The Oscars 2026 awards could have had the most important names in showbiz, but it surely did not cease awkward moments from taking place.
Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet attended the Oscars collectively (Picture: AFP through Getty Pictures)
The Oscars 2026 ceremony proved that even the most important showbiz awards of the yr can nonetheless have some awkward moments, regardless of the months of planning that go into making them occur. From paedophile jokes from host Conan O’Brien to close wardrobe malfunctions, lots can occur on reside TV.
Within the Finest Actor and Actress class, former UK TV star and Irish actress Jessie Buckley took house the prize for her position as Agnes Shakespeare in Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet. Michael B Jordan gained Finest Actor for enjoying twins in Sinners, a call that will have left actor Timothee Chalamet very dissatisfied.
Host Conan O’Brien wasted no time kicking issues off as he initiated the ceremony with a joke referencing current British headlines.
Highlighting that there have been no British stars nominated within the Finest Actor or Actress classes, he joked: “A British spokesperson stated: ‘Yeah however no less than we arrest our paedophiles…'”.
The remark raised eyebrows amongst viewers, coming shortly after the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor following the discharge of information linked to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
The poignant In Memoriam part is invariably amongst essentially the most shifting moments of the Oscars – but this yr viewers noticed a conspicuous absence.
French cinema legend Brigitte Bardot, who handed away aged 91 in December 2025, was excluded from the tribute.
The selection immediately triggered dialogue on-line, with some suggesting it may need been linked to contemporary examination of the actress’s contentious historical past.
The Academy introduced solely its seventh tie in 98 years (Picture: David Fisher/Shutterstock)
Oscars chaos as two movies win the identical award
Proceedings descended into disarray when the Academy introduced solely its seventh tie in 98 years.
Each The Singers and Two Folks Exchanging Saliva have been declared winners of Finest Reside-Motion Quick Movie, leaving these current astonished.
Presenter Kumail Nanjiani quipped in regards to the circumstances as he introduced the outcomes.
“Ironic that the quick movie Oscar goes to take twice as lengthy,” he stated.
Host Conan additionally could not assist however mock the pandemonium, remarking: “I simply wish to say congratulations to each winners you simply ruined 22 million Oscar swimming pools.”
Kylie Jenner had a clumsy encounter with Timothee’s sister (Picture: Penske Media through Getty Pictures)
Kylie Jenner’s ‘awkward’ run-in
Past the stage, an uneasy change between Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet’s sister Pauline quickly grew to become viral.
Clips captured Pauline shifting in direction of her brother earlier than Jenner tried to catch her eye from shut by, even extending for an embrace.
Observers on-line have been swift to touch upon the apparently chilly encounter.
“Seems like she’s by no means met her earlier than in her life… That is what a PR relationship appears like,” one wrote. One other chimed in: “The awkwardness between them!”.
Gwyneth Paltrow wowed in a white strapless gown on the 98th Annual Oscars (Picture: Penske Media through Getty Pictures)
Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘wardrobe malfunction’
Within the meantime, Gwyneth Paltrow inadvertently grew to become the centre of consideration after a clip of her descending a staircase on the ceremony garnered tens of millions of views on-line.
The dramatic slit of her robe momentarily opened as she moved, sparking debate amongst viewers over whether or not it was a wardrobe malfunction.
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One critic quipped: “Woman flashed the cameraman and referred to as it a ‘malfunction,'” while others have been fast to defend the star.
“Why put up issues like this? We now have all had moments like this. Please be respectful. She appears nice, the gown is not her fault,” one other commenter penned.
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