Oscars 2024: Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel returned to the red carpet as host of the 96th Academy Awards ceremony, but was quickly criticized. While congratulating Robert Downey Jr. on his role in Oppenheimer, Kimmel also spoke about the actor’s past substance abuse issues.
“This is a high point in Robert Downey Jr.’s long and illustrious career. Well, one of the high points,” he said. In response to this comment, Robert simply tapped his nose and grinned. (Also read: Oscars 2024: From Ariana Grande in pink to Florence Pugh in silver, X can’t stay calm as stars grace the red carpet)
Shortly after the moment caught people’s attention on social media, several people reached out to X for his opinion. Many netizens found Kimmel’s comments “disgusting,” and one individual also called Kimmel “embarrassing.”
See how people reacted to it.
More details about the 2024 Oscars:
The Oscar ceremony is underway, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph won the Best Supporting Actress award for The Holdovers. “God is so good,” Randolph tearfully said as she accepted her award. (Also read: Oscar 2024 Live Updates: Da’Vine Joy Randolph wins Best Supporting Actress; Jimmy Kimmel gives De Niro a glowing review)
The song “The War Is Over,” inspired by the music of John and Yoko, won the award for Best Animated Short Film. Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” won the Oscar for Best Animated Film.
“Anatomy of a Fall” won Best Original Screenplay, and “American Fiction” won Best Adapted Screenplay.
Where can I watch the 2024 Oscars?
Oscars 2024 will be broadcast live on ABC. The awards will also be streamed on abc.com, the ABC app and other streaming services that offer ABC content.
For viewers in India, Disney+ Hotstar has announced that the award ceremony will be broadcast live on its platform.official x handle
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