Brady Corbet's awards​

Brady James Monson Corbet is an American actor and filmmaker born on August 17, 1988 (age 36) in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. He began his acting career in films such as Thirteen (2003), Mysterious Skin, Funny Games, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Melancholia, and Clouds of Sils Maria. He was also cast in the fifth season of the action series “24”, and HBO’s mini-series Olive Kitteridge.

The Childhood of a Leader was Corbet's first feature film as a filmmaker. He recently directed the historical epic The Brutalist, which won Best Director at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, and the Silver Lion at the 81st Venice International Film Festival. He also directed the musical drama Vox Lux.

Brady Corbet's awards

These are the awards won by the filmmaker and actor Brady Corbet:

Brady Corbet’s early life & career

As the only child of a single parent, Corbet regards his mother as the closest thing to "a hero." At eleven, Corbet made his acting debut in an April 2000 episode of CBS's The King of Queens. He then voiced characters in the English dub of the Japanese anime series NieA Under 7.

In the years that followed, he featured frequently on I My Me! Strawberry Eggs (2001), another anime series. He also had an appearance as a guest star in an episode of the WB sitcom Greetings from Tucson in May 2002. Additionally, he appeared in an episode of Fox's sitcom Oliver Beene in May 2003.

Corbet's first movie role came in 2003 when he acted in "Thirteen." After his big-screen debut, Corbet starred in Jonathan Frakes' live-action Thunderbirds (2004), which was based on the British TV series from the mid-1960s. He played Alan Tracy, the youngest son of a rich ex-astronaut (played by Bill Paxton).

Corbet was cast in Gregg Araki's ninth film, Mysterious Skin, in 2004. He played Brian Lackey, a troubled teenager who has dreams and believes he might have been kidnapped by aliens, in the movie which was based on Scott Heim's 1996 book of the same name. The movie made its Venice Film Festival debut that year and was released on limited screens in 2005.

Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist”

The Brutalist, an immigrant drama starring Adrien Brody as architect László Toth and Felicity Jones as his wife Erzsébet, was announced in September 2020 as Corbet's third feature film. Brady Corbet oversaw the film's production and direction, working with Mona Fastvold to co-write the script.

When “The Brutalist” debuted on September 1, 2024, at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, Corbet won the Silver Lion for Best Direction. A24 debuted the movie in the US on December 20, 2024, while Universal Pictures and Focus Features will be releasing it in the UK on January 24, 2025. The movie won three Golden Globes at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards (2025), including Best Motion Picture - Drama.

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