# List of accolades received by A Real Pain

A Real Pain is a 2024 buddy road comedy-drama film written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, who stars opposite Kieran Culkin. An international co-production between Poland and the United States, the film follows mismatched cousins who reunite for a heritage tour through Poland in honor of their late grandmother, but their old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. The cast also includes Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy, and Daniel Oreskes.
The film first premiered in competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. A Real Pain competed in several film festivals before it was released theatrically in the United States on November 1, 2024, and in Poland on November 8 through Searchlight Pictures. The film received acclaim from critics, who praised Eisenberg's direction and screenplay, Culkin's performance, and its emotional weight. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 269 reviews, making it the platform's best-reviewed drama movie of 2024.
A Real Pain was named one of the top ten films of 2024 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute. Culkin became the third actor in history to win Best Supporting Performance honors from the four most prestigious American film critics associations: the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the National Board of Review, the National Society of Film Critics, and the New York Film Critics Circle. A Real Pain received four nominations at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, where Culkin won Best Supporting Actor.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| AACTA International Awards | February 7, 2025 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | [10] [11] |
| AACTA International Awards | February 7, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | [10] [11] |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards | January 7, 2025 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Kieran Culkin | Won | [13] [14] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards | January 7, 2025 | Best Screenplay, Original | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [13] [14] |
| American Cinema Editors Awards | March 14, 2025 | Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy, Theatrical) | Robert Nassau | Nominated | |
| American Film Festival | November 6, 2024 | Indie Star Award | Jesse Eisenberg | Honored | |
| American Film Institute Awards | December 5, 2024 | Top 10 Films of the Year | A Real Pain | Won | |
| Astra Film Awards | December 8, 2024 | Best Picture | A Real Pain | Nominated | [18] [19] |
| Astra Film Awards | December 8, 2024 | Best Comedy or Musical | A Real Pain | Nominated | [18] [19] |
| Astra Film Awards | December 8, 2024 | Best Actor | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [18] [19] |
| Astra Film Awards | December 8, 2024 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | [18] [19] |
| Astra Film Awards | December 8, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | [18] [19] |
| Atlanta Film Critics Circle Awards | December 9, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | January 6, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | January 6, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 16, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 16, 2025 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | January 2, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Casting Society of America Awards | February 12, 2025 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting: Studio or Independent Feature – Comedy | Jessica Kelly | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 11, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | [27] [28] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 11, 2024 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | [27] [28] |
| Chicago Indie Critics Awards | January 17, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [29] [30] |
| Chicago Indie Critics Awards | January 17, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | [29] [30] |
| Critics Association of Central Florida Awards | January 2, 2025 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Runner-up | |
| Critics Association of Central Florida Awards | January 2, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | February 7, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | [32] [33] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | February 7, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [32] [33] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | February 7, 2025 | Best Comedy | A Real Pain | Won | [32] [33] |
| Columbus Film Critics Association Awards | January 2, 2025 | Frank Gabrenya Award for Best Comedy | A Real Pain | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| Columbus Film Critics Association Awards | January 2, 2025 | Best Supporting Performance | Kieran Culkin | Won | [34] [35] |
| Columbus Film Critics Association Awards | January 2, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 18, 2024 | Best Picture | A Real Pain | Ninth place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 18, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Runner-up | |
| Denver Film Critics Society Awards | January 24, 2025 | Best Supporting Performance by an Actor, Male | Kieran Culkin | Won | [37] [38] |
| Denver Film Critics Society Awards | January 24, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [37] [38] |
| Dorian Awards | February 13, 2025 | Supporting Film Performance of the Year | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 20, 2024 | Best Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 20, 2024 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | January 7, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | [41] [42] |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | January 7, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| GoldDerby Film Awards | February 11, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [43] [44] |
| GoldDerby Film Awards | February 11, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | [43] [44] |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 5, 2025 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | A Real Pain | Nominated | [45] [46] |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 5, 2025 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [45] [46] |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 5, 2025 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [45] [46] |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 5, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Kieran Culkin | Won | [45] [46] |
| Golden Tomato Awards | January 16, 2025 | Best-Reviewed Drama Movie | A Real Pain | Won | |
| Gotham Awards | December 2, 2024 | Outstanding Supporting Performance | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | [47] [48] |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards | January 4, 2025 | Best Picture | A Real Pain | Nominated | [49] [50] |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards | January 4, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | [49] [50] |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards | January 4, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | [49] [50] |
| Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards | January 13, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | [51] [52] |
| Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards | January 13, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | [51] [52] |
| Haifa International Film Festival | January 11, 2025 | Best Film – Carmel International Cinema Competition | A Real Pain | Nominated | |
| Heartland International Film Festival | October 21, 2024 | Humor & Humanity Award | A Real Pain | Won | |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 14, 2025 | Best Picture | A Real Pain | Nominated | [55] [56] |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 14, 2025 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [55] [56] |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 14, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | [55] [56] |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 22, 2025 | Best Supporting Performance | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 22, 2025 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | December 16, 2024 | Best Film | A Real Pain | Finalist | [58] [59] |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | December 16, 2024 | Best Director | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [58] [59] |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | December 16, 2024 | Best Lead Performance | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [58] [59] |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | December 16, 2024 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [58] [59] |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | December 16, 2024 | Best Supporting Performance | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | [58] [59] |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | December 16, 2024 | Best Ensemble Acting | A Real Pain | Nominated | [58] [59] |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | December 16, 2024 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Runner-up | |
