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Pedro Pascal has been riding high on the success of the HBO seriesThe Last of Usthis year as it received multiple nominations at the Golden Globes and the Emmys. The actor has become the Internet’s darling and seems to feature in multiple projects in a year, with his stardom even fetching him a Marvel role in the upcomingFantastic Four.
Pascal was seen with a sling in his arm at the Critics’s Choice Awards as well as the Primetime Emmy Awards. While he went on stage at the Emmys to announce the nominees, he addressed his sling, saying that he had hurt his shoulder and joked that Kieran Culkin had ‘beaten the s*it out of him’.
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Pedro Pascal and Kieran Culkin’s Award Show Rivalry
Two of the most successful shows of 2023 were the HBO drama seriesThe Last of UsandSuccession. The final season ofSuccessionwon many accolades for the cast and crew, including a Golden Globe win for actor Kieran Culkin, who plays Roman Roy in the drama series. Culkin won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in Television Series – Drama.
During his acceptancespeech, Kieran Culkin jokingly called outPedro Pascal, who was a fellow nominee in the category for his role inThe Last of Us. Culkin said,
“This is a nice moment for me. Thanks to Succession, I have been [in this room] a couple of times. It’s nice but I accepted I was never going to be on the stage. So this is a nice moment. Suck it, Pedro! Sorry. Mine!”
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Pascal took the joke sportively, laughing at first, then mock-crying later. He returned the favor at the Emmy Awards when he was called on stage to announce the nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. TheGame of Thronesstar had reportedly hurt his shoulder and addressed this on stage. He said in thespeech,
“Before we get into the nominees for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama series, I’d like to take just a second and make this about me. A lot of people have been asking about my arm. It’s actually my shoulder, and I think tonight is a perfect time to tell everyone that Kieran Culkin beat the shit out of me.”
The camera cut to Kieran Culkin, who had a deadpan, menacing look on his face as the rest of the crowd laughed. Culkin then broke the character and began laughing.
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Kieran Culkin InSuccession
BeforeSuccession,Kieran Culkinwas known for his role in films such asScott Pilgrim vs. The Worldand as a child actor in theHome Aloneseries, where his brother Macaulay Culkin was the lead actor. Culkin earned his first Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for the indie filmIggy Goes Down.
The actor gained notoriety for his eccentric performance as Roman Roy in the HBO seriesSuccession.Playing the youngest son of the Roy family, Culkin brought out Roman’s insecurity and weird relationship with his father while masking it with wit and humor. The actor starred along with stalwarts such as Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook.
Culkin received multiple Golden Globe nominations forSuccessionin 2019, 2020, and 2022. He finally won in this year’s Golden Globe Awards, winning the award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama. He also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Oustanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, his first after being nominated twice before.
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
