Brady Corbet Says 'My Heart Is with Aubrey Plaza' After Death of Her Husband Jeff Baena in Golden Globes Speech

Mar. 15, 2025

Brady Corbet on Jan. 5, 2025.Photo:CBS

CBS

The Brutalistdirector Brady Corbet sent loveAubrey Plaza’s way as he won big at the Golden Globe Awards.

Plaza, 40, was scheduled to present an award at the Jan. 5 ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, but she did not attend the Golden Globes after Baena’s death. The pair had beenmarriedsince 2021.

Elsewhere in Corbet’s speech, the writer-director gave “a warm and sincere thanks to the Golden Globes for giving our film further visibility with such a recognition.”

“It is extraordinarily meaningful for a film like this that once a few short months ago had the odds very much stacked against it,” Corbet said. “I would also be remiss not to mention that I am humbled to be in such excellence company, filmmakers I genuinely admire. Hundreds of very devoted people worked on this film for years, before, during and after its realization. There are too many to name in the 45 seconds allotted to me here, but I am so grateful to them all, everyone at 24, Focus Features international, CAA, Post office, the Hungarian film lab, Kodak and PhotoChem.”

Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones in ‘The Brutalist’.Lol Crawley

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Corbet also thanked his cast, crew members, his mother, his cowriter, coproducer and wife Mona Fastvold and their daughter Ada, whom he said “looks so stunning in that dress of hers tonight that I’m thinking this fiasco that I’ve gotten us all into may have very well been worth it. I love you so much, Ada James.”

“I’d like to take the opportunity to thank and acknowledge three people that I lost while making this picture: my grandfather James, his brother Jerry and my dear friend Kevin Turn, who I miss every day. I wouldn’t be standing here tonight if it were not for their influence,” he added.

Corbet is a former actor whose behind-the-camera transition has brought about three hit features: 2015’sThe Childhood of a Leader, 2018’sVox Luxand nowThe Brutalist, which starsAdrien Brodyas a Hungarian-born Jewish architect who emigrates to the U.S. following the Holocaust. The acclaimed historical drama entered this year’s Golden Globes ceremony with seven nods, including for Brody, supporting starsFelicity JonesandGuy Pearceand best dramatic motion picture.

Also nominated in film director category were Jacques Audiard forEmilia Pérez, Sean Baker forAnora, Edward Berger forConclave, Coralie Fargeat forThe Substanceand Payal Kapadia forAll We Imagine as Light.

Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón in ‘Emilia Pérez’.Netflix

Netflix

The film, also nominated for the Globes’ best musical or comedy motion picture prize, kicked off awards season with an ensemble cast win at the2024 Cannes Film Festivalfor its four central actresses: Gascón, Saldaña,Selena Gomezand Adriana Paz.

Mark Eidelstein and Mikey Madison in ‘Anora’.NEON

NEON

Although he’s risen through the Hollywood ranks as a groundbreaking indie director, this marks the first Golden Globe recognition for Baker, 53, also nominated forAnora’s screenplay. The original film starsMikey Madisonas a sex worker experiencing a whirlwind Cinderella story. Baker, Madison, supporting actor Yura Borisov and more have also been recognized in theCritics Choice Award nominations, Gotham Awards and more.

Demi Moore in ‘The Substance’.MUBI/Youtube

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