“Kieran Will Win, Again”: Guy Pearce Jokingly Admitted That He’s Convinced He’s Going To Lose The Oscar To Kieran Culkin

The Oscars are now less than a week away, and it’s safe to say that lots of the main categories are getting harder and harder to predict winners for.

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Just this weekend, Timothée Chalamet bagged his first award this season for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown. His historical win has since fueled speculation that he’ll take home the Academy Award for Best Actor, which many assumed would be won by The Brutalist’s Adrien Brody.

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Meanwhile, several outlets are pretty split on whether Anora’s Mikey Madison or The Substance’s Demi Moore will take home the accolade for Best Actress.

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However, one person who has remained consistent with wins this awards season is Kieran Culkin, who has been sweeping in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role in A Real Pain.

And now, fellow Oscar nominee Guy Pearce has admitted that he, too, believes that the Best Supporting Oscar will be Kieran’s on Sunday night.

Guy, 57, is nominated for his incredible performance in The Brutalist. Also nominated in the supporting category alongside him and Kieran are Anora‘s Yura Borisov, A Complete Unknown’s Edward Norton, and The Apprentice‘s Jeremy Strong.

Speaking with The Guardian recently, Guy laughed as he admitted he’s had an acceptance speech prepped for months.

“I’ve been nominated for a few of these awards, and I haven’t won any!” he laughed. “I’m not gonna win! Kieran will win, again.”

“I’ve had [a speech] I’ve thought about for the last three months now – haven’t used it once! Nah, I’ll just forget it,” he said.

Guy also said he finds it funny that he’s even been nominated for an Oscar. “I stop and go, ‘Wow, is that – really? OK? That’s really happened?’” he said.

Well, I guess we’ll see what happens on Sunday night! LMK your predictions down below. Meanwhile, you can read Guy’s full interview with The Guardian here.