Oscars viewers are all saying the same thing after watching this year’s opening ceremony.
Conan O’Brien, the host of the 97th Academy Awards, didn’t hold back with his opening monologue.
The comedian made digs at both actors and films nominated at this year’s event, including one joke aimed at Karla Sofía Gascón, nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role in Emilia Pérez.
He also roasted Adam Sandler, who was dressed super casual for Hollywood’s biggest night of the year.
O’Brien first roasted Gascón, who recently faced controversy surrounding her offensive resurfaced tweets.
The years-old tweets included racially charged remarks, which were also considered antisemitic and xenophobic.
Gascón, who is the first openly trans woman to be nominated for a best actress Oscar, has since apologized and participated in an hour-long interview with CNN en Español to defend herself.
The actress kept a low profile in the weeks leading up to the Oscars, noticeably missing the SAG and Critic Choice Awards.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix, which released Emilia Pérez, covered Gascón’s travel costs – it’s customary for studios to cover travel for their Oscar nominees.
Taking aim at Gascón, O’Brien said that if the actress did decide to tweet tonight, she should remember that his name is Jimmy Kimmel – who hosted last year’s event.
“Karla Sofía Gascón is here tonight. And Karla, if you are going to tweet about the Oscars, my name is Jimmy Kimmel,” he joked.
O’Brien didn’t stop there.
The comedian noted that Best Picture nominee Anora ‘uses the F-word 479 times,’ adding that the number was ‘three more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón’s publicist.’
At the mention of her name, Gascón put up her hands in prayers to the host.
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