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The Best (And Most Hilarious) Memes And Tweets From The 2021 Oscars

"Mr Brad Pitt, finally!" - by marie claire
  • 26 Apr 2021
The Best (And Most Hilarious) Memes And Tweets From The 2021 Oscars

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), Twitter's commentary will always be among the night's most memorable events. Never one to miss a beat, those watching the 93rd Annual Academy Awards from home aren't afraid to share the awkward moments, hilarious behind-the-scenes snaps and point out even the smallest of hiccups. 

From Daniel Kaluuya's acceptance speech and dedication to his parent's sex life (yes, really) to Yuh-Jung Youn's gushing hello to Brad Pitt as she walked onto the stage. Below, we're rounding up the best (and most hilarious) tweets and memes to come out of tonight's 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: “People at birth are inherently good.”

“When 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 other's sentences... I have always found goodness in the people I met,” she continued, adding that “this is for anyone who has the faith and courage to hold onto the goodness in themselves.”

The win was celebrated on Twitter, and the monumental moment will certainly go down in history. 

William Yu 유규호 on Twitter: "#Oscars 2020 Oscars 2021Best Director Best DirectorWinner WinnerBong Joon Ho Chloé Zhao pic.twitter.com/r9q9Z2BI4s / Twitter"
Sandra Oh on Twitter: "Congratulations Chloé Zhao for Best Director! @nomadland Yes may we have faith in the goodness in ourselves and others ❤️ / Twitter"
Lulu Wang on Twitter: "She nailed it. The whole thing. Like I said, a class act. Congratulations Chloe Zhao, a most deserving winner. Let's go! / Twitter"
Esther Zuckerman on Twitter: "Chloé Zhao becomes the second woman in Oscars HISTORY to win Best Director. And wearing sick sneakers to boot. / Twitter"
Rebecca Ford on Twitter: "I am watching a Chinese female director give a speech in Chinese after winning the directing Oscar. I'm not sure I can express how big that is, especially this year. Congrats, Chloe Zhao. #Oscars / Twitter"
eduardo on Twitter: "Disney adding the "Directed by Academy Award Winner CHLOÉ ZHAO" line to the eternals trailer right now pic.twitter.com/rYTSm2K0mq / Twitter"

Daniel Kaluuya's NSFW Dedication To His Parents

Judas and the Black Messiah star Daniel Kaluuya won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at this year's ceremony, but it wasn't his acceptance speech dedicated to the inspiring Fred Hampton, who he played in the film, that grabbed Twitter's attention, but his NSFW tribute to his mum and dad's sex life, all while his mum Damalie Namusoke and sister watched on from the audience. 

"My mum and my dad... they had sex—and now I'm here!" he said at the podium, with the camera immediately cutting to his mum's very confused face. 

"What's he talking about?" she can be seen asking her daughter, who has her head in her hands.  

"You understand, I'm here. You know what I mean? I'm so happy to be alive," Kaluuya continued. "So I'm going to celebrate tonight. I appreciate everyone in the room, everyone watching at home. You know, peace, love, and onwards, we go again!" 

The exact moment was caught on camera, and it's honestly one of the best things to come out of the Academy Awards to date. 

Dave Itzkoff on Twitter: "Incredible that we get to see the real-time reaction from Daniel Kaluuya's mother as he talks about his parents having sex pic.twitter.com/juxCZeJcQC / Twitter"
Spencer Althouse on Twitter: "Here's Daniel Kaluuya's mom and sister reacting to him saying "My mom and my dad...they had sex. It's amazing! I'm here!" at the end of his Oscar speech pic.twitter.com/4nLZxY0Jwc / Twitter"
hunter harris on Twitter: "i would like to thank daniel kaluuya's parents / Twitter"
philip lewis on Twitter: "Daniel Kaluuya before the speech: "This will be the most important speech of my life"Daniel Kaluuya during the speech: "My mom, my dad, they had sex..."#Oscars / Twitter"
Matt Neglia on Twitter: ""My parents had sex" is one of the best lines I've ever heard in an acceptance speech #DanielKaluuya #Oscars / Twitter"

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 wasn't the highlight of her night—meeting 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. 

"Mr Brad Pitt, finally," she told him as he stood to the side. "Nice to meet you. Where were you while we were filming in Tulsa? Very honoured to meet you." 

"Let me pull myself together," she added, turning back toward the crowd. 

The 72-year-old actress also gained praise when she thanked her children, who she says "made me go out and work." 

"This is the result," she said. "Because mummy worked so hard." 

The moment didn't slip by without getting Twitter's 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. 

Kyle Buchanan on Twitter: "Yuh-Jung Youn please host the Oscars next year / Twitter"
Matt Neglia on Twitter: "Someone tell Yuh-jung Youn that Brad is single!! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/ZfvNiIAG1k / Twitter"
Ada Tseng on Twitter: ""This is the result, cause Mommy work so hard"- Yuh-Jung Youn + every working mother, even if we didn't win an Oscar but we just bought them a Happy Meal / Twitter"
Post Cred Pod on Twitter: ""Brad Pitt, nice to meet you."-Yuh-Jung Youn, apparently the most relatable person on Earth.#Oscars pic.twitter.com/2HMOPVT1rZ / Twitter"
Juan Carlos Ojano on Twitter: "So Yuh-jung Youn has an Oscar in her right hand and Brad Pitt in her left. pic.twitter.com/hLDYjoDAWe / Twitter"
Christy Lemire on Twitter: "How much of a badass is Youn Yuh-Jung that she gets up on stage to accept her #Oscar and immediately starts flirting with Brad Pitt. / Twitter"
karen han on Twitter: "brad pitt call youn yuh-jung challenge / Twitter"

Regina King Makes A Powerful Political Statement 

Opening the ceremony was One Night In Miami's Regina King, who used her speech to make a statement about Derek Chauvin's recent conviction. The actress told the crowd that she would have "traded in her heels for marching boots" if the result had been different the week prior, where the former police officer was charged with the murder of George Floyd. 

“Now, 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," she said. "But 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." 

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.

Kathleen Newman-Bremang on Twitter: "I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT REGINA KING #Oscars pic.twitter.com/GQAaKy2T04 / Twitter"
ABC News on Twitter: "Regina King: "I have to be honest: If things had gone differently this past week in Minneapolis, I might have traded in my heels for marching boots." https://t.co/sdgeoBK7lX #Oscars pic.twitter.com/QTeSBFEotZ / Twitter"
Connie Wang on Twitter: "Regina King pronounced "Zhao" the Chinese way, too. She did the reading, showed up prepared, and we see it and appreciate it <3(Remember when Jimmy Kimmel made fun of Mahershala Ali's name just 4 years ago?) https://t.co/mct0Zk0NQd https://t.co/bi52fkOQbQ / Twitter"
Mindy Kaling on Twitter: "Regina King is so outrageously gorgeous it is hard to understand / Twitter"
Sam Sanders on Twitter: "A two-hour film of just Regina King walking places / Twitter"
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