Hollywood star Adrien Brody dedicated his victory at the Golden Globes on Sunday to The Brutalist to immigrants, saying he hopes the nearly four-hour film will give immigrants a voice.
Adrien Brody won best actor in a drama category for his role as a Hungarian modernist architect and Holocaust survivor who immigrates to the United States, where he falls into the orbit of a wealthy family who commission him a new building.
At the end of his rambling speech, Brody paid tribute to “the many people who have struggled to immigrate to this country,” adding, “I hope this work lifts you up a little and gives you a voice.”
Brody is the son of the former Village voice photographer Sylvia Plachy, herself an immigrant from Hungary. The actor, who drew on his mother’s experience to play the role, paid tribute to both his parents in his acceptance speech.
He also praised his partner Georgina Chapman, who is the ex-wife of Harvey Weinstein.
Brody’s comment on immigration was the closest thing to a political statement on a show that was refreshingly free of political grandstanding.
The Brutalist also won awards for director Brady Corbet and best drama film. The film, shot with VistaVision, lasts 215 minutes and includes an intermission.
Brady Corbet blasted President-elect Donald Trump during the film’s press tour, comparing him to Hitler, while actor Joe Alwyn said the wealthy family The Brutalist was inspired by the Trumps.
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