He delivered "an uncontroversial, slap-free Oscars", according to the Los Angeles Times. "The late night host and Emmy winner has officially joined the ranks of Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, and, dare I say, Billy Crystal as one of the most accomplished and polished to do the job." Jimmy Kimmel has cemented his place as one of the great Oscar hosts," said Gold Derby, a showbiz news site. Jimmy Kimmel hosted his third Oscars, and confirmed his status as a safe - and funny - pair of hands. Was it a fun three seconds though? “Almost!” he laughed, sarcastically, bringing the chat to a suitably awkward end. Adding: “I’m in it for about three seconds". Then when asked what he was wearing, in true red carpet tradition, he simply shrugged: “Just my suit… I can’t remember my tailor."įinally, when his cameo appearance in the recent Daniel Craig film Glass Onion was brought up by the interviewer, the 62-year-old noted: "I’m barely in it". "No one in particular," came the response. The journalist persevered though, asking the Notting Hill star who he was most excited about seeing. We think he was referring to the novel but the reporter thought he meant the star-studded after party where celebrities “let loose". When asked by reporter Ashley Graham what his favourite thing about the event was, Grant seemed utterly unimpressed with it all, taking a few seconds before replying: “It's fascinating, the whole of humanity is here. With reference to an even more memorable moment from another awards do last month, another person wrote: “Angela Bassett didn’t do the thing just to be snubbed like that."Īmidst the Hollywood glitz and glamour, actor Hugh Grant brought some good old fashioned English cynisim to proceedings.
"The emotion when she lost, she had a blank face," they wrote. Remember, she was unsuccessfully nominated for best actress in 1994 for her portrayal of Tina Turner in What’s Love Got to Do With It?.Īnother fan pointed out that her Oscar win is "long overdue and it’s upsetting to see her get played in the face". "Angela Bassett’s reaction was for real,” one fan wrote, adding: “This woman has given so much to all her films for the Oscars to rob her yet again?!" The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star, and frontrunner for the award, lost to Everything Everywhere All at Once's Jamie Lee Curtis, drawing gasps from the audience.Īs Curtis celebrated, Bassett looked stunned. We're all used to seeing actors feign excitement through gritted teeth, after hearing they've just lost.īut Angela Bassett has drawn praise online for her rather "real" blank-faced reaction to losing out in the best supporting actress category.
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