Al Pacino Finally Speaks Out About THAT Awkward Oscars Best Picture Moment!
12.03.2024 - 17:51
/ perezhilton.com
Al Pacino is doing a bit of damage control after botching his Oscars award presentation.
If you tuned into the 96th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, you, like many others, were probably on the edge of your seat waiting to hear which film would take home the coveted Best Picture award! And of course, we now know that Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer did. But when Al came out to announce it, audience members were left puzzled by his, uh, less than traditional speech.
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In case you missed it, the 83-year-old passed on reading out all ten of the nominees, which has been standard practice in years prior. He didn’t even say the traditional “and the Oscar goes to…” Instead, he said:
Watch (below):
You can literally tell from the clip that everyone in the audience was confused for a second! They delayed applause, and there was the delayed victory music. It was all so awkward! But The Godfather star has an explanation for it all. On Monday, he said in a statement to Us Weekly:
That’s certainly an inneresting choice! He continued:
Well, good on him for making the statement. At the end of the day, a win is a win, right, Oppenheimer?? Hilariously, host Jimmy Kimmel spoke out about the awkward moment on Live With Kelly and Mark on Monday morning, saying:
What was YOUR reaction to Al’s bizarre Oscars speech, Perezcious readers?? Let us know in the comments (below)!
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