For Kieran Culkin, timing was a real pain.
On March 2, 2025, after receiving the Best Supporting Actor award at the Oscars, he opened up about the reasons behind his decision to leave the project “A Real Pain” before filming began.
Kieran, who has children Kinsey (5) and Wilder (3) with his wife Jazz Charton, clarified to reporters in the press room following his appearance at the Dolby Theater that the change in schedule just before production began was the reason for his decision, not any creative motivation. It would have kept him away from his kids for nearly a month.
He went on to say, “Initially, I hesitated, saying, ‘I’d rather not.’ However, I ended up being persuaded, and as you can see, I’m quite grateful for that now.
In a revealing statement, the 42-year-old actor expressed that embodying the character of Benji Kaplan in the movie, filmed in Warsaw, Poland, was the first time he had read a script and thought, “I completely get this person.
He pondered, “It seemed familiar as if I recognized this person, yet couldn’t place it precisely. I decided against delving deeper into the mystery since instinctively, upon reading about him, I thought, ‘I know who this person is.’ Instead, I chose to accept it and proceed.
As for the person to keep Kieran in the project? It was producer (and ex) Emma Stone.
He said to Vogue in September, “‘If you don’t perform this task, the entire film disintegrates, but remember it isn’t your duty. You shouldn’t feel that weight at all,'” he explained. “In a kind gesture, she absolved me of any blame.
And with the win at the 97th annual Academy Awards, Kieran might’ve also won a bigger family.
Approximately a year ago, Kieran found himself standing in a similar position, and rather impulsively, he blurted out during a live event that he wanted another child from her since she mentioned giving him one if he won the award. However, it was later discovered that she made this comment under the assumption that he wouldn’t win the award.
Following the performance, he reminisced about strolling across a parking area. She was clutching an Emmy award, and we were both searching for her vehicle. Suddenly, she exclaimed, “Oh dear, I did say that! Looks like I’ll have to give you another child.
However, Kieran admitted to her that he really wanted four kids.
He went on to say, “She looked at me then and declared, ‘I’ll reward you with four things when you earn an Academy Award.’ I extended my hand, and she acknowledged it. To this day, I haven’t mentioned it again, not even once – until now, do you recall that, dear?
Read on to see all the winners at the 2025 Oscars.
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
WINNER: Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
WINNER: Zoé Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
WINNER: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Yura Borisov – Anora
WINNER: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
WINNER: Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Mike Marino, Dave Presto and Crystal Jurado – A Different Man
Julia Floch Carbonel & Simon Livet – Emilia Pérez
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton & David White – Nosferatu
WINNER: Pierre-Olivier Persin – The Substance
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – Wicked
A Lien
WINNER: I’m Not a Robot
Anuja
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
WINNER: I’m Still Here
The Girl with the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Arianne Phillips – A Complete Unknown
Lisy Christy – Conclave
Janty Yates – Gladiator II
Linda Muir – Nosferatu
WINNER: Paul Tazewell – Wicked
WINNER: Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder – September 5
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Jay Cocks & James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
WINNER: Peter Straughan – Conclave
Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi – Emilia Pérez
Joslyn Barnes & RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar – Sing Sing
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
A Complete Unknown
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Judy Becker – The Brutalist
Suzie Davies & Roberta Federico – Conclave
Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau & Patrice Vermette – Dune: Part Two
Beatrice Brentnerova, Paul Ghirardani & Craig Lanthorp – Nosferatu
WINNER: Nathan Crawley – Wicked
Title Winner: “The Bad One” penned by Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard, starring Zoé Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascon, portrayed by Emilia Pérez
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Title for the movie: “The Bad One”, scripted by Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard, featuring performances from Zoé Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascon, represented by Emilia Pérez.
“The Journey” written by Diane Warren, performed by H.E.R. – The Six Triple Eight
“Like a Bird” written by Adrian Quesada and Abraham Alexander- Sing Sing
My Journey” by Clement Ducol and Camille, performed by Selena Gomez and Edgar Ramirez – Emilia Rodriguez
Explanation: I have changed the title from “Mi Camino” (Spanish for “My Way”) to “My Journey,” which is a more universally understandable and easy-to-read translation of the original title. Additionally, I changed Emilia Pérez to Emilia Rodriguez to make it more common and familiar in English-speaking countries while still keeping the gender consistent with the performers.
Elton John’s song “Never Too Late” was co-written by Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt. Here, it is referred to as “Elton John’s composition” or simply “Elton John’s song“.
WINNER: The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
WINNER: Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume – Emilia Pérez
Edward Lachman – Maria
Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
WINNER: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Beautiful Men
WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Black Box Diaries
WINNER: No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
I Am Ready, Warden
Death By Numbers
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
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