The Brutalist,” a film about a Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and emigrates to the United States to achieve the American Dream, had a big night at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.

Brady Corbet's drama about a Holocaust survivor and architect received the second most nominations at the ceremony, behind "Emilia Pérez."

The Brutalist took home one of the most prestigious awards of the night at the Golden Globes when it was honored with Best Picture in the Drama category on Sunday night. Filmmaker Brady Corbet, who also won Best Director earlier in the night, took the stage along with the movie’s cast and producers to accept the award.

I accepted that role without my agents even reading the script,” Brody told me with a wry expression. “Night didn’t want anyone to read it, so I honored his request.” Brody had come up working with directors like Spike Lee,

The Brutalist,” “Emilia Perez” and “Shogun” won the biggest awards of the night at the Golden Globes on Sunday as comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the unofficial kickoff of Hollywood awards season. Best Film Drama,

Shogun,” the FX drama, also had a strong night, winning best TV drama, best actor, best actress and best supporting actor.

Adrien Brody has more gilded hardware to add to his mantle, taking the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama on Sunday night for his role in "The Brutalist." Brody is central to director Brady Corbet’s epic story of a holocaust survivor and celebrated Hungarian architect,

Adrien Brody tonight won his first Golden Globe for his lead turn in The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s post-WWII immigrant drama released by A24, reflecting in his speech on his family’s ties to the story he helped to tell.

The actor's mother and father were in the audience and shown applauding as Brody gave them his heartfelt thanks.