The Brutalist' filmmaker Brady Corbet earned the Golden Globe for best movie directing over nominees Jacques Audiard, Sean Baker, Edward Berger, Coralie Fargeat and Payal Kapadia at the Jan. 5 ceremony hosted by Nikki Glaser in Los Angeles.

In his acceptance speech for best director, filmmaker Brady Corbet sent love to Aubrey Plaza days after her husband Jeff Baena's death.

Baena gained prominence for co-writing the 2004 independent film I Heart Huckabees. He went on to direct Joshy, Hours, Horse Girl, and his final movie, Spin Me Round. In addition, Baena directed Cinema Toast, a former Showtime anthology series.

"The Brutalist" director Brady Corbet said during his 2025 Golden Globes acceptance speech that his heart was with Aubrey Plaza in the wake of her filmmaker husband Jeff Baena's sudden death.

Emotions ran high at the 2025 Golden Globes when Brady Corbet won the Best Director award for The Brutalist. In a touching moment that brought tears to the audience's eyes, Corbet dedicated his win to Aubrey Plaza and her late husband,

A few days after the announcement of the sudden death of 47-year-old writer-director Jeff Baena on January 3, his wife, actress Aubrey Plaza, broke her silence in a brief statement. Aubrey Plaza has shared her first statement since the death of her husband,

Aubrey Plaza, who recently lost her husband, Jeff Baena, opened up in her first public statement following the director's death.

Former Parks and Recreation star Aubrey Plaza provided a brief message Monday following the loss of her husband and filmmaker Jeff Baena, who died by suicide on Jan.3 at age 47. “This is an unimaginable tragedy,