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Kieran Culkin Wins SAG Award for 'A Real Pain' and Delivers Humorous Speech

The actor's acceptance speech featured jokes about the trophy's weight and a playful jab at fellow nominee Adrien Brody.

  • Kieran Culkin won the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his work in 'A Real Pain.'
  • During his acceptance speech, Culkin humorously fixated on the weight of the trophy and joked about actors designing it to emphasize their profession's importance.
  • Culkin playfully called out Adrien Brody for lengthy acceptance speeches but clarified it was a lighthearted joke, which Brody took in stride.
  • The actor thanked Jesse Eisenberg, the film's writer and director, and Eisenberg's sister Hallie, who suggested casting him without an audition.
  • Culkin's performance in 'A Real Pain,' a film exploring family and generational trauma, has earned him multiple awards this season, with an Oscar nomination forthcoming.
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