As you might expect, host Jimmy Kimmel kicked off his monologue for the 90th Academy Awards by making fun of last year’s epic best picture mix-up, when “La La Land” was briefly awarded the prize instead of the real winner, “Moonlight.”
“This year, when you hear your name called, don’t get up right away,” Kimmel deadpanned. “Just give us a minute.”
Kimmel offered that maybe the PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants who botched the envelopes last year were just trying to do a comedy routine that didn’t go over so well.
“This time, the chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers said, and I quote, ‘Our singular focus will be on the show and delivering the correct envelopes,’ which does make sense,” Kimmel said. “Just out of curiosity, what was your focus the other 89 years?”
Then he segued into some more controversial topics.
Hollywood’s treatment of women
“Here’s how clueless Hollywood is about women. We made a movie called ‘What Women Want’ and it starred Mel Gibson.”
“I remember a time when the major studios didn’t believe a woman or a minority could open a superhero movie — and the reason I remember that time was because it was March of last year.”
“Mark Wahlberg was paid $1.5 million to re-shoot his scenes (in “All the Money in the World”) while Michelle Williams for the reshoots got per diem — she was paid $80 a day for the same thing. And what made it especially unfair is that Mark and Michelle are represented by the same agency. And I have to admit, this story really surprised me. This one shook me, because if we can’t trust agents — who can we trust?”
“A film that’s up for 13 Oscars is ‘The Shape of Water,’ written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, a wonderful man … and thanks to Guillermo, we will always remember this year as the year men screwed up so badly, women started dating fish.”
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Claes Bang (L) and Elisabeth Moss attend the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Darrell Britt-Gibson attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Andra Day arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 04: JR (L), Agnes Varda (2nd from L) and guests attend the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Kelly Ripa (L) and Mark Consuelos attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Sam Rockwell, left, and Leslie Bibb arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Gary Oldman and Gisele Schmidt attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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(L-R) Adriana Lima, Shanina Shaik, Heidi Klum attends the 26th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party sponsored by Bulgari, celebrating EJAF and the 90th Academy Awards at The City of West Hollywood Park on March 4, 2018 in West Hollywood, California.
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In this handout provided by A.M.P.A.S., Helen Mirren attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Viola Davis and Sam Rockwell in this handout provided by A.M.P.A.S., attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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In this handout provided by A.M.P.A.S., David Malinowski and Armie Hammer attend the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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In this handout provided by A.M.P.A.S., Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney attend the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Jordan Peele attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Miguel Lafourcade, left, and Natalia Lafourcade perform "Remember Me" from "Coco" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Miguel Lafourcade, left, and Natalia Lafourcade perform "Remember Me" from "Coco" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Actors Doug Jones (L) and Michael Stuhlbarg accept Best Picture for 'The Shape of Water' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Margot Robbie, left, reacts as Allison Janney wins the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role for "I, Tonya" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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In this handout provided by A.M.P.A.S., Glen Keane and Kobe Bryant attend the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Kobe Bryant poses in the press room with the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for "Dear Basketball" during the 90th Annual Academy Awards on March 4, 2018, in Hollywood, California.
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Meryl Streep, left, greets Christopher Walken in the audience at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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(L-R) Visual effects artists Richard R. Hoover, Paul Lambert, Gerd Nefzer, and John Nelson, winners of the Best Visual Effects award for 'Blade Runner 2049,' pose in the press room during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Filmmaker Frank Stiefel accepts Best Documentary - Short Subject for 'Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Common, left, and Andra Day perform "Stand Up For Something" from the film "Marshall" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Common, left, and Andra Day perform "Stand Up For Something" from the film "Marshall" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Actor Sam Rockwell poses in the press room with the Oscar for Best Supportimg actor in " Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri" during the 90th Annual Academy Awards on March 4, 2018, in Hollywood, California.
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Ashley Judd, from left, Annabella Sciorra and Salma Hayek speak at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Screenwriter James Ivory (C) accepts Best Adapted Screenplay for 'Call Me by Your Name' from actors Chadwick Boseman and Margot Robbie onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Sally Hawkins attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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In this handout provided by A.M.P.A.S., backstage with the Oscar Awards at the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Comedian Tiffany Haddish (L) and US actress Maya Rudolph present the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject during the 90th Annual Academy Awards show on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Writer/director Jordan Peele accepts Best Original Screenplay for 'Get Out' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Daniel Kaluuya (L) and Timothee Chalamet attend the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, left, and Emily Blunt present the award for best original song at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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TV personality Guillermo Rodriguez (L) congratulates director Guillermo del Toro on winning Best Picture for 'The Shape of Water' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Sound mixer Gary A. Rizzo (C) delivers a speech flanked by sound mixers Gregg Landaker (L) and Mark Weingarten after they won the Oscar for Best Sound Mixing for "Dunkirk" during the 90th Annual Academy Awards show on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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British actor Gary Oldman delivers a speech after he won the Oscar for Best Actor in "Darkest Hour" during the 90th Annual Academy Awards show on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Frances McDormand accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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US actress Frances McDormand (C) leaves the stage after she won the Oscar for Best Actress in "Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri" during the 90th Annual Academy Awards show on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Australian Film Editor Lee Smith accepts the Oscar for Best Film Editing for "Dunkirk"during the 90th Annual Academy Awards show on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Comedian Jimmy Kimmel (L) and Israeli actress Gal Gadot interact with movie goers at the Chinese theatre during the 90th Annual Academy Awards show on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Guillermo del Toro, winner of the award for best director for "The Shape of Water" celebrates in the audience at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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(L-R) Actor Sally Hawkins and director Guillermo del Toro accept Best Picture for 'The Shape of Water' from actors Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Claes Bang (L) and Elisabeth Moss attend the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
“The academy, as you are no doubt aware, took action last year to expel Harvey Weinstein from their ranks. There were a lot of great nominees, but Harvey deserved it the most.”
“You know the only other person to be expelled from the academy, ever, was a character actor named Carmine Caridi — in 2004, he was kicked out for sharing screeners. Carmine Caridi got the same punishment as Harvey Weinstein for giving his neighbor a copy of ‘Seabiscuit’ on VHS.”
“But what happened with Harvey, and what’s happening all over, was long overdue. We can’t let bad behavior slide anymore. The world is watching us. We need to set an example. And the truth is, if we are successful here, if we can work together to stop sexual harassment in the workplace, if we can do that, women will only have to deal with harassment all the time at every other place they go.”
President Donald Trump
“Jordan (Peele) is only the third person in 90 years to be nominated for directing, writing and best picture for his debut film. And what a debut it was. None other than President Trump called ‘Get Out’ the best first three-quarters of a movie this year.”
In the brief skit leading into the monologue: “Wow, the stunning Lupita Nyong’o — she was born in Mexico and raised in Kenya. Let the tweetstorm from the president’s toilet begin.”
Mike Pence
“Out of the nine best picture nominees, only two made more than $100 million. That’s not the point. We don’t make films like ‘Call Me By Your Name’ for money. We make them to upset Mike Pence.”
Fox News
On the 90th anniversary of the Oscars: “Oscar is 90 years old tonight, which means he’s probably at home right now watching Fox News.”