Audiences who tuned into the 97th annual Academy Awards from home on Sunday, March 2 were unable to hear what was bleeped out from Culkin's speech

Robert Downey Jr. was one of the presenters for the 97th Academy Award and took a moment to celebrate Jeremy Strong's first Oscar nomination, with a heartfelt throwback moment.

Kieran Culkin was bleeped out during his acceptance speech for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at The Oscars on Sunday, March 2. The actor won for his role in A Real Pain and gave a special shout-out to his fellow nominee and former Succession costar Jeremy Strong.

Kieran Culkin won the O in EGOT tonight, scoring the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his work in A Real Pain. But even though this was the Academy Awards, we flashed back to the Emmys. It was Culkin’s second time beating his Succession co-star Jeremy Strong,

Jeremy Strong, left, and Timothee Chalamet in the audience during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Jeremy Strong has become one of the most respected actors of his generation, his role on the HBO series Succession a career-defining performance. Strong won an Emmy for his work on Succession, and he has now been nominated for an Academy Award in Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Roy Cohn in The Apprentice .

Strong is up for Best Supporting Actor at Sunday’s Oscars, for his turn as Roy Cohn in the Donald Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice’.