Anticipate the surprising with a Kieran Culkin speech.
The “Succession” star, 42, gained the SAG Award for excellent efficiency by a male actor in a supporting function for “A Real Pain” on Sunday, and through his speech he randomly referred to as out Adrien Brody.
“Thank you for this incredibly heavy award,” Culkin mentioned as he held up his statue on stage at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium.
“I don’t think there’s any way anyone can hold this for 45 seconds … which is the allotted time, Adrien Brody. 45 seconds,” he added.
The digital camera confirmed Brody, 51, — who’s nominated within the lead actor class — laughing from his seat within the viewers.
“There was no reason to take that shot; I love you, it’s a joke. You take your time,” Culkin informed his fellow actor.
“Lord knows I will, ’cause I didn’t think of anything,” he added.
Culkin shouted out a number of different individuals throughout his speech, together with his “A Real Pain” co-star Jesse Eisenberg, who additionally directed and wrote the movie, and his spouse, Jazz Charton, and their youngsters.
Culkin gained his class in opposition to Jonathan Bailey for “Wicked,” Yura Borisov for “Anora,” Edward Norton for “A Complete Unknown” and his “Succession” co-star Jeremy Robust for “The Apprentice.”
“A Real Pain” stars Culkin and Eisenberg, 41, as cousins who reunite for a Jewish heritage tour via Poland to honor their late grandmother.
Culkin’s efficiency within the movie has earned him a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award, in addition to a nomination on the upcoming Academy Awards.
“It was one of the very, very, very rare scripts that I laughed out loud reading,” Culkin mentioned concerning the film in an interview with Vulture in Oct. 2024. “It was that rare thing of, Oh, I know who this character is and I know how to do it.”
Brody, in the meantime, is nominated on the SAG Awards for excellent efficiency by a male actor in a number one function for “The Brutalist.”
He’s up in opposition to Timothee Chalamet for “A Complete Unknown,” Daniel Craig in “Queer,” Colman Domingo in “Sing Sing” and Ralph Fiennes in “Conclave.”
Brody confirmed as much as the SAG Awards along with his girlfriend, Georgina Chapman. He rocked a black tuxedo whereas Chapman, 48, matched her man in a black tiered gown.
In “The Brutalist,” Brody performs a Holocaust survivor who immigrates to the US. He’s already gained on the Golden Globes and the BAFTA Awards and is nominated on the 2025 Oscars.
