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Not just Will Smith’s slap: the most “absurd” moments of the Oscar night

The last night of the Oscars will also be remembered for the slap launched live from Will Smith to Chris Rockguilty of making a joke about his wife’s shaved head (due to alopecia) Jada Pinkett Smith. On the other hand, not even the most anticipated Hollywood night of the year is immune to accidents, unforeseen events, trips. Leafing through the album of memories we have (re) discovered many others moments shock which, positively or negatively, have made the history of the award (see gallery under).

In 1973, for example, it caused an uproar Marlon Brando that won Best Actor for The Godfather but he refused the statuette. Native American rights activist Sacheen Littlefeather was sent to her podium in her place, and in her name he berated “the film industry’s treatment of American Indians.” The following year, in 1974, a man, Robert Opelmanaged to evade security ea appear on stage completely nakedbehind the presenter David Niven. Who, with the British aplomb, commented: “Probably, the only laugh that gentleman will ever be able to arouse will be directed at his … his shortcomings.”

Other episodes left a much more pleasant memory: think of Roberto Benigni that in 1999, to receive the award for Best Foreign Film thanks to Life is Beautiful, he made his way to the stage hopping on his armchairs and passing over the heads of the Hollywood stars.

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In 2000 they thought about it Trey Parker And Matt Stone – creators of the cartoon for adults South Park, one of the pillars of politically incorrect – to wreak some havoc on the Oscars stage. Showing up with women’s dresses that were parodies than those worn by Jennifer Lopez at the Grammys of the same year (a very low-cut Versace emerald green) and from Gwyneth Paltrow at the Oscars of the previous year (a pink dress by Ralph Lauren).

Memorable then the fall of Jennifer Lawrence in 2013. It was her big moment: she had just been named an Oscar winner for Best Actress in a Leading Role The positive side. As she walked up the steps to the stage, however, she tripped over the bulky train of her Dior dress, tumbling to the ground. With her classic ease and self-irony, Jennifer, at the moment of withdrawing the statuette, addressed to the audience who was dedicating a standing ovation to her, exclaimed: “You stood up only because I fell and you feel embarrassed in my place!”.

The 2014 ceremony gave us another “absurd” moment: the presenter Ellen DeGeneres at one point he brought a delivery pizza delivery man and helped him to offer pizza to guests seated in the first rows. The image of Brad Pitt handing out plastic plates to guests while Meryl Streep grabbed a slice of pizza straight from the carton went around the world.

One of the most terrible gaffes in the history of the Oscars dates back to 2017: at the time of awarding the Best Film, Warren Beatty announced the wrong movie, La La Land. The producers had taken the stage and had already begun their speeches of thanks, when they were interrupted by one of the authors on the paco: «Unfortunately it’s not a joke, it’s all true. The winner is not La La Land but Moonlight“. The explanation was given live amid the general embarrassment: the envelope opened by Warren Beatty on stage it seems to have been the wrong one, bearing the name of the previous winner (the Oscar for best actress a Emma Stone, for La La Land). “We are happy to hand over this award to you,” declared one of the producers of La La Landpassing the figurine into the hands of the cast of Moonlight.

Source: Vanity Fair

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