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.

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.