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Bill Pullman's son Lewis opened up about being branded a 'nepo baby' as he attended the 2026 Oscars on Sunday.
Lewis, 33, whose father is best known for roles in Independence Day and While You Were Sleeping - was talking to Variety when the subject of nepotism came up.
The 33-year-old actor was asked if he thinks nepotism helps and he answered with a resounding yes.
'How could you not? I think it's undeniable...' began the boyfriend of model Kaia Gerber.
The 24-year-old brunette beauty is also a nepo baby as her mother is Vogue supermodel Cindy Crawford.
Lewis Pullman was not mincing words when on the Academy Awards rep carpet in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon
The son of Bill Pullman - best known for Independence Day and While You Were Sleeping - was asked by Variety what he thinks about becoming an actor after his father did it first
And Pullman admitted his dad has helped him.
'It's interesting you know, he has helped me in so many ways, I think the most crystalized way is just being such an amazing supportive dad - and my mom,' said the actor.
'A lot of people get discouraged by their parents because it is kind of a pipe dream, but I had support, and that does a lot more than anything in so many.'
Pullman is best known for his roles in Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Lessons in Chemistry (2023), and as Bob Reynolds/Sentry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The son of actor Bill Pullman and dancer Tamara Hurwitz has built a reputation for playing unassuming yet complex characters.
He attended Wildwood School in Los Angeles for high school.
In 2015, Pullman graduated from Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North Carolina.
Pullman began his acting career with several short films, starting with The Tutor in 2013.
When asked if he embraces the nepo baby title he said jumped right in with an answer. Lewis, left, and Bill seen in December
After graduating college 11 years ago, he was asked by filmmakers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris to audition for Highston, a television series from Sacha Baron Cohen.
Pullman landed the lead role as a 19-year-old whose imaginary friends were real-life celebrities.
However, it was canceled after only one episode.
Pullman made his feature film acting debut in 2017 with The Ballad of Lefty Brown, a Western starring his father.
He then starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Aftermath.
In 2018, Pullman had a leading role in the slasher film The Strangers: Prey at Night. That same year, he starred alongside Jeff Bridges and Dakota Johnson in Bad Times at the El Royale.
In 2019, Pullman had a recurring role as Major Major Major Major in Catch-22. He also starred in Them That Follow and then Pink Skies Ahead.
In 2022, Pullman played Rhett Abbott in Outer Range. In the Tom Cruise film Top Gun: Maverick he starred as Lieutenant Robert 'Bob' Floyd.
As of January 2025, Pullman is dating model Kaia Gerber who is also a nepo baby as her mother is Cindy Crawford; seen in September
In 2023, Pullman played a youth pastor in The Starling Girl, the president of a fraternity in The Line, and had a major role in William Friedkin's final film, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.
He also starred in Lessons in Chemistry.
In 2024, he was in a film adaptation of Stephen King's 1975 novel Salem's Lot. Then came Thunderbolts. He will be in Avengers: Doomsday this year.
As of January 2025, Pullman is dating model Kaia Gerber.
Oscar 2026 winners in full
Best Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue
Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value
Emma Stone - Bugonia
Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan - Weapons - WINNER
Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners
Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another
Best Original Screenplay
Robert Kaplow - Blue Moon
Jafar Panahi - It Was Just an Accident
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler - Sinners
Best International Feature Film
The Secret Agent (Brazil)
It Was Just an Accident (France)
Sentimental Value (Norway)
Sirat (Spain)
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Best Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Best Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein - WINNER
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Best Live-Action Short Film
Butcher's Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen's Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Best Documentary Feature Film
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
Best Actor
Timothee Chalamet - Marty Supreme
Michael B Jordan - Sinners
Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent
Best Director
Chloe Zhao - Hamnet
Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler - Sinners
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro - One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
Delroy Lindo - Sinners
Stellan Skarsgard - Sentimental Value
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Tracy - Bugonia
Guillermo Del Toro - Frankenstein
Chloe Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell - Hamnet
Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar - Train Dreams
Best Animated Feature Film
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters - WINNER
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Casting
Nina Gold - Hamnet
Jennifer Venditti - Marty Supreme
Cassandra Kulukundis - One Battle After Another
Gabriel Domingues - The Secret Agent
Francine Maisler - Sinners
Best Cinematography
Dan Laustsen - Frankenstein
Darius Khondji - Marty Supreme
Michael Bauman - One Battle After Another
Autumn Durald Arkapaw - Sinners
Adolpho Veloso - Train Dreams
Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Original Song
Dear Me - Diane Warren: Relentless
Golden - KPop Demon Hunters
I Lied to You - Sinners
Sweet Dreams of Joy - Viva Verdi!
Train Dreams - Train Dreams
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World: Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Best Animated Short Film
Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls - WINNER
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Best Documentary Feature Film
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
Best Documentary Short
All the Empty Rooms
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Children No More: Were and Are Gone
The Devil Is Busy
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