The 82nd Annual Golden Globes — aka “Hollywood’s Party of the Year” — aired on CBS Sunday, January 5, and so far, it’s been a real hoot!
Hostess with the mostess Emmy-nominated comedian and actress Nikki Glaser slayed her opening monologue, Jeremy Strong won the red carpet with a velvet bucket hat and fresh fit, and his Succession co-star Kieran Culkin made yet another delightfully awkward acceptance speech.
In 2024, when Culkin won Best Actor in a Drama Series, he memorably told Pedro Pascal to suck it and burped into the mic, the result of some classic awards show indigestion. At the 2025 show, after shading Pedro Pascal again, he won Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture for his role in A Real Pain, and seconds after taking the stage, he let his charming Culkin personality loose once again.
“Oh man. Oh thanks. This is incredible. I’m feeling a little — my wife and I did a shot of tequila with Mario Lopez. Definitely feeling that. Whole speech is gone. Terrific, Kieran. You’re doing fine! I love the Golden Globes,” Culkin said before getting semi-serious.
“The first-ever acknowledgement I got as an actor was a Golden Globe nomination when I was basically a kid, and so that meant a lot. So this has a special place,” the actor continued. “Now it’s like the best date night my wife and I ever have, so thanks Golden Globe people, you’re great. Keep doing what you’re doing.”
Culkin went on to praise A Real Pain co-star and writer Jesse Eisenberg for his “incredible script, saying “he’s a fantastic director and scene partner.” He then told the Golden Globes “please wrap up” warning to “piss off” because he had a few thanks left to give. Among them was his “gorgeous wife,” Jazz Charton.
“Thank you for putting up with what you call ‘my mania,’” he told her, while assuring the cackling crowd that he finally got a therapist. “We’ll see where that goes,” he laughed.
Before Culkin walked off stage he gave a final precious shoutout: “I love you, mom! Bye!”
The A Real Pain recognition marked Culkin’s sixth Golden Globe nomination and second win, but here’s hoping it’s not his last. We need more awkward speeches!
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