On the at the moment underway 97th Oscar Awards, comedy veteran Conan O’Brien, internet hosting the ceremony for the primary time, poked enjoyable at Karla Sofía Gascón, the Finest Actress nominee who spent your complete awards season fielding backlash over previous Islamophobic, racist, and different offensive feedback.
“I beloved Anora [Best Picture nominee]. I actually did. Little reality for you—Anora makes use of the ‘F’ phrase 479 occasions. That’s three greater than the document set by Karla Sofía Gascón’s publicist,” he quipped in his opening monologue.
“I’m having enjoyable. Karla Sofía Gascón is right here tonight,” O’Brien continued because the cameras panned to the Emilia Pérez star sitting within the viewers. With clasped palms, she bowed and blew a kiss earlier than mouthing the phrases “thanks.”
“If you happen to’re going to tweet in regards to the Oscars, keep in mind—my identify is Jimmy Kimmel,” O’Brien added.
Notably, Gascón, 52, attended the ceremony on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles carrying a one-shoulder black gown adorned with diamonds. She seemingly skipped the pink carpet however was noticed contained in the star-studded venue in a photograph obtained by The Hollywood Reporter simply earlier than the present kicked off.
Gascón’s movie, which additionally stars Selena Gomez, is locked in for 13 nods, together with Finest Image. The actress, who performs the titular function within the movie, is the primary brazenly transgender star to be nominated for Finest Actress.
Whereas discussing his Oscar debut with Individuals not too long ago, O’Brien mentioned that amid all the thrill of internet hosting the coveted ceremony, he’d even be pondering of his mother and father. In the meantime, on Good Morning America, he shouted out his writers for pitching tons of concepts for his gig. He humbly added that he as soon as dreamed of being a seat filler on the Oscars however by no means imagined being invited to host the ceremony.
The comic, for the document, has twice emceed the Emmys and the White Home Correspondents’ Dinner. To Individuals, he revealed that his preparation for the evening included watching all 35 nominated function movies.
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