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Go away it to Jimmy Kimmel to convey as a lot comedy as he can to the Oscars! Because of the host — and the presenters — viewers had lots of laughs all through the present. Apart from the comical quips, there have been fairly a couple of iconic moments as nicely, from acceptance speeches to epic onstage performances from the likes of Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, Becky G and Ryan Gosling. Nonetheless, the Academy Awards wouldn’t be the identical with no few emotional and impactful acceptance speeches from actors, filmmakers, writers and different artists.

See the entire highlights from this yr’s Academy Awards, beneath!

John Cena Stripping

WTF IS JOHN CENA DOING ??!? pic.twitter.com/j098cHFBKO

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Whereas holding the envelope for Costume Designer to cowl his midsection, John Cena appeared on stage utterly stripped. Jimmy, in fact, was in on the enjoyable, as he and John carried out a convincing banter about his apparent discomfort strolling on stage nude.

Emily Blunt & Ryan Gosling’s ‘Argument’

Whereas serving as presenters for the evening, Ryan and Emily Blunt had a playful spat about their movies Barbie and Oppenheimer‘s 2023 success, which led to the viral “Barbenheimer” motion. The man actors even made some humorous digs at each other’s film, eliciting laughs from the entire room.

Da’Vine Pleasure’s Heartfelt Speech

So nicely deserved! YESSS @DaVineJoy ❤️‍🔥 #Oscar #OscarWinner https://t.co/l30podjsWP

— Sanaa Lathan (@justsanaa) March 11, 2024

Whereas accepting the award for Actress in a Supporting Function, the Holdovers star grew emotional whereas wanting again on her journey as an actor.

Kate McKinnon’s Joke About Sending Steven Spielberg Nudes

Whereas Kate joked about who she’s been sending her “tasteful nudes” to, the cameras lower to filmmaker Steven Spielberg‘s face as he pointed to himself.

Mstyslav Chernov’s Highly effective Speech About Ukraine

As he accepted the award for Greatest Documentary Characteristic for 20 Days in Mariupol, director Mstyslav Chernov delivered a strong speech in regards to the present Russian invasion on Ukraine.

“I want to have the ability to trade this for Russia by no means attacking Ukraine, by no means occupying our cities,” the filmmaker stated. “I want to give all the popularity to Russia not killing tens of hundreds of my fellow Ukrainians. I want for them to launch all of the hostages, all of the troopers who’re defending the land, all of the civilians who at the moment are of their jails. However I can’t change the historical past. I can’t change the previous.”

The Kens Reuniting for ‘I’m Simply Ken’

Ryan Gosling, Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie and America Ferrera singing ‘I’m Simply Ken’ on the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/bY0LWOZrma

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Ryan’s “I’m Simply Ken” efficiency was nothing wanting epic. The Barbie star started the quantity by sitting behind co-star Margot Robbie, then approaching the stage in his glowing pink go well with. The viewers noticed the stage come to life with the opposite Kens from the movie dance, together with Simu Liu. As Ryan revisited the gang, he gave the mic to Margot, America Ferrera and Greta Gerwig to affix in, exhibiting the solid’s solidarity and help for one another.

Emma Stone’s Ripped Gown

“My costume is damaged. I am fairly positive it occurred throughout ‘I am Simply Ken.'”

Emma Stone has a hilarious begin to her Oscars acceptance speech for Greatest Actress for “Poor Issues.”#Oscars#Oscars2024https://t.co/i3EbIDjl0l pic.twitter.com/HR3DCcfPwP

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As she approached the stage to simply accept the award for Actress in a Main Function, Emma Stone realized the again of her mint inexperienced costume had apparently ripped. Earlier than closing out her emotional speech, she jokingly requested the viewers to not look behind her robe.

“My costume is damaged. I’m fairly positive it occurred throughout ‘I’m Simply Ken,’” she quipped.