Macaulay Culkin; Kieran Culkin at the Academy Awards on March 2.Photo:Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock; Stewart Cook/Disney via Getty
Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock; Stewart Cook/Disney via Getty
Macaulay Culkinis celebrating his brotherKieran Culkin’s big night at theOscars.
At theVanity FairOscar party on Sunday night following the 97th Academy Awards, Macaulay andwifeBrenda Songspoketo red carpet correspondentTan Franceabout Kieran’svictory in the Best Supporting Actor category.
“Just Best Supporting Actor, that’s the only thing I watched. True story, true story,” quipped Macaulay, 44, when asked about tuning into the Oscar ceremony. “I cried,” he said of his reaction to Kieran’s win, the first of the evening. “And I was like, ‘I’m gonna see you later.’”
First-time nominee and winner Kieran, 42, earned the statuette for his work inJesse Eisenberg’sA Real Pain, beating out nominees Yura Borisov forAnora,Edward NortonforA Complete Unknown,Guy PearceforThe BrutalistandJeremy StrongforThe Apprentice.
Brenda Song and Macaulay Culkin at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 2.Amy Sussman/Getty
Amy Sussman/Getty
Did Song, 36, and Macaulay expect the award to go to Kieran? “Of course!” said Song. “Come on, let’s be real. We’re allowed to say that.”
“Yeah, absolutely,” added Macaulay. Kieran (who earned aGolden Globe,Critics Choice Award,BAFTAandScreen Actors Guild Awardfor the performance) was sitting at the Oscars “front row, aisle, closest to the stage,” said theHome Alonestar. “There was no way he was not going to win.”
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Jazz Charton and Kieran Culkin at the Searchlight Pictures Post Oscars Celebration on March 2.David Jon/Getty
David Jon/Getty
Asked if he would be seeing Kieran on the big night, Song and Macaulay said they didn’t know. “I don’t know, he’s a busy man!” said Macaulay. “He’s Academy Award-winning actor Kieran Culkin.”
source: people.com
