind Emilia Pérez's 10. By the end of the awards show, The Brutalist nabbed three coveted prizes: Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for star Adrien Brody, and Best Director.
If the Golden Globes are any indication of how the rest of the 2025 awards season is about to go, this won't be the last we're hearing of The Brutalist. Unless you consider yourself a major cinephile whose ears perked when the movie premiered at Venice Film Festival in September, you're tapped into "Film Twitter" or Letterboxd, or among the audiences who've already gotten out to see it in New York and L.A., the Globes may be the first time you're hearing of the period piece. Or, perhaps, the one thing you've heard about the film that's stuck with you is its lengthy runtime of three hours and 35 minutes, plus a 15 intermission.