| Iowa Film Critics Association Awards | December 16, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Irish Film & Television Awards | February 14, 2025 | Best International Actor | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | January 4, 2025 | Best Film | A Real Pain | Nominated | [63] [64] |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | January 4, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | [63] [64] |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | January 4, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [63] [64] |
| La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival | October 20, 2024 | Grand Prix du Jury – Compétition internationale | A Real Pain | Nominated | |
| La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival | October 20, 2024 | Prix spécial du jury – Compétition internationale | A Real Pain | Won | |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | December 13, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | [66] [67] |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | December 13, 2024 | Best Screenplay – Original | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [66] [67] |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | December 13, 2024 | Breakout Filmmaker of the Year | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [66] [67] |
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards | February 17, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | |
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards | February 17, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | February 2, 2025 | Supporting Actor of the Year | Kieran Culkin | Won | [69] [70] |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | February 2, 2025 | Screenwriter of the Year | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | [69] [70] |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 8, 2024 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 8, 2024 | Best Supporting Performance | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Mar del Plata International Film Festival | December 1, 2024 | Best International Feature Film | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | |
| Michigan Movie Critics Guild Awards | December 9, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | |
| Minnesota Film Critics Association Awards | January 10, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | [74] [75] |
| Minnesota Film Critics Association Awards | January 10, 2024 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [74] [75] |
| Music City Film Critics Association Awards | January 10, 2024 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [76] [77] |
| Music City Film Critics Association Awards | January 10, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | [76] [77] |
| National Board of Review Awards | December 4, 2024 | Top 10 Films | A Real Pain | Won | |
| National Board of Review Awards | December 4, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | January 4, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | January 4, 2025 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | |
| New Orleans Film Festival | October 22, 2024 | Grand Jury Award – Narrative Feature | A Real Pain | Nominated | [80] [81] |
| Newport Beach Film Festival | October 31, 2024 | Audience Award – Best Comedy | A Real Pain | Won | |
| Newport Beach Film Festival | October 31, 2024 | Outstanding Performance – Male | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | December 3, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online Awards | December 16, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | [84] [85] |
| New York Film Critics Online Awards | December 16, 2024 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [84] [85] |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards | January 3, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | [86] [87] |
| North Dakota Film Society Awards | January 13, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | [88] [89] |
| North Dakota Film Society Awards | January 13, 2025 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [88] [89] |
| North Texas Film Critics Association Awards | December 30, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | [90] [91] |
| North Texas Film Critics Association Awards | December 30, 2024 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [90] [91] |
| Online Association of Female Film Critics Awards | December 23, 2024 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | [92] [93] |
| Online Association of Female Film Critics Awards | December 23, 2024 | Best Supporting Male | Kieran Culkin | Won | [92] [93] |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 27, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | [94] [95] |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 27, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [94] [95] |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | February 23, 2025 | Best Picture | A Real Pain | 10th place | |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | February 23, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | February 23, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | 5th place | |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | January 3, 2025 | Breakthrough Performance Award | Kieran Culkin | Honored | |
| Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards | December 21, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Phoenix Critics Circle Awards | December 12, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | [99] [100] |
| Phoenix Critics Circle Awards | December 12, 2024 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | [99] [100] |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | December 16, 2024 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Polish Film Awards | March 10, 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | |
| Polish Film Awards | March 10, 2025 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | |
| Portland Critics Association Awards | January 14, 2025 | Best Supporting Performance (Male) | Kieran Culkin | Runner-up | [103] [104] |
| Portland Critics Association Awards | January 14, 2025 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [103] [104] |
| Portland Critics Association Awards | January 14, 2025 | Best Comedy Feature | A Real Pain | Runner-up | [103] [104] |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | February 8, 2025 | Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | A Real Pain | Nominated | [105] [106] |
| SCAD Savannah Film Festival | October 28, 2024 | Virtuoso Award | Kieran Culkin | Honored | |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | February 15, 2025 | Virtuoso Award | Kieran Culkin | Honored | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 9, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 9, 2024 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | December 16, 2024 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [110] [111] |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | December 16, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | [110] [111] |
| Satellite Awards | January 26, 2025 | Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | A Real Pain | Nominated | [112] [113] |
| Satellite Awards | January 26, 2025 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [112] [113] |
| Satellite Awards | January 26, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | [112] [113] |
| Satellite Awards | January 26, 2025 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | [112] [113] |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | February 23, 2025 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | December 16, 2024 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [115] [116] |
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | December 16, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Nominated | [115] [116] |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association | December 16, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Runner-up | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | [118] [119] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2024 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | [118] [119] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2024 | Best Comedy Film | A Real Pain | Nominated | [118] [119] |
| Sundance Film Festival | January 26, 2024 | Grand Jury Prize – Dramatic | A Real Pain | Nominated | [120] [121] |
| Sundance Film Festival | January 26, 2024 | Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2024 | Outstanding Supporting Performance | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Utah Film Critics Association Awards | January 11, 2025 | Best Supporting Performance, Male | Kieran Culkin | Runner-up | [123] [124] |
| Utah Film Critics Association Awards | January 11, 2025 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Runner-up | [123] [124] |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | October 26, 2024 | Punto de Encuentro Award | A Real Pain | Nominated | [125] [126] |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | February 19, 2025 | Best Picture | A Real Pain | Nominated | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | February 19, 2025 | Best Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | February 19, 2025 | Best Supporting Male Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Warsaw Jewish Film Festival | November 10, 2024 | Grand Prix – POLIN | A Real Pain | Nominated | [128] [129] |
| Warsaw Jewish Film Festival | November 10, 2024 | Best Narrative Feature | A Real Pain | Won | [128] [129] |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 8, 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 8, 2024 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | February 15, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg | Nominated | |