Macaulay Culkin only watched one thing at the Oscars – and it was brother Kieran’s speech: “I cried”

Macaulay Culkin has revealed he only watched one thing at the Oscars – his brother Kieran Culkin winning Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain.

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The Succession actor took home the Academy Award on Sunday (March 2), to add to the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and SAG Awards for the same performance. His sweary but endearing acceptance speech won over viewers on the night, and made his brother cry.

When asked by Variety if he watched the show, Macaulay Culkin replied: “Just the Best Supporting Actor, that’s the only thing I watched. True story, true story… I cried. And I was like, ‘I’m gonna see you later’”.

The Home Alone star and his wife were attending a post-Oscars party, but were not at the ceremony. Asked if he will see his brother during the evening, he said: “I don’t know, he’s busy, he’s a busy man. Academy Award winning actor Kieran Culkin, he’s busy”.

Interviewer Tan France then asked if they always thought Kieran would win, to which Song answered: “Of course. Let’s be real. We’re allowed to say that”. Macaulay Culkin added: “He was front row, aisle, closest to the stairs. There was no way he was not going to win”.

Brenda Song, Macaulay Culkin, and Tan France discuss the Oscars, only watching Best Supporting Actor, and Kieran Culkin obviously was winning because he was front row end seat. “He’s busy, he’s Academy Award winner Kieran Culkin!”
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Kieran Culkin emerged from his brother’s shadow in recent years, after Macaulay achieved global stardom as a child with the Home Alone films. Last year, Kieran opened up about how the fame affected his brother, saying “He was like, “Oh, I fucked my life. This is never what I wanted. I wanted to be an actor and do interesting work, and now I’m fucking famous.”

The Oscars saw Anora walk away with five awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Director. Mikey Madison took a moment to pay tribute to the sex worker community during her Best Actress win, while Best Supporting Actress winner Zoe Saldaña apologised after being told Emilia Perez was “really hurtful” for Mexicans.

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