No!’” Pearce recalled, revealing that the pair “had a good old laugh”, only for Williams’ biopic Better Man to sweep the ceremony, with Jonno Davies, who played the singer on-screen, ultimately beating Pearce in the leading actor category.
The actor, 57, received a nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role as a wealthy industrialist in sweeping post-war period piece The Brutalist, starring alongside Best Actor hopeful Adrien Brody.
Succession star Culkin, 42, is nominated in the same category for his role in A Real Pain, which follows two cousins as they head to Poland to explore their family history.
Academy Award nominee Guy Pearce doesn’t fancy his chances of taking home an Oscar statuette this weekend.
Pearce also revealed that he’d joked about his losing streak with Robbie Williams while attending the Aacta awards in his home country, Australia.