“The Brutalist,” a film about a Holocaust survivor striving for his American Dream, won best drama motion picture at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.
The film stars Adrien Brody as László Tóth, a fictional Jewish architect from Hungary who survives the Holocaust and emigrates to the United States, where he experiences antisemitism as he struggles to achieve personal and professional success.
Brody also took home best actor in a drama motion picture, and Brady Corbet, who directed, co-wrote and co-produced the film, won the Globe for best director.
In his acceptance speech, Brody said that Tóth’s journey was “reminiscent of my mother’s and my ancestors’ journey of fleeing war and coming to this great country.”
To “the many people who have struggled immigrating to this country, I hope that this work stands to lift you up a bit and to give you a voice,” he continued.
In addition to the film’s wins, Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce received Golden Globe nominations for their supporting roles in the 215-minute movie, which was also nominated for best original score and best motion picture screenplay.
“The Brutalist” currently has a 93% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 170 reviews and won awards at the Venice International Film Festival and the New York Film Critics Circle.