The Brutalist, one of the Oscars frontrunners with nine BAFTA 2025 nominations, could have faltered its chance at the biggest prize of them all after the film’s editor revealed the use of generative AI to make the movie feel more authentic.
The movie, which is expected to earn many Academy Award nominations when they are revealed later this week, tells the story of László Tóth (Adrien Brody), a Hungarian Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and moves across the Atlantic to chase the American Dream. Brody’s mother is Hungarian, while his father is of Polish Jewish descent, and the actor himself has spoken about how he sees his own immigrant grandparent’s struggles in the character he portrays. While Brody’s excellent performance is expected to receive a Best Actor nomination, having already won Best Actor in a Drama at the Golden Globes earlier this month, his performance and other aspects of The Brutalist are now coming under intense scrutiny.
