Overview

• 'The Brutalist' secured three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Adrien Brody, Best Original Score, and Best Cinematography.
• The film faced criticism after its editor revealed AI was used to refine Hungarian accents in performances by Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones.
• Director David Cronenberg characterized the backlash as a smear campaign orchestrated by competing Oscar nominees.
• Cronenberg defended the use of AI, comparing it to established filmmaking techniques like voice modulation in his 1993 film 'M. Butterfly.'
• Director Brady Corbet emphasized that the AI refined accents without altering the actors' performances, preserving their authenticity.