Roy rumble: Succession brothers Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong to face off in Oscars race

Let’s hear it for the Roys!Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong, who played on-screen brothers for four seasons on “Succession,” both scored Oscar nods in the Best Supporting Actor category on Thursday.Culkin, 42, is nominated for his role as cousin Benji in Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain,” while Strong, 46, earned his after portraying Roy Cohn in the polarizing Donald Trump biopic, “The Apprentice.”Other actors in their category are Yura Borisov (“Anora”), Edward Norton (“A Complete Unknown”) and Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”). “This morning’s nomination is indescribably meaningful to me,” Strong said in a statement after the news.“This film has been an uphill battle every step of the way and faced inestimable resistance on every front.

It feels absolutely miraculous to me that both Sebastian and I were recognized.Roy Cohn’s long, dark shadow was hanging over the Capitol Rotunda on Monday and his legacy of aggression, misinformation and untruth is now a Kingdom Come,” he continued.

“This is a harrowing and courageous film that explores how we got to where we are today and was the role of a lifetime.”Taking a moment to acknowledge that this accolade was “a realization of a lifelong dream,” Strong reflected on being outside of an Oscars ceremony as a teen.“I remember spending the night on cold metal bleachers outside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in 1993 with my father to watch the actors and actresses arrive at the 65th Academy Awards,” he mused.“I remember being unable to sleep because of how exciting it was to be close to that world.

I have not lost that feeling of excitement; I feel it every time I go to set or drive onto a lot or begin rehearsals.”Strong added, “I have devoted my life to the attempt to do genuine work that would be worthy of this honor.I am filled with amazement and flooded with emotion and with deep gratitude to my peers in the Academy.”Culkin, meanwhile, previously opened up to Ente...