Macaulay Culkin shares his sweet reaction to brother Kieran’s Oscars 2025 win: ‘I cried’

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Best Supporting Actor at the 97th annual Academy Awards on Sunday.The “Home Alone” star revealed he “cried” when Kieran accepted the statuette, beating competitors Yura Borisov (“Anora”), Edward Norton (“A Complete Unknown”) and Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”) for the coveted prize.Macaulay discussed his brother’s victory at the hottest afterparty of the night — Vanity Fair’s post-Oscars bash — while walking the red carpet with his wife, actress Brenda Song.“Just Best Supporting Actor, that’s the only thing I watched.

True story, true story,” he told correspondent Tan France about watching the star-studded ceremony. “I cried,” he said about his reaction to Kieran’s win. “And I was like, ‘I’m gonna see you later.’”This was Kieran’s first Oscar nomination and win for his role in the Jessie Eisenberg-directed film “A Real Pain.”In the flick, Kieran plays Benji Kaplan, who takes a trip to Poland with his cousin, David (Eisenberg), to honor their grandma.

However, the meaningful vacation involves several twists and turns as family tensions resurface.Macaulay and Song said they knew all along that Kieran would walk away a winner at the 2025 Oscars.

In fact, he swept award season, earning a Golden Globe, Critics Choice Award, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in the movie.When asked if they were confident in his victory, Song responded, “Of course!