Kieran Culkin wins best supporting actor for “A Real Pain” while "Flow" wins best animated feature film

Hollywood’s biggest night is officially underway at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Kieran Culkin has won the Academy Award for best supporting actor in “A Real Pain.”

Culkin previously picked up awards at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs, Critics Choice Awards and SAG Awards for his performance in the film.

He portrays the free-spirited but at-times selfish Benji Kaplan, whose approach to life plays a foil to the neuroticism of his cousin David (Jesse Eisenberg) as they embark on a Jewish heritage tour through Poland in honor of their late grandmother.

A former child actor alongside his brother, Macaulay, Kieran Culkin gained wider recognition for his standout performance as Roman Roy in HBO’s hit show, “Succession.”

“Flow” – the Lithuanian fantasy adventure film following a group of animals led by an inquisitive cat in the face of a flood in a mysterious world devoid of people – has won the Academy Award for best animated feature.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are such “Wicked” good singers, and they reminded us of that kicking off the Oscars ceremony with Grande singing “Over the Rainbow” from “The Wizard of Oz” and Erivo crooning “Home” from “The Wiz,” before they came together for “Defying Gravity” from “Wicked.”

The film scored 10 nominations at this year’s Academy Awards including best actress for Erivo and supporting actress for Grande.

Ralph Fiennes — who became part of Conan O’Brien’s opening monologue — has yet to win an Academy Award, but a funny thing happens when he is nominated.

This marks the third time the actor is up for an acting award, this time for the film “Conclave.”

The last two times he was nominated were for “Schindler’s List” and “The English Patient” both of which won for best picture.

So does a Fiennes nomination this year mean “Conclave” will take home the best picture Oscar?

[Source: CNN]