Kieran Culkin hilariously calls out Adrien Brody in his SAG Awards acceptance speech

This is that time of the year when it's all about the different award shows. And everyone's quite excited about the Screen Actors Guild Awards, commonly known as the SAG Awards. For those who don't know what SAG Awards are, it's a pretty big deal. Winning one of these is quite an achievement.

However, this year's award show was even more interesting, and for that, we have to thank Kieran Culkin for his unique sense of humor. The actor, 42, won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his portrayal of Benjamin Kaplan in the movie A Real Pain (2024).

Now, talking about one of the funniest moments of the 2025 SAG Awards, we have to mention Kieran Culkin's acceptance speech. During his speech, Culkin kills everyone with his nuanced yet hilarious humor by joking with Adrien Brody, who was also nominated in the Best Actor category for his film The Brutalist (2024).

Kieran Culkin is quite famous for his strange yet remarkable sense of humor, and this time we got to witness that at the SAG Awards.

Kieran Culkin started his speech by saying:

"Thank you for this incredibly heavy award".

Then he went ahead and said:

"I don't think there's any way anyone can hold this for 45 seconds...which is the allotted time, Adrien Brody".

And his jab at Brody, had everyone burst into laughter, making it one of the funniest and memorable moments of the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Award.

What else did Kieran Culkin say in his acceptance speech at the 2025 SAG Awards?

Kieran Culkin, popular for his iconic role as Roman Roy in the HBO original TV series Succession, which is considered to be one the greatest shows of all time, after joking with Adrien Brody, quickly made a comeback to take control of the situation.

He instantly responded by saying:

"There was no reason to take that shot. I love you. Take your time".

However, Brody was nice enough to take the joke sportingly and reciprocated laughing from his seat. Culkin not only pulled Brody's leg but he also cracked jokes about his director and friend, Jesse Eisenberg. Lastly, he thanked his wife Jazz Charton, and his two kids, Kinsey Sisoux and Wilder Wolf.

However, if you haven't yet watched Kieran Culkin's A Real Pain, you can watch the movie on OTT platforms like Prime Video, Apple TV, and Hulu.

The comedy-drama flick, written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, who also stars in the film, revolves around two mismatched cousins, Benji and David. They go on a trip to Poland to honor and pay respect to their grandmother, who was born and raised there. While exploring their family history in the European country, the cousins confront each other's suppressed feelings.