Kieran Culkin Officially a person Academy Award The winner and he made sure to remind his wife of a very special promise in an unforgettable speech.
The “Succession” star brought his first Oscar home at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday night for his role as Benji Kaplan at “Real pain.”
The film, written, directed by and joined in starring in Jesse Eisenberg, followed two cousins that were not suitable when they toured Poland to respect their late grandmother.
This marks the nomination and victory of Culkin’s first Oscar, and it is true to form, he changed his speech into a mixture of gratitude, charm, and humor.
Actor US Kieran Culkin received an award for extraordinary performance by male actor in the supporting role for “real pain” on the stage during the 97th Hollywood Annual Academy Awards, March 2, 2025.
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After going on stage, Culkin explained that he had an important topic to overcome his long agreement with his wife, Jazz Charton, about expanding their families.
“Please don’t play the music, because I want to tell a very fast story about Jazz,” he started, before diving to the background.
“A year ago, I said that I wanted a third child, because he said if I won an award, he would give me the child. It turns out he said that because he didn’t think I would win.”
“By the way, after the show, we walked through the parking lot. He held Emmy and he left, ‘Oh, God, I said that. I think I owe you.’
“I turned to him and said, ‘Really, I want four.’ And he turned to me – I swear to God this happened – and said, ‘I will give you four when you win Oscar.’ “
“I reached out my hand, he shook him and I had never brought him until now. You remember that, honey?”
Kieran Culkin, winner of Oscar’s best supporting actor for ‘A Real Pain’ kissed his wife Jazz Charton at the Governors Ball at the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, March 2, 2025.
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The audience exploded when laughter when Culkin turned to his wife in the crowd.
“Then I just need to say to you, jazz, love in my life, you are from a small faith – there is no pressure,” he joked.
“I love you. I really regret doing this again. And let’s crack to those children. What do you say? I love you. I love. I love you.”
Actor and Charton, who has been married since 2013, currently shares two children together.
If the speech is an indication, the third (and fourth) may now be on the horizon.