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The ending of the 2024Oscarshas forget some viewers online baffled and divert . The presentation for Best Picture was give by Al Pacino , whose actor’s line begin with him jest about do Shakespeare and concluded less than a minute later with him abruptly opening the envelope without reading off the nominees and saying , " and my eyes see Oppenheimer . " The behind - the - scenes crew at the telecast seemed to be catch off precaution , as the photographic camera stimulate to catch up with the winners making their way down the aisle and the announcer vocalize slightly shaky , stumbling over one line .
Across social medium , fans react to Pacino ’s brief appearance onstageat the96th Academy Awards showwith mystification . While some were shocked by the anti - climactic way the presentation was curve short , others were delighted by the strangeness that close out the ceremonial . Check out the full video and select tweets from viewing audience of the telecast below :
Spencer Althousesaid the presentation " could n’t have been more disorderly or confusing lol . "
The Nostalgia Queenshared a motion picture clip articulate " I do n’t give a f – super acid , " with the caption " Oscar : You baffle ta take the nominees first and then the card . AL PACINO : "
Mikeshared a shrugging gif , tell " Al Pacino was up there like ' I see Oppenheimer , yes . ' "
David Longalso suppose a conversation with Pacino , saying , " honorary society : register the prompter , the prompter dependable . Al Pacino : obligate my beer - ' Hoo - ah ! ' "
Scott Thomasshared a gif of Grampa from the Simpsons recruit a way , setting his hat on a rack , and like a shot catch his hat and go out again , suppose , " This is now a GIF of Al Pacino presenting Best Picture at the Oscars . "
Richard Roepershared an image of Pacino in a restaurant scene fromOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood , saying , " Al Pacino had a 7:30pm reservation at Musso & Frank , he need to move things along . "
Keithshared a television of someone allege " that ’s some really cock-a-hoop news that you just say really nonchalantly , " describing it as " The way Al Pacino just read the Oscar for Best Picture . "
ycposted " Al Pacino just going ' uh yeah Oppenheimer ' lmaooo perfect end no notes . "
declivity of Legendsshared a gif of a disappointed laugh , saying , " al pacino yield the most anti - climactic oscar bring home the bacon ever lmaoo. "
Shemshared a gif of Snoop Dogg giving the peace sign , saying , " Al Pacino was like , ' I ai n’t stand here while you read out 10 nominees bro . Oppenheimer come get your reciprocal ohm – t. ' "
Milstead on Moviesasked " Did Al Pacino just mess up up the biggest class of the evening??? " alongside a gif of Ron Swanson asking " what the hell on earth just pass off ? "
Vicente Francisco Garciashared a gif of a bear appearing to emerge from hibernation , comparing it to " Al Pacino falter onstage half awake and nonchalantly reading off the Best Picture success like … "
Coachshared a clipping of Pacino say " Burn this … This must never be seen " fromJack and Jill , discover it as " Al Pacino when he heat up tomorrow and is told what happens at the Oscars . "
Anthonyshared a gif read " well , that was uncanny , " require , " Ok what was that ending with AL PACINO . Just straight to the WINNER for BEST PICTURE . "
The Oscars Can’t Escape Bizarre Best Picture Presentations
While Al Pacino ’s presentation for theOppenheimerBest Picture winwas bizarre , it has beenjust one of a string of strange end at the Oscars . One of the most notorious came in 2017 when giver Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were unintentionally given the envelope announcing Emma Stone ’s Best Actress succeed forLa La Landduring their Best Picture presentation . This lead Dunaway to announceLa La Landas Best Picture before the situation was hastily right and the true winner , Moonlight , was announced .
The 2021 Best Picture presentation go more smoothly than that , butled to an end just as sharp as 2024 ’s . That year , Best Picture was the penult award before Best Actor , perchance because producer remember the honour would go toMa Rainey ’s Black Bottomand posthumously honor lateactor Chadwick Boseman . However , the laurels pass to Anthony Hopkins forThe Father , and as Hopkins was not present at the telecast , the award was accepted on his behalf and the show summarily ended without much fanfare .
In 2022 , the Best Picture award was moved back to the final spot , where it has remained since then .
Ultimately , this moment will likely help theOscarsmore than hurt it . If the display provide a embarrassment of memeworthy moments , it will likely stoke " FOMO , " or " concern of missing out , " in the great unwashed on social media who did n’t watch the telecast live . This could encourage more viewers to tune in the next year , potentially helping the awards annul their diminishing viewership numbers in a satisfying way .
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