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Jesse Eisenberg Granted Polish Citizenship After ‘A Real Pain’ Oscar Win: ‘An Honor of a Lifetime’

Jesse Eisenberg, who wrote and directed the Poland-set film 'A Real Pain,' is officially a citizen of the country.

The actor, writer and director was granted citizenship by President Andrzej Duda at a ceremony in New York on Tuesday night, just days after his film “ A Real Pain ” won Kieran Culkin an Oscar for best supporting actor. Filming the movie in Poland inspired Eisenberg to apply for citizenship, which is available to those with direct ancestors who were born in the country or lived there after 1920. He concluded, “I really hope that tonight and this ceremony and this amazing honor is the first step in me, on behalf of my family, reconnecting to this beautiful country.”

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