If you're like me, you love the awkward moments during awards shows. And despite being a prestigious affair, the 2023 Academy Awards were still home to some quality cringe/uncomfortable moments this year.
1. Before the show even began, Glenn Close — who always has the worst luck at the Oscars — tested positive for COVID-19:
2. People didn't love the champagne carpet, which strayed from traditional red carpets:
3. Lady Gaga helped a photographer who fell trying to take pics of her on the carpet:
Gaga stops to help photographer who falls over taking pics of her #oscars
4. This reporter kept putting her mic to Carson Kressley, who already had his own mic:
5. Diane Warren walked awkwardly on the carpet like this:
Diane Warren arrives at the #Oscars. https://t.co/i5wEon5eiV
6. People pointed out how Nicole Kidman appeared to be possibly drunk during her pre-show interview with ABC and during the carpet pics:
Is Nicole Kidman drunk? Holy hell
7. Laverne Cox asked Austin Butler what story he was telling with his outfit, and he said this:
#AustinButler 😍🙏🏽🏆✨️ (Laverne is so.... awkward lmao)
8. The Little Mermaid trailer premiered, and there was some disappointment over Flounder's debut:
this being flounder😭😭😭😭😭😭
9. Hugh Grant was unnecessarily rude to Ashley Graham during his pre-show interview:
Hugh Grant is the biggest D bag for this interview. Hugh, If you don't want to be there go home. Worst Oscars interviews ever. #Oscars #Oscars2023 #HughGrant
10. People kept saying how it was the "Ozempic Oscars":
The red/champagne carpet is serving Ozempic Oscars
11. During his opening monologue, Jimmy Kimmel made this Babylon joke:
12. And told this joke about women, which fell flat:
13. Guillermo del Toro looked confused as to where he should go when he won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film for Pinocchio:
14. Angela Bassett looked super disappointed (understandably so) when she lost Best Supporting Actress to Jamie Lee Curtis:
Angela Bassett’s reaction to Jamie Lee Curtis’ name being called…you can tell how much that Oscar would have meant to her. she is, was, and always will be incredible. I better see her on that stage SOON
15. Tems wore this very outfit that likely blocked the view of anyone sitting behind her:
16. Elizabeth Banks's voice kept cracking while she was presenting:
