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Jimmy Kimmel's opening monologue at the 96th Academy Awards had him poking fun at a bunch of topics, ranging from Greta Gerwig's snub for Best Director to the long runtime of some of the nominated films. Jimmy also took his aim at Robert De Niro, and joked about his younger girlfriend at the Dolby Theatre in LA. (Also read: Oscars 2024 live updates) Jimmy Kimmel's joke about Robert De Niro was about his girlfriend's age. Jimmy Kimmel's opening monologueDuring his opening monologue, Jimmy said: “Here’s some fun…

At the 96th Academy Awards, comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel returned for the fourth time to host Hollywood’s biggest awards show. In his almost 12-minute opening monologue filled with plenty of celebrity jabs, Jimmy made the star-studded audience let out a few laughs, while also getting mixed reactions from social media users. Also read | Oscars 2024 highlights: Oppenheimer is Best Picture, Cillian Murphy is Best Actor, Nolan finally wins Best Director Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage during the…

The 96th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, featured its share of political satire and celebrity reactions. During his monologue, Kimmel poked fun at Alabama Senator Katie Britt's rebuttal to President Biden's State of the Union address, likening her to Emma Stone’s character in her film Poor Things. FILE - Host Jimmy Kimmel speaks at the Oscars, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Former U.S. Rep. George Santos alleged in a lawsuit in New York, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, that…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJimmy Kimmel wasn’t – despite Donald Trump’s assertion, posted to his social media site Truth Social mid-show – the worst Oscar host ever. But his opening monologue wasn’t especially funny, inspiring light titters rather than belly laughs. But it fit a melancholy ceremony nearly derailed by a protest right outside the venue, and an industry uncertain about its own future.Kimmel has…

Jimmy Kimmel is facing backlash from viewers for making a joke about Robert Downey Jr’s history with drug addiction during his opening monologue at the 96th Academy Awards.Many deemed his jokes insensitive and criticized the Oscars host for perpetuating harmful stereotypes about addiction recovery.In his opening monologue, Jimmy cracked a joke referencing the Iron Man star’s well-documented battle with substance abuse.“This is the highest point of Robert Downey Jr’s long and illustrious career… well, one of the highest…

Jimmy Kimmel hosted the 96th Academy Awards for the fourth time, bringing his comedic flair to Hollywood`s major awards show. During his nearly 12-minute opening monologue at the Oscars 2024, he threw some playful jabs at celebrities, eliciting laughs from the star-studded audience and sparking mixed reactions on social media. About Jimmy Kimmel`s nearly twelve-minute monologue Let`s take a look at some of the most of the most hilarious social media reactions Kimmel`s monologue inspired: - Jimmy Kimmel: What`s in…

Oscars 2024: Jimmy Kimmel started off the 96th Academy Awards with some jokes. He made fun of things like Greta Gerwig not getting nominated for Best Director and how some of the movies on the list were really long. He also took a jab at Robert De Niro, making a wisecrack about his younger girlfriend while they were at the Dolby Theatre in LA. This year, Robert De Niro was up for Best Supporting Actor for "Killers of the Flower Moon." Jimmy Kimmel pokes fun at Robert De Niro at Oscars 2024 During his opening…

Jimmy Kimmel’s opening monologue at the 96th Academy Awards took its usual digs at many of Hollywood’s most famous faces, looked back at the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, and even celebrated the most famous dog in the US right now.For Kimmel’s fourth time at the Oscars’ helm, having run the show in 2017, 2018 and last year, he kicked off his twelve 12-minute-plus speech by paying homage to Greta Gerwig and Barbie – lambasting the clapping audience for not nominating Gerwig in the best director category in the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeSydney Sweeney made a dig at her role in critical flop Madame Web during her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live.The actor, 26, plays Julia Carpenter, aka Spider-Woman, in the panned superhero film, which was released last month to widespread derision from reviewers and audiences alike.As she introduced herself to SNL yesterday evening (2 March), Sweeney namechecked some of her…

Seconds into his first Saturday Night Live opening monologue nearly five years after being fired from the show for his racist and homophobic slurs on his podcast, stand-up comedian Shane Gillis opened the old jar of misfires. “I was actually - fired from this show a while ago. But, you know. Don't look that up, please. If you don't know who I am, please don't Google that," began the comic. Shane Gillis returns to Saturday Night Live after being fired from the show nearly five years on receiving backlash for using…