Al Pacino and Jimmy Kimmel at the 2024 Oscars.Photo:Rich Polk/Variety via Getty, Kevin Winter/Getty
Rich Polk/Variety via Getty, Kevin Winter/Getty
Al Pacinohad an unusual way of presenting the top prize of the night at the 2024 Oscars.
On Sunday, the actor, 83, had the duty of revealing the Best Picture winner, which ultimatelywent to director Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimer.
Rather than go the typical route of listing the 10 nominees then saying “And the Oscar goes to…,” Pacino had an unexpected approach — one that left crowd members and audiences at home a bit confused.
“Well,“he said after makinga Shakespeare joke, “this is the time for the last award of the evening, and it’s an honor to present it. Ten wonderful films were nominated, but only one will take the award for Best Picture. And, I have to go to the envelope for that. And I will.”
“Here it comes,” said Pacino as he opened the envelope as attendees laughed along. “And my eyes seeOppenheimer.” There was a pause, then applause began and the music began playing in the theater.
Backstage, Jimmy Kimmel, who hosted the Oscars for his fourth time, told Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos (for aninterview that aired Monday morning) about the awkward moment.
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“I guess he’s never watched an awards show before?” joked Kimmel, 56. “Seems like everyone in America knows the rhythm of how it’s supposed to go, down to the ‘And the Oscar goes to.’ "
“It was an extraordinary moment,” said Ripa.
Jimmy Kimmel at 2024 Oscars.Rich Polk/Variety via Getty
Rich Polk/Variety via Getty
The nine other Best Picture nominees, which were also individually introduced in separate segments throughout the ceremony, were:American Fiction,Anatomy of a Fall,Barbie,The Holdovers,Killers of the Flower Moon,Maestro,Past Lives,Poor ThingsandThe Zone of Interest.
Oppenheimerled the night with seven total wins, includingBest Director (Nolan),Best Actor (Cillian Murphy)andBest Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.).
source: people.com
