Macaulay Culkin ‘Cried’ Over Brother Kieran’s Oscar Win and Only Watched His Category: ‘There Was No Way He Was Not Going to Win’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Macaulay Culkin revealed at the Vanity Fair Oscars party (via Entertainment Weekly) that he cried when his younger brother Kieran Culkin won the Oscar for best supporting actor at the 2025 Academy Awards.
It turns out that category was the only part of the Oscars telecast that Culkin and his wife, fellow actor Brenda Strong, watched. “Just the Best Supporting Actor,” Culkin said when asked if he watched the show. “That’s the only thing I watched.
True story, true story… I cried. And I was like, ‘I’m gonna see you later.’” Culkin won the Oscar for best supporting actor thanks to his acclaimed performance in Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain.” He was nominated opposite Yura Borisov (“Anora”), Edward Norton (“A Complete Unknown”) and Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”).
Culkin was considered the Oscar frontrunner after sweeping awards season with supporting actor wins at the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice Awards, SAG Awards and BAFTAs.
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