Despite Messi, beloved canine star of Anatomy of a Fall, sadly not attending the ceremony, the 96th Annual Academy Awards had more than a few big moments between wins — from nude presentations to shock snubs. Perhaps you missed the Oscars on Sunday night, choosing instead to snooze through it and catch up on all the winners and notable acceptance speeches at a more today-based time.
But that’s what we’re here for, the nerdos who bring you every moment, the ones your mates will be pulling a “I can’t beeeeliiiieeeve that happened” on the group chat today. In terms of the gold, Oppenheimer scored seven awards including Best Picture, while Poor Things took home four awards, and Killers of the Flower Moon shockingly received none. You can see all the Oscar winners in one big list here.
But this is Hollywood, so there were more than a few moments between the awards that everyone’s talking about, from Ryan Gosling absolutely obliterating the Oscars stage with a Barbie favourite to Jimmy Kimmel’s Trump roast. Here’s some of the major Oscars moments beyond the awards:
1. Celebs wearing red pins
Oscars attendees wore red pins in support of Palestine amid a ceasefire protest outside the Dolby Theatre. Here’s Mashable’s bigger explainer on the whole thing.
2. John Mulaney’s Field of Dreams bit
Presenting the award for Best Sound, comedian John Mulaney TL;DRed the plot of Field of Dreams, proving he should have hosted.
3. Ryan Gosling performing Barbie‘s “I’m Just Ken”
4. John Cena presenting in the nude
The Ricky Stanicky star presented the award for Best Costume Design in his birthday suit.
5. Jimmy Kimmel clapping back at Donald Trump
“Isn’t it past your jail time?”
6. Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt bringing their Barbenheimer beef to the Oscars stage
The cinema beef of 2023 hit the main stage.
7. Killers of the Flower Moon getting no Oscars?
Here’s who did win, but like, whaaaat?
