The award itself is invaluable but the ceremony is more of a circus that generates countless memes each year. Here are some of the best Oscars memes from over the years.
So you thought that Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock was the most jaw-dropping moment in the history of Academy Awards? Well, you are wrong. The Oscars have been happening every year without fail since 1929 and over time, the prestigious ceremony has become sort of a joke for those who follow them.
The award itself is invaluable but the ceremony is more of a circus that generates countless memes each year. When you gather a bunch of directors, actors, and other people working in the film industry under one roof, there is always a chance of some drama happening. And the internet is ever so ready to throw in a dash of humor to make those dramatic moments even more hilarious. So, here are 25 tweets reminding us of some of the best, worst, and awkward moments of the Oscars that we will surely never forget or stop laughing about.
Yuh-Jung Youn shooting her shot with Brad Pitt. Go for broke.
— Sean Fennessey (@SeanFennessey) April 26, 2021
I love that the headline of me being at the Oscars is "confusing". https://t.co/c5bp0LYB7a
— 🦇 Misha Collins 🦇 (@mishacollins) April 26, 2021
I wish us all a very “Riz Ahmed Fixing Our Hair for the Perfect Pic” kinda love pic.twitter.com/DKAiuXNUXR
— Manna Sidhu (@manna_sidhu) April 26, 2021
How do you win an Oscar for a film titled ‘My Octopus Teacher’ and not have the decency to thank the octopus? #Oscars
— player/coach (@CMPunk) April 26, 2021
regina hall calling bradley and timothée up there yeah she’s just like me
— zoë begins 🪴 (@filmsbyzoe) March 28, 2022
the oscars is becoming a buzzfeed listicle with this random top 5 video compilation when they could’ve just AIRED THE TECHNICAL AWARDS?!??
— tiffromthe6 (@tiffromthe6) March 28, 2022
Jessica Chastain laughing at award show hosts roasting celebrities is my favorite award show trend #Oscars pic.twitter.com/kMzYhBGB4K
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) March 28, 2022
Me seeing Zack Snyder's Justice League take up any time in the #Oscars broadcast pic.twitter.com/A9fJcXzOIW
— Tristyn Akbas (@Ash_Ketchum132) March 28, 2022
THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE HAD ME CACKLING #Oscars #jacobelordi #RACHELZEGLER pic.twitter.com/MGTdoQKEhN
— marvel enthusiasts (@agathasdarkhold) March 28, 2022
Ariana DeBose stood on the #Oscars stage and talks about being an openly queer Afro-Latina ... TEARS. I love her. pic.twitter.com/khBFP4grXL
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) March 28, 2022
Can we have some ‘Will’ to fight these monday blues???👀😅🥲#thelanguagenetwork #monday #mondaymeme #Oscars2022 #oscarmeme #memeoftheday #learning #languages #language #learning #learnwithus #tredingnkow #trending #creativepost #digitaltrend #languagelschool #languagelearning pic.twitter.com/mgjVk2Tx0M
— thelanguagenetwork (@tln_india) April 11, 2022
Remember when the presenters lied at the Oscars' and said the winner was LaLa Land, instead of Moonlight like it was 1782 and only whites could read. pic.twitter.com/EDFaIfESQt
— Patrice (@HafricanGold) February 16, 2019
I love how the Oscars banned Will smith for defending his wife, but no one banned Adrian Brody when he forced a kiss onto Halle Berry smh https://t.co/vzJAOwZ2Vb pic.twitter.com/byL2GJ3QfR
— BLACK LIVES MATTER (@willowhalliwell) April 9, 2022
#Oscars Glen Close at the cookout, ”I WILL NOT BE IGNORED!”pic.twitter.com/XmWlkXWP73
— Nel Nel Cool J 💪🏽❤️🙏🏽 (@NelsonJ0630) April 26, 2021
I'd love to join the Oscars rage but I haven't watched them since I had to watch Sean Penn make a racist ass joke as Iñárritu won best director for Birdman.
— Jarred Luján PRE-ORDER IMAGE 30TH #12 (@jarredlujan) November 5, 2019
We all remember the picture, but have you seen it being taken? Ellen DeGeneres takes the world's most famous selfie at the 2014 Oscars. pic.twitter.com/bxNkLEDZk1
— FilmFrame (@FilmFrameATRM) July 27, 2020
Michael Moore was literally booed off stage because he said Bush making up fake reasons to invade a nation and take their oil was bad. This slap was nothing lol pic.twitter.com/a3Ir9oM6VF
— GCarsk (@ImGCarsk) March 28, 2022
Someone said it looks like Jennifer Lawrence tripping at the Oscars, and now I can’t unsee it. https://t.co/qWTQ0P1qJh pic.twitter.com/WYDxoVPQK3
— Naome (@itsnaome) August 26, 2021
Weirdest Oscar Moment: Elinor Burkett pulls a Kanye and interrupts Roger Ross Williams' speech after winning award for "Music by Prudence."
— Sherry - Double Boosted - Black Lives Matter✊ (@Comixgrrl) March 8, 2010
If my choice is this or Seth Mcfarlanes “we saw your boobs” I’m taking Seth every time https://t.co/d4AGZwj2fL
— Ya Boy Big Nel (@TheeNelDog) February 20, 2023
"We saw your boobs,
— Midnight Marauder Matt (@Stammzilla) April 25, 2021
We saw your boobs,
In the movie that we saw we saw your boobs" #Oscars pic.twitter.com/cy4q72de9I
bong joon-ho won the biggest awards at the oscars and then got up on stage and called everyone who refused to read subtitles an idiot lol a motherfucking king
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) April 26, 2021
i can’t stop thinking about when john travolta butchered idina menzel’s name this badly pic.twitter.com/Q3LsGbEK0e
— ellie (@elljito) January 28, 2019
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