Interested in watching the three-and-a-half-hour epic about a fictional Hungarian architect? Good luck if you don’t live in New York or Los Angeles.

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

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

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,

Drama and Best Director – Motion Picture, The Brutalist filmmaker Brady Corbet offered some food for thought: “Final cut tie-break goes to the director.” This, said Corbet, is “sort of a controversial statement,

"No one was asking for a three and a half hour film about a mid-century designer, on 70mm, but it works," the filmmaker said.

Corbet's The Brutalist has remained one of the most anticipated film releases since its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in September. Rolling Stone declared the

"Final-cut tiebreak goes to the director," the filmmaker said while accepting his movie's third award of the night.

The Brutalist' beat out 'A Complete Unknown', 'Conclave', 'Dune: Part Two', 'Nickel Boys' and 'September 5' for the big award