Although Kieran Culkin won a Golden Globe for his performance in A Real Pain, he almost dropped out of the role. Jesse Eisenberg recently explained how producer Emma Stone “blackmailed” his co-star to stop him from quitting the film with two weeks to spare before production kicked off in New York City and Poland.

The star of "A Real Pain" shared a special thank you to his ex Emma Stone and her husband, whose company helped produce the film, while accepting the win for Best Supporting Actor.

Emma Stone is nothing if not extremely persuasive. Kieran Culkin just won best supporting male actor at the Golden Globes for his role in A Real Pain, but none of this would have happened if it weren't for his longtime pal Emma — director Jesse Eisenberg has just revealed.