While many tune into the Oscars for the award-winning performances and show-stopping red carpet (just wait until you see Margot Robbie in Chanel), Twitterโs commentary will always be among the nightโs most memorable events. Never one to miss a beat, those watching the 93rd Annual Academy Awards from home arenโt afraid to share the awkward moments, hilarious behind-the-scenes snaps and point out even the smallest of hiccups.
From Daniel Kaluuyaโs acceptance speech and dedication to his parentโs sex life (yes, really) to Yuh-Jung Younโs gushing hello to Brad Pitt as she walked onto the stage. Below, weโre rounding up the best (and most hilarious) tweets and memes to come out of tonightโs ceremony for you to enjoy.
Chloe Zhao Wins Best Director, Making History
The ceremony halfway through when Chloe Zhao made Oscars history, taking home the award for Best Director for her work on Nomadland. The win made her the second woman and first woman of colour to ever win the category.
In her speech, the director recalled an expression that she used to guide herself through filming: โPeople at birth are inherently good.โ
โWhen I was growing up in China, my dad and I would play this game. We would memorise classic poems and text and try to finish each otherโs sentencesโฆ I have always found goodness in the people I met,โ she continued, adding that โthis is for anyone who has the faith and courage to hold onto the goodness in themselves.โ
The win was celebrated on Twitter, and the monumental moment will certainly go down in history.
Daniel Kaluuyaโs NSFW Dedication To His Parents
Judas and the Black Messiah star Daniel Kaluuya won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at this yearโs ceremony, but it wasnโt his acceptance speech dedicated to the inspiring Fred Hampton, who he played in the film, that grabbed Twitterโs attention, but his NSFW tribute to his mum and dadโs sex life, all while his mum Damalie Namusoke and sister watched on from the audience.
โMy mum and my dadโฆ they had sexโand now Iโm here!โ he said at the podium, with the camera immediately cutting to his mumโs very confused face.
โWhatโs he talking about?โ she can be seen asking her daughter, who has her head in her hands.
โYou understand, Iโm here. You know what I mean? Iโm so happy to be alive,โ Kaluuya continued. โSo Iโm going to celebrate tonight. I appreciate everyone in the room, everyone watching at home. You know, peace, love, and onwards, we go again!โ
The exact moment was caught on camera, and itโs honestly one of the best things to come out of the Academy Awards to date.
Yuh-Jung Youn Fangirling Over Brad Pitt
Legendary Korean actress Yuh-Jung Youn made history at the 2021 ceremony, becoming the first Korean woman to win Best Supporting Actress following her role as grandmother Soon-ja in Minari. But that wasnโt the highlight of her nightโmeeting Brad Pitt was.
Pitt, who won Best Supporting Actor in 2020, presented the award, and when he handed Youn the microphone she seemed immediately star stuck by the Once Upon A Time actor.
โMr Brad Pitt, finally,โ she told him as he stood to the side. โNice to meet you. Where were you while we were filming in Tulsa? Very honoured to meet you.โ
โLet me pull myself together,โ she added, turning back toward the crowd.
The 72-year-old actress also gained praise when she thanked her children, who she says โmade me go out and work.โ
โThis is the result,โ she said. โBecause mummy worked so hard.โ
The moment didnโt slip by without getting Twitterโs attention, and as one person noted, the actress ended the night with an Oscar in her left hand and Brad Pitt in her right. What an icon.
Regina King Makes A Powerful Political Statement
Opening the ceremony was One Night In Miamiโs Regina King, who used her speech to make a statement about Derek Chauvinโs recent conviction. The actress told the crowd that she would have โtraded in her heels for marching bootsโ if the result had been different the week prior, where the former police officer was charged with the murder of George Floyd.
โNow, I know that a lot of you people at home want to reach for your remote when you feel like Hollywood is preaching to you,โ she said. โBut as a mother of a black son, I know the fear that so many live with and no amount of fame or fortune changes that.โ
While she might have been snubbed in the Best Director category this year, her custom Louis Vuitton and power walk to start the show earned King honourable winner for the people watching at home.
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