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Macaulay Culkin Tears Up at Brother Kieran's Oscar Win

YANG Soyeong
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2025-03-05 11:35:26
Macaulay Culkin. Photo | Macaulay Culkin Instagram
Macaulay Culkin. Photo | Macaulay Culkin Instagram

Macaulay Culkin, a former child actor who gained worldwide love for the movie 'Home Alone', shed tears at his brother Kieran Culkin's Oscar win.

According to Variety on the 3rd (local time), Macaulay Culkin revealed that he "cried upon seeing Kieran's win" at the Vanity Fair Oscar party held after the Academy Awards.

He confessed, "I only watched the part where the Best Actor award was presented during the Academy broadcast. That was all I saw. I cried when I saw that scene."

When asked if he expected his brother Kieran's win, Macaulay Culkin replied, "Of course. Realistically, it was that way. Kieran was sitting in the front row, closest to the aisle and the stairs. There was no way he wouldn't win."

Kieran Culkin. Photo | EPA Yonhap News
Kieran Culkin. Photo | EPA Yonhap News

At the 97th Academy Awards held on the 2nd, Kieran Culkin won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role in the film 'Real Pain'. Kieran Culkin took home the trophy, beating out Edward Norton, Guy Pearce, and others. He has been on a winning streak with 'Real Pain', having previously won at the Golden Globes, Critics' Choice Awards, SAG Awards, BAFTA, and more.

Macaulay Culkin and Kieran Culkin appeared together in the 'Home Alone' series. Macaulay Culkin received worldwide love for this work, while Kieran Culkin played the role of Fuller, Kevin's cousin, in 'Home Alone'.

Kieran Culkin has been steadily building his filmography and won the Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for the HBO show 'Succession'. He showcased his presence as an actor once again by sweeping the awards with 'Real Pain'.

'Real Pain' is a film that captures the laughter and emotion experienced by two cousins, David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin), who embark on a trip to Poland to honor their grandmother's death. Kieran Culkin delicately portrayed the wounded inner self behind Benji's free-spirited and playful demeanor.

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