Sunday, February 16, 2025

Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin To Compete For Supporting Oscar

-


Talk about an epic boardroom battle: Succession’s Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin were both nominated in Oscar’s Supporting Actor category this morning.

Fortunately, the two actors have been in this position before. Both men were up for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 2023 Emmys. In that case, Culkin won for playing Roman Roy.

Strong, who played Kendall Roy in the HBO drama, won his first Emmy in the Best Actor category in 2020.

Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong in ‘Succession’

HBO

This is a first time Oscar nod for Strong, who plays Roy Cohn in The Apprentice, and Culkin, who plays Benji in A Real Pain.

“This morning’s nomination is indescribably meaningful to me,” said Strong in a statement. “This film has been an uphill battle every step of the way and faced inestimable resistance on every front. It feels absolutely miraculous to me that both Sebastian and I were recognized. Roy Cohn’s long, dark shadow was hanging over the Capitol Rotunda on Monday and his legacy of aggression, misinformation and untruth is now a Kingdom Come. This is a harrowing and courageous film that explores how we got to where we are today and was the role of a lifetime.”

“Today’s nomination is, without overstatement, a realization of a lifelong dream,” Strong continued. “I remember spending the night on cold metal bleachers outside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in 1993 with my father to watch the actors and actresses arrive at the 65th Academy Awards.  I remember being unable to sleep because of how exciting it was to be close to that world. I have not lost that feeling of excitement; I feel it every time I go to set or drive onto a lot or begin rehearsals. I have devoted my life to the attempt to do genuine work that would be worthy of this honor. I am filled with amazement and flooded with emotion and with deep gratitude to my peers in the Academy.”

We’ll update if/when we hear from Culkin.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

FOLLOW US

0FansLike
0FollowersFollow
0SubscribersSubscribe
spot_img

Related Stories