The Most Awkward and Cringey Moments of the 2021 Oscars

 Let’s face it: awards season is awkward in a normal year. But this year? Even more so. Obviously, the COVID-19 pandemic made hosting ceremonies in-person, with hundreds of people squeezing in next to each other, basically impossible. Which meant a season full of Zoom acceptance speeches, tech problems, and weirdly glitchy celeb interactions. But! The Oscars tried to remedy that by having as many people in person as possible. Still, there were some awkward moments. Here were the most awkward.

Regina King tripping after she got onstage.

Okay, so Regina looked incredible tonight, but when she got on the stage to present the first award of the night, she tripped a little bit. It’s almost unfair to put it in the awkward moment's category because when Regina trips, it still looks damn good. I mean, she had wings!

 

Daniel Kaluuya talking about his parents having sex in his acceptance speech.

There was a surprise twist at the end of Daniel’s acceptance speech when he won for Best Supporting Actor. He was talking about fate basically, and how it's wild that we're all here living on this earth, breathing, etc., etc. And then he took a little turn and thanked his mom and dad for having sex all those years ago. His mom’s reaction via the Livestream was...incredible.

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Brad Pitt mispronouncing Maria Bakalova’s last name.

Brad Pitt? A person we love. His butchering the pronunciation of Maria Bakalova’s name while introducing her as a nominee? A thing we love a lot less. I think it came out like Ba-la-ka-VA or something.

Andra Day and Glenn Close getting bleeped during the music game.

First, I’m not totally sure why a game of Oscars music trivia was necessary, but when Andra Day was asked a trivia question, she swore and the broadcast had to bleep her. Glenn Close got bleeped during the same segment when she was asked a question.

And Glenn twerking on camera.

Glenn tried to twerk right after getting bleeped, and it was honestly...chaotic good.