Culkin shares what made him not step away from the movie.

Also, you may or may not want to see how it goes when director Robert Zemeckis uses AI-enhanced de-aging in the film Here, which stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright

Succession's Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin were both nominated in Oscar's Supporting Actor category this morning.

Culkin, 42, is nominated for his role as cousin Benji in Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain,” while Strong, 46, earned his after portraying Roy Cohn in the polarizing Donald Trump biopic, “The Apprentice.”

The eight biggest snubs and surprises from the 2025 Oscar nominations - The most egregious omissions and unexpected mentions

At the Oscars nominations, “Emilia Pérez” led the pack. “The Brutalist” kept its momentum. “I’m Still Here” entered the race. And you have some viewing to do.

The academy's tradition of hewing to a straight line gloriously broke form by making the transfixing Gascón the first openly trans actor to receive an Oscar nomination. Gascón may have a tough time beating comeback queen Demi Moore ("The Substance") in the race for Oscar gold, but it will be a blast watching her try.

“Emilia Pérez,” helmed by French director Jacques Audiard, is also nominated for best lead actress for Saldaña’s co-star Karla Sofía Gascón, best picture, director, adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, score, original song (twice), editing, makeup and hairstyling and best international feature film (representing France).

Ariana Grande was nominated for best actress in a supporting role, but Wicked missed out on best adapted screenplay.

A Real Pain (now streaming on Hulu, in addition to VOD services like Amazon Prime Video) is the highlight of a strange year for Jesse Eisenberg: He writes, directs and stars in this prickly comedy-drama that’s almost certain to score co-star Kieran Culkin an Oscar nomination – and reasonable consideration for Best Picture and Screenplay.

The Brutalist” and “Wicked” secured 10 nominations apiece in a year with a wide-open best picture race. Acting nominees include Demi Moore, Cynthia Erivo, Adrien Brody and Timothée Chalamet.

In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles that struck at the heart of the movie industry, an embattled Hollywood lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about trans identity Emilia Pérez in Oscar nominations on Thursday (Jan 23).