The Directors Guild of America has announced its 2025 award nominees, shaking up an already chaotic award season. Emilia Pérez 's Jacques Audiard, Anora 's Sean Bake r, Conclave 's Edward Berger, The Brutalist 's Brady Corbet,

"Final-cut tiebreak goes to the director," the filmmaker said while accepting his movie's third award of the night.

Drama and Best Director – Motion Picture, The Brutalist filmmaker Brady Corbet offered some food for thought: “Final cut tie-break goes to the director.” This, said Corbet, is “sort of a controversial statement,

Adrien Brody spoke to Marc Maron about director Brady Corbet's "controversial" Golden Globes speech about art and compromise right after "The Brutalist" won Best Picture

Brady also briefly mentioned Aubrey Plaza and her late husband, director Jeff Baena. As the Los Angeles Times reported earlier today, Jeff was found dead on Friday at his home. The Los Angeles County coroner's office determined suicide as the cause of death.

The Brutalist' beat out 'A Complete Unknown', 'Conclave', 'Dune: Part Two', 'Nickel Boys' and 'September 5' for the big award

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind awards season’s most talked-about movies continues with Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, the A24 epic that won the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival and on Sunday became an Oscar Best Picture front-runner by winning Best Director,

Corbet's The Brutalist has remained one of the most anticipated film releases since its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in September. Rolling Stone declared the