The night of the 2024 Academy Awards was by far one of the most anticipated ones in the last couple of years in the award show’s history, and to present the award for Best Picture, the Mvp of the night, Al Pacino walked on stage to announce the winner. And despite Oppenheimer taking home the accolade, people were upset with the presenter himself.
The cast and crew of Oppenheimer after winning Best Picture at The Oscars 2024 (via ABC)
In a standard presenting tradition, the presenter has to first announce the nominees of the category, and then announce the winner so as to not create major confusion. But Pacino didn’t follow this style and immediately vaguely announced the winner, which is why the public was calling him out for it.
But in the legend’s defense came Simu Liu, who claimed that this was something that was agreed upon beforehand...
The cast and crew of Oppenheimer after winning Best Picture at The Oscars 2024 (via ABC)
In a standard presenting tradition, the presenter has to first announce the nominees of the category, and then announce the winner so as to not create major confusion. But Pacino didn’t follow this style and immediately vaguely announced the winner, which is why the public was calling him out for it.
But in the legend’s defense came Simu Liu, who claimed that this was something that was agreed upon beforehand...
- 3/12/2024
- by Deepak Bisht
- FandomWire
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