Oscars viewers have theory why Al Pacino didn't read any Best Picture nominees before announcing Oppenheimer
There's a theory circulating about why the Best Picture award at last night's Oscars was presented rather oddly.
Al Pacino was the man who was responsible for announcing the most anticipated award of the night to the millions watching, but many have come up with theories as to why the Godfather actor presented the award in the way he did. Have a look:
Ultimately, as seen in the clip above, Oppenheimer expectedly took the accolade home, beating the likes of Barbie and Poor Things.
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But 83-year-old Pacino didn't read any of the 10 nominations for the Oscar, as he raced to open the final envelope of the night.
Presenting the award, he said: "I have to go to the envelope for that, and I will, here it comes. My eyes see Oppenheimer."
Many were left confused as the ceremony put a lot of emphasis on all the nominees up to that point, with some awards even bringing on past winners to give each nominee a personal speech.
So, you would expect for there to be at least a run-down of the Best Picture nominees before the winner was announced.
But no, Pacino skipped to the end and announced that Christopher Nolan's film was taking the award home.
Someone branded it as 'the most anti-climactic Oscar win ever'.
Whether he was just being forgetful or not, people on social media have started to theorise over why the veteran actor did this... and it's all down to a joke made in Barbie, apparently.
Posting on X, formerly Twitter, one user said: "The Academy bringing Al Pacino, from The Godfather, to deliver the Best Picture #Oscar to Oppenheimer instead of Barbie, a movie that mocked Kens’ obsession with The Godfather, is CRAZY."
dAnother shared: "My wife Claire’s Oscar take: After the Barbie scene mocking Ken’s love of The Godfather, it’s hard not to see the Academy’s choice of Al Pacino to present Oppenheimer with best picture as anything other than a MIDDLE FINGER to Barbie."
A third posted: "I’m actually mad Barbie didn’t win best picture now even though I was routing for Poor Things because can you imagine the absolute hilarity of Al Pacino presenting that after The Godfather joke in the movie, I mean come on??"
Al Pacino was the lead actor in all three parts of the legendary 1970s trilogy The Godfather, playing Michael Corleone in what many believe to be some of the greatest films of all time.
Cillian Murphy took home the Best Actor award as Christopher Nolan won the Best Director award, with Robert Downey Jr. scooping the award for Best Supporting Actor, and the film also winning Best Original Score for its moving soundtrack among other wins.
Oh, and Ryan Gosling performed 'I'm just Ken' in all pink.
Here are the winners of the evening:
Best director
Anatomy of a Fall - Justine Triet
Killers of the Flower Moon - Martin Scorsese
Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan - WINNER
Poor Things - Yorgos Lanthimos
The Zone of Interest - Jonathan Glazer
Best actor
Bradley Cooper - Maestro
Colman Domingo - Rustin
Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer - WINNER
Jeffrey Wright - American Fiction
Best actress
Annette Bening - Nyad
Lily Gladstone - Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Huller - Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan - Maestro
Emma Stone - Poor Things - WINNER
Best picture
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer - WINNER
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best supporting actress
Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks - The Color Purple
America Ferrera - Barbie
Jodie Foster - Nyad
Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers - WINNER
Best animated short
Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko - WINNER
Best animated feature
The Boy and the Heron - WINNER
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best original screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall - WINNER
The Holdovers
Maestro
May December
Past Lives
Best adapted screenplay
American Fiction - WINNER
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best make-up and hairstyling
Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things - WINNER
Society of the Snow
Best production design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things - WINNER
Best costume design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things - WINNER
Best international feature
Io Capitano
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Teachers' Lounge
The Zone of Interest - WINNER
Best supporting actor
Sterling K Brown - American Fiction
Robert De Niro - Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr - Oppenheimer - WINNER
Ryan Gosling - Barbie
Mark Ruffalo - Poor Things
Best visual effects
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One - WINNER
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
Best film editing
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer - WINNER
Poor Things
Best documentary short
The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island In Between
The Last Repair Shop - WINNER
Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó
Best documentary feature
Bobi Wine: The People's President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol - WINNER
Best live action short
The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar - WINNER
Best cinematography
El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best sound
The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer - WINNER
The Zone of Interest
Best original score
American Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer - WINNER
Poor Things
Best original song
'The Fire Inside' - Flamin' Hot (Diane Warren)
'I'm Just Ken' - Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt)
'It Never Went Away' - American Symphony (Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson)
'Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)' - Killers of the Flower Moon (Scott George)
'What Was I Made For?' - Barbie (Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell) - WINNER
Topics: Oscars, Al Pacino, Oppenheimer, Social Media, Twitter
Joshua Nair