Guy Pearce Declares He's 'Not Gonna Win' at the Oscars forThe Brutalist: 'Kieran Culkin Will Win, Again'

Mar. 15, 2025

Guy Pearce at the BAFTA Awards in London on Feb. 16, 2025; Kieran Culkin at the SAG Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 23, 2025.Photo:Samir Hussein/WireImage; Maya Dehlin Spach/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty

Samir Hussein/WireImage; Maya Dehlin Spach/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty

Guy Pearceis making a big prediction about the 2025Academy Awards.

TheBrutaliststar, who isnominated for Best Supporting Actorat the upcoming ceremony for his performance inBrady Corbet’s epic period drama, toldThe Guardianin an interview published Monday, Feb. 24, that he has a hunch about who will actually take home the prize.

“I’ve been nominated for a few of these awards, and I haven’t won any!” Pearce, 57, said with a laugh. “I’m not gonna win!Kieran [Culkin]will win, again.”

Admittedly, a loss forA Real Painstar Culkin, 42, would be a substantial upset at the Oscars, considering he has swept the season with victories at theGolden Globe Awards,Critics Choice Awards,BAFTA Awardsand, most recently,SAG Awards.

As for whether Pearce has a speech handy in the event he does win, he toldThe Guardian, “I’ve had one I’ve thought about for the last three months now — haven’t used it once! Nah, I’ll just forget it.”

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From L: Guy Pearce inThe Brutalist(2024); Kieran Culkin inA Real Pain(2024).A24; Searchlight Pictures

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Pearce was also nominated at the BAFTA Awards, Golden Globes and SAG Awards alongside Culkin for his role as wealthy industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren inThe Brutalistopposite awards-season favoriteAdrien Brodyin the lead role of László Tóth, a Hungarian-born Jewish architect who emigrates to the U.S. to flee the Holocaust.

“There was no reason to take that shot; I love you, it’s a joke. You take your time,” Culkin continued, as Brody laughed from his seat in the audience. “Lord knows I will, ‘cause I didn’t think of anything.”

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