Jamie Lee Curtis clutches her first Oscar.Angela Weiss
This year's Oscars were relatively drama-free compared to past broadcasts.
Still, from emotional speeches to awkward red carpet encounters, there were moments that got everyone talking.
While this year's Oscars were relatively short on drama compared to past telecasts — like announcing the wrong winner for Best Picture in 2017 and the startling slap heard around the world last year– fans on social media still forged and followed compelling narratives alongside the live show.
There were heartwarming moments, such as Ke Huy Quan's acceptance speech, and the actor and environmentalist Ed Bedgley Jr. taking public transportation to the ceremony with his TikToker daughter. But there were also incidents that stirred conversation, such as Hugh Grant's fraught interview with pre-show host Ashley Graham, and Jamie Lee Curtis's ebullient win (which many thought was a snub to both Angela Bassett and Curtis's costar Stephanie Hsu.)
Here are 8 moments from yesterday's show that ignited social media.
1. Kate Hudson defending her 2001 Oscars dress that everyone hated as she got ready for the 2023 event
7. Hugh Grant's curt interview with Ashley Graham, in which seemed annoyed
Before the Oscars even started, social media was abuzz thanks to an uncomfortable interview between pre-show host Ashley Graham and the actor Hugh Grant.
At one point, Graham asked Grant if he was excited to see anyone win, to which he replied, "No one in particular." When asked what he was wearing, he curtly replied, "Just my suit." And when Graham asked Grant whether he had fun making Netflix's "The Glass Onion," he answered, "Almost."
Grant's awkward responses were labeled "rude and dismissive" by some, while others placed the blame on Graham's questions. People speculated that Grant may have been particularly irked by Graham misunderstanding his "vanity fair" reference, which the model assumed to be the annual post-Oscars bash, while he most likely meant the 1848 novel satirizing British society.
8. Lady Gaga's impressive makeup removal before her barefaced performance
Lady Gaga made an unconventional choice to perform her Oscar-nominated song, "Hold My Hand," wearing shredded jeans, a black T-shirt, converse, and a barefaced look.
Given that Gaga had arrived at the Oscars with a full face of makeup, Twitter had a field day imagining how she'd managed to scrub everything off so quickly.
"How was Lady Gaga able to get all this makeup off so fast with no smears?" wrote Twitter user @NicoleConlan. "If I wash my face like 5 times I still go to bed looking like the Joker."
Others hilariously speculated about the emotional welfare of her makeup artist, or what the remnants of her makeup remover wipes might look like:
