Aubrey Plazas husband Jeff Baena honored by director at Golden Globes after his death NECN [Video]

Originally appeared on E! Online

Brady Corbet used his winning moment in the spotlight to remember what the film community just lost so tragically.

The 2025 Golden Globe winner for Best Director paid tribute to several people he lost from his personal life while making his three-hour-plus period drama “The Brutalist,” and then closed his speech with a tribute to Aubrey Plaza‘s late husband, filmmaker Jeff Baena, who was found dead on Jan. 3. Authorities have said he died by suicide.

And his speech — which he read from his phone to ensure he didn’t miss a word — was already a tear-jerker long before he got to his devastating coda.

In addition to thanking his “beautiful cast,” including Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama winner Adrien Brody, his “extraordinary producers,” a crew who “I also hope will have me back,” and friends “who have supported us through thick and thin,” he shouted …