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

Adrien Brody echoed director Brady Corbet's "controversial" Golden Globes speech about art and compromise right after "The Brutalist" won Best Picture at the award show. While talking with Marc Maron on the "WTF" podcast,

The Director behind The Brutalist grew up in Colorado. He says one local bookstore is a big reason behind his success.

Yet since its arrival at Venice in September, “The Brutalist” has emerged as a major Oscar contender. Last week, it was nominated for seven Golden Globes. Numerous critics groups have named it the best film of the year.

"No one was asking for a three and a half hour film about a mid-century designer, on 70mm, but it works," the filmmaker said.

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

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

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,