Adrien Brody’s performance as a Hungarian architect in “ The Brutalist ” has won him his first Golden Globe. In the three-and-a-half hour film directed by Brady Corbet, the actor plays László Tóth, a Holocaust survivor trying to rebuild his life in America following the war.

Adrien Brody wins Best Actor at the 2025 Golden Globes for his role in "The Brutalist," celebrating with an emotional family reunion.

For his second Globe nomination and first win, Brody prevailed over fellow nominees Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave”), Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”), Timothée Chalamet (“A Complete Unknown”), Daniel Craig (“Queer”) and Sebastian Stan (“The Apprentice”).