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Oscars 2023 telecast — but was he wrong? Throughout the show, Kimmel was heard introducing the first time nominee as “Rih-Ann-uh,” which didn’t sit right with some of the “Bad Girl” icon’s fans. As per usual, rabid social media watchdogs promptly logged onto to Twitter to snap at this year’s Oscars host for mispronouncing the pop superstar’s name. “I will be haunted by Jimmy Kimmel’s pronunciation of ‘Rihanna,'” @hannahkritz complained.
“Why is Jimmy Kimmel pronouncing Rihanna like he’s from Canada?” @billburton sniped. “Why does Jimmy Kimmel say Rihanna like that? Or have I been saying it wrong for like a decade?” @JLrube questioned. However, it turns out Kimmel was actually using the proper pronunciation of the Barbadian musician’s name.
“Jimmy Kimmel pronounces Rihanna like he’s from Nigeria. That might actually even be the correct way to say it,” @ParacelsusII noted. “Shoutout to Jimmy Kimmel for being like the first person to pronounce Rihanna’s name correctly,” @ShenaeCurry said.
“Listen to Jimmy Kimmel pronouncing Rihanna’s name *correctly.* @AndySwift tweeted. The singer has previously clarified way back in 2010 that her name is correctly pronounced “Rih-Ann-uh” — although it’s still not the way many of her fans say it. Rihanna was invited to this year’s 95th annual Academy Awards ceremony after being nominated for her performance of “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Kimmel gave a shout out to the celebrity in his opening monologue joking about the length of the awards show and Rihanna’s infant son.
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Did you know that Jimmy Kimmel‘s wife Molly McNearney is one of the executive producers of his late night show Jimmy Kimmel Live? She’s now opening up about secrets from the 2023 Oscars telecast!
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large As he was lifted into the Dolby Theater rafters five minutes before the Oscars were set to begin, Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue still wasn’t locked. It couldn’t be: Several of his gags would involve pop superstar Rihanna — but it all depended on whether she’d be in her seat. “We had two versions of the monologue,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” executive producer (and Kimmel’s wife) Molly McNearney told Variety on Monday afternoon. “One if Rihanna was in her seat, one if she was not in her seat. One if Rihanna had her baby on her lap, which she wanted to do. And one if her baby was not on her lap. A lot of our jokes were kind of at the mercy of people being in their seats.”
aired Sunday night on ABC, was viewed by an estimated 18.7 million, according to preliminary Fast National Live+Same Day numbers released Monday by ABC. That’s up 12% from last year’s show — and was a three-year high — but was still low compared to most years.The evening’s main counterprogramming, the season finale of “The Last of Us” pulled in 8.2 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max. The show began at 9 p.m.
Leave it to Jimmy Kimmel to dress down Hollywood — right to their faces!
Nicole Kidman is going viral for a moment that happened at the 2023 Academy Awards on Sunday night (March 12) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Malala Yousafzai is staying out of the “Don’t Worry Darling” drama.
Celebs gathered at the Dolby Theatre in California on Sunday night to celebrate the best of films at the 95th Academy Awards.
2023 Oscars on Sunday.Will Smith didn’t return to violently clobber Chris Rock. He couldn’t.
a crisis team in place ready for any potential snafus. It was a stacked year for Best Picture, with the likes of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Women Talking,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Tar,” “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “The Fabelmans” and “Elvis” facing off – not to mention, more crowd-pleasing hits such as “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water.” The ceremony was staid, compared to last year’s infamous #SlapGate.
scoring the award for Best Picture at the 2023 Oscars.Harrison Ford presented the award onstage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where Hollywood’s biggest stars gathered to celebrate the big night, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.Directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who had won earlier in the evening, were joined on stage by the entire cast to accept the historic award.“The world is changing rapidly and I fear our stories are not keeping at pace and sometimes it’s a little scary,” Kwan said, “but I have great faith in these stories.”“Everything Everywhere All At Once” received more Oscar nominations than any film this year with a whopping 11: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, two for Best Supporting Actress, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Score and Best Song.The movie ended up winning seven of the 11 noms, including Best Picture, Best Actress for star Michelle Yeoh and Best Director for filmmakers Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan.The film was the movie to beat this year, having won the top prizes at both the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Producers Guild Awards.The comedy-drama beat “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Elvis,” “The Fabelmans,” “Tár,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Triangle of Sadness” and “Women Talking” for Oscar victory.“Everything Everywhere All At Once” made history as the first sci-fi film to ever win Best Picture.The movie stars Michelle Yeoh — who won Best Actress — as a Chinese immigrant who is swept into parallel universes in order to save all of existence and connects with the other lives she could have led.“Everything Everywhere All At Once” is also the first film to win
2023 Academy Awards.Kimmel approached Yousafzai, 25, during the telecast to ask her very pressing question from a fan named Joanne.“She asked, your work on human rights and education for women and children is an inspiration–as the youngest nobel prize winner in history, do you think Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine?” Kimmel asked her.The question was referring to the rumors of a fight between the two actors on the set of “Don’t Worry Darling.”In response, Yousafzai, who seemed uneasy, said, “I only talk about peace.”Things got even more uncomfortable for Yousafzai when presenters brought out the real-life “Cocaine Bear,” someone in a bear suit from Elizabeth Banks’ film, and as it paraded down the aisles, it strangely pestered the activist. Kimmel had to tell the bear leave to Yousafzai alone.
Rihanna received a standing ovation for her performance of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever song ‘Lift Me Up’ at the Oscars 2023 tonight (March 12).The annual awards show is taking place at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre, where each of the Best Original Song nominees is performing their nominated track.Rihanna’s performance was introduced by Wakanda Forever star Danai Gurira, who used the moment to pay tribute to late Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman. “His powerful artistry, his magnetism and incomparable humanity left a mark on our hearts,” she said.
Rihanna is hitting the stage to perform at an awards show for the first time in years!
Oscars 2023, host Jimmy Kimmel addressed last year’s slap by Will Smith.At the 2022 ceremony, which also took place at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage.Rock had made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head – a style she chose as a way of dealing with the alopecia she suffers from. Smith, who is married to Pinkett Smith, then walked on stage and slapped the comedian.Smith later went on to win the award for Best Actor for his role in King Richard and gave a lengthy speech in which he highlighted similarities between himself and his character of Richard Williams. “Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” Smith said.
Will Smith, 54, cracked 94th Academy Awards presenter Chris Rock, 58, in the face after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair.“Well, whatever I say about it, it’s going to have to be great, right?” he told The Hollywood Reporter last week. “Because so much has been said and there’s so much focus on it.
Rooney Mara takes over the red carpet in a cream colored dress at the 2023 Academy Awards on Sunday (March 12) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Jimmy Kimmel took to the 2023 Oscars stage on Sunday, ready to bring the heat. In his third time as Oscars host, Kimmel was every bit the seasoned pro people expected, and he set the tone for the night with a funny and upbeat opening monologue.Taking a page out of Billy Crystal's old Oscars hosting handbook, Kimmel inserted himself into a scene from -- ejecting from a fighter plane, only to parachute down onto the stage of the Dolby Theatre in dramatic fashion.As for his monologue, it was gently playful, poking fun at some of the nominees but with a loving and playful tone.«This is, I think, a great piece of Oscars trivia: 31 years ago, in 1992, Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan were in a movie together — you remember what it was? ! Two actors from n are nominated for Ocars,» Kimmel said, with a laugh.
Rihanna is baring her baby bump on the red carpet at the Oscars!
Emily Blunt and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson are back together!