US Edition'This is demoralizing': Best Director nominee admits that he earned nothing from his movie despite rave reviews
- Director Brady Corbet has made zero dollars from his Oscar-nominated film, The Brutalist, and continues to live paycheck to paycheck despite multiple accolades.
- Corbet stated that the long promotional push has been challenging, involving constant travel for awards campaigns without financial compensation.
- He noted that many fellow filmmakers are facing similar financial challenges, as they often do not receive payment during awards campaigns.
- The Brutalist received ten Academy Award nominations and has been recognized as a frontrunner, despite controversy over AI usage in the film.
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'The Brutalist' director Brady Corbet claims Oscar-nominated filmmakers 'can't pay their rent'
A24 Brady Corbet is opening up about the grueling process of promoting a film and the financial realities many filmmakers face. In the Feb. 17 episode of Marc Maron‘s WTF podcast, the director — a 2025 Oscar contender, nominated for The Brutalist — said he’s made “zero dollars” from his last two films. “It’s the first time that I’ve made any money, really, in years,” Corbet said when Maron asked about three ads he recently directed. “Both my par…
'The Brutalist' director Brady Corbet made '0 dollars' off Oscar-nominated film
The Golden Globe winner adds that he knows plenty of other Academy Award nominees who "can't pay their rent."Rebecca Sapp/Getty Brady CorbetCritical acclaim and Oscar buzz do not guarantee a livable wage — just ask Brady Corbet.The filmmaker behind awards darling The Brutalist got candid about his finances during his Monday appearance on WTF With Marc Maron, sharing that he and his wife Mona Fastvold, (a writer-director in her own right and Cor…
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