Kieren Culkin takes residence the Greatest Supporting Actor trophy on the BAFTAs 2025 for his function within the buddy comedy-drama A Actual Ache movie written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg. Eisenberg accepted the award on behalf of Culkin, who didn’t attend the present.
The movie follows the journey of cousins David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Culkin) on a Jewish heritage tour via Poland of their late grandmother’s honor whereas they navigate via their variations. Culkin has additionally beforehand received on the Golden Globes for his efficiency in A Actual Ache.
Eisenberg joked whereas accepting the award for his co-star, “Hello, thanks once more. That is additionally the fifth award I’ve accepted on Kieran’s behalf. It confirms what I’ve thought which is that we share the identical life however his is 50% higher than mine.”
In the meantime, Zoe Saldaña wins Greatest Supporting Actress for her function as Rita Mora Castro, a lawyer in Jacques Audiard’s musical Emilia Pérez, which additionally stars Karla Sofía Gascón as a ruthless cartel chief who comes out as a trans lady.
Accepting her award, Saldaña stated, “Bafta, thanks. This was a artistic problem of a lifetime. How do you start to even strategy a movie that not simply defies categorization? You begin by taking the leap with Jacques Audiard. I need to thank my fantastic forged.”
She added, “Movies are supposed to alter hearts, and problem minds and I hope I did one thing like this. Voices should be heard, simply not my English accent.”
Golden Globe winner Zoe Saldaña has additionally acquired a Greatest Supporting Actress nomination on the 97th Academy Awards with Emilia Pérez main with 13 nominations, together with Greatest Image, Greatest Director, and Greatest Actress for Gascón.
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