Kieran Culkin is an American actor known for his roles on stage and screen. Throughout his career, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, four Critics' Choice Awards, two Golden Globes, a Primetime Emmy Award, and three SAG-AFTRA's Actor Awards.
He first achieved a career breakthrough after starring as a rebellious teenager in the independent comedy-drama film Igby Goes Down (2002), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. He gained recognition for his performance as Roman Roy in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, the corresponding Golden Globe Award, two Critics' Choice Television Awards for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and two ensemble prizes at the Actor Awards.
Culkin's performance in Jesse Eisenberg's buddy comedy film A Real Pain (2024), where he plays free-spirited and mentally unstable drifter Benjamin "Benji" Kaplan, who travels to Poland to connect with his Polish-Jewish heritage, won him the Actor Award for Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2025 Best Supporting Actor A Real Pain
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2000 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The Cider House Rules 2022 Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series Succession (season three) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2024 Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series Succession (season four) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2025 Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role A Real Pain
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2025 Best Actor in a Supporting Role A Real Pain
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Film 2003 Best Young Performer Igby Goes Down 2025 Best Supporting Actor A Real Pain Television 2022 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Succession 2024 Best Actor in a Drama Series
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Succession (episode: "Tern Haven") 2022 Succession (episode: "Too Much Birthday") 2023 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Succession (episode: "Church and State")
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2003 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Igby Goes Down 2019 Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Succession (season one) 2020 Succession (season two) 2022 Succession (season three) 2024 Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama Succession (season four) 2025 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture A Real Pain
Miscellaneous awards Ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result AACTA International Awards 2024 Best Actor in a Series Succession 2025 Best Supporting Actor A Real Pain Astra Film Awards 2024 Best Supporting Actor Astra Television Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series – Drama Succession 2024 Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series – Drama Dorian Awards 2023 Best TV Performance – Drama 2025 Best Supporting Film Performance A Real Pain Drama League Awards 2005 Distinguished Performance After Ashley 2025 Glengarry Glen Ross Film Independent Spirit Awards 2025 Best Supporting Performance A Real Pain Gotham Awards 2024 Outstanding Supporting Performance IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2025 Best International Actor MTV Movie & TV Awards 2003 Best Male Breakthrough Performance Igby Goes Down National Board of Review Awards 2024 Best Supporting Actor A Real Pain Obie Awards 2005 Distinguished Performance After Ashley Outer Critics Circle Awards 2025 Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play Glengarry Glen Ross People's Choice Awards 2024 The Male TV Star of the Year Succession The Drama TV Star of the Year Polish Film Awards 2025 Best Supporting Actor A Real Pain Satellite Awards 2003 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Igby Goes Down 2019 Best Cast – Television Series Succession 2022 2024 2025 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture A Real Pain Scream Awards 2011 Best Supporting Actor Scott Pilgrim vs. the World TCA Awards 2023 Individual Achievement in Drama Succession Young Artist Awards 1993 Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Father of the Bride 1999 Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film The Mighty
Critics associations Year Association Category Nominated work Result 2002 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Best Youth in Film Igby Goes Down 2010 Detroit Film Critics Society Best Ensemble Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2024 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor A Real Pain Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Supporting Performance New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Online Best Supporting Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor Seattle Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Outstanding Supporting Performance Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor 2025 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Supporting Actor Austin Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Georgia Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Houston Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor London Film Critics' Circle Supporting Actor of the Year National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor Online Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor
Film festivals Year Festival Category Nominated work Result 2024 Newport Beach Film Festival Outstanding Male Performance A Real Pain SCAD Savannah Film Festival Virtuoso Award 2025 Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Palm Springs International Film Festival Breakthrough Performance Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuoso Award
Listicles +Name of publisher, name of listicle, year(s) listed, and placement result Publisher Listicle Year(s) Result Entertainment Weekly Entertainers of the Year 2019 Placed
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