Almost 25 years after his breakout role as Fuller McCallister in Home Alone, Kieran Culkin has finally been awarded with his first ever Golden Globe award.
The 41 year-old was celebrated for his career-defining performance as Roman Roy, the snarky slime puppy with serious daddy issues in Succession. The show also won big on the night, with a record-breaking four awards, including best television series.
Culkin beat his on-screen brother, Jeremy Strong, who plays the sociopathic Kendall Roy, to take home the prize of the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series. Strong seemed to take it well – there were no cries of “I AM THE ELDEST BOY!” emanating from the back of the room, at least.
Culkin’s speech was Roman-esque from the start. He burped into the microphone, blaming it on “indigestion”. He couldn’t resist a little jokey pop at another fellow nominee, Pedro Pascal, for The Last Of Us: “Suck it Pedro! Sorry. Mine!”
And, just like Roman when he’s turning on the charm, he finished by thanking the three “wonderful” women in his life: his manager, his wife and his mum.
Here’s Culkin’s speech in full:
“Oh, nightmare. Sit down! Thank you. Boy! [Burps] Sorry, burping, indigestion. I didn't need to say that. Otherwise, this is a nice moment for me. I was… I've blown it already, Jazz [Charlton, his wife], you were right. She said, ‘Just say thanks and leave’. You were right!
“I was nominated for a Golden Globe like 20 years ago. And when that moment passed, I sorta remember thinking, I'm never gonna be back in this room again and which was fine, whatever. Thanks to Succession, I've been in here a couple of times. It's nice, but I sort of accepted I was never gonna be on stage. So this is a nice moment… suck it Pedro [Pascal]! Sorry! Mine.
“Really quickly, I'd just like to thank everybody in Succession, Jesse [Armstrong], writers, an amazing cast. Everybody that showed up, that believed in this thing and it was very cool. Like this isn't mine, this is one for the team. I know, wrap it up! I’ve got three really amazing women in my life that I want to thank, my manager Emily Gerson-Saines without who I wouldn’t have a career, my wife Jazz for putting up with all of this and all the shit that comes with it, and my wonderful mom; mom thank you so much for doing everything you did for us, you’re an amazing woman. OK, that’s it, thank you!”
