Kieran Culkin is on cloud nine after winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in A Real Pain. What's more, he even won the internet over with his hilarious acceptance speech, where he reminded his wife that she promised they'd have a fourth kid if he won. However, there's one person who got emotional at the speech - his older brother, Macaulay Culkin.
At the Vanity Fair Oscar party, Macaulay Culkin revealed that he cried when his brother, Kieran Culkin, won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, saying, "True story...I cried. And I was like, ‘I’m gonna see you later.’" His heartfelt reaction deeply moved fans who grew up watching him as a child star, many of whom are now begging the Home Alone actor to return to movies and win an Oscar himself.
Hilarious Internet Reactions
Netizens had a lot of amusing things to say about Macaulay’s response. Let’s check out some of the most hilarious reactions they had.
"Sorry, there are two?" a user asked.
Many users on the internet were hilariously shocked to find out that Kieran Culkin and Macaulay Culkin are actually siblings. Imagine growing up watching Macaulay your whole life, only to discover he had a younger brother who’s also an actor.
"I want Macaulay to come back to film. He needs a worthy project. I got something for him," said another.
Looks like we may have a writer in our midst, offering Macaulay Culkin a story in case he decides to start doing films again. Who knows, this might just be Macaulay's chance to make the big comeback that his fans have been begging for.
He did it! (via @kanchana243 / X)
Wow, who knew that the kid who played Macaulay Culkin's little brother in the Home Alone movies was actually his sibling in real life and would grow up to win an Oscar! You can really see the resemblance between the two in this photo, right?
"Kieran Culkin’s speech was so emotional, I almost cried! Now waiting for baby #4😄," a user joked.
Kieran Culkin's Oscar acceptance speech had viewers both emotional and laughing out loud. Now, this user is eagerly waiting to see if he and his wife honor their pact of having a fourth child, as Culkin joked in his speech.
"Imagine telling 90s kids that Kieran would win an Oscar before Macaulay," commented another.
Everyone who grew up watching the Home Alone movies would have never guessed that the kid who played Macaulay Culkin's younger brother, with barely five minutes of screen time, would go on to win an Oscar before him. Talk about a plot twist!
While Macaulay Culkin's emotional reaction to Kieran winning an Oscar touched his fans, it has also landed him in trouble, because now they want him to return to movies more than ever!

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