The Brutalist, one of the most exciting film releases of the year, has just unveileda new trailer, and it’s looking better than ever now that it includes a couple of the Golden Globe nominations it received yesterday.
One day after the nominations for the 2025 Golden Globes were announced,The Brutalistcelebrated its awards nods with awe-inspiring new footage of the A24 film. It’s still early to know which category it’s most likely to win, but people can already place their bets on what will surely be a strong contender in the award show.
The trailer, which can be seen onA24’s official YouTube channel, showcases the impressive cinematography of the film, and also the fine performances by Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, and Felicity Jones. It also confirms one of the most important aspects of the production: the VistaVision format. Director Brady Corbet shot the film using VistaVision, a non-digital process that was once the pioneering precursor to IMAX. This means that A24 willpresent the film in 70mm in select theatersafter it releases next December 20.The Brutalisthas a running time of 215 minutes, but if you don’t use the restroom before, don’t worry. It will be presented in two acts with a 15-minute intermission when playing in theaters.
The trailer only mentions two of the seven nominations given toThe Brutalist, which means A24 is already heavily campaigning for two categories: Best Picture and Best Actor. The other categories whereThe Brutalistwill be mentioned on Jan. 5 are:
In 2025, the Golden Globes will be presented by the Golden Globe Foundation, an important change after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association officially stepped down because of many controversial missteps. However, the next ceremony is already shrouded in controversy, especially after some nominations proved the Globes haven’t learned from their past mistakes, and they’re still unable to properly categorize some nominees and recognize major cinematic achievements. Yes, we meanThe Substancegetting nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, andDenis Villeneuve missing the nominationsfor Best Director for his work onDune: Part Two.
Does ‘The Brutalist’ Have a Shot at the Academy Awards?
Brady Corbet’sThe Brutalisthas been an awards contender since its conception. It has all the traits of a film that usually competes during the award season that ends with the most important of all: the Academy Awards. We all know the Academy loves super-long dramas that have biographical takes and historical depictions. The Golden Globesaren’t exactly a huge reference, as those who win at one ceremony don’t usually always win at the other one. However, it still works as an early prediction tool.
The Brutalist Review: A Cinematic Masterpiece Easily Contends for the Year’s Best Film
A Jewish-Hungarian architect (Adrien Brody) arrives in 1947 Philadelphia and becomes beholden to a wealthy industrialist (Guy Pearce).
The Brutalisthas a shot at the Academy Awards. Adrien Brody could be the surprise of the night, just like he blew everyone’s minds when he won the Best Actor Oscar forThe Pianist. However, Corbet’s film deserves so much more. We just hope that next year, the Academy plays fair and awards films because of how good they are, and not because they’re popular. Actually, we just hope that the Academy voters get to seeallthe films being considered and that the controversy tones down a bit.
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