The Only Oscar Moments Anyone Will Be Talking About (Updating)

The Only Oscar Moments Anyone Will Be Talking About (Updating)

See if anything from this year's event came close to beating last year's last minute Best Picture mistake!

Sure, people tune in to the Oscars for the fashion and to see which movies take home the gold, but let's also be real — you all want to see if there's another f-up like last year's Best Picture winner fiasco, right?

With Jimmy Kimmel hosting this year's Oscars — in a ceremony that will almost certainly touch on Hollywood's recently exposed history of sexual harassment and abuse, President Donald Trump and a movement for stronger gun control sweeping even pop culture — there are sure to be some massive moments everyone will still be talking about Monday morning.

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While it may be hard to top last year's "Moonlight" mixup, here are the buzziest moments of the night. We'll keep updating the post throughout the evening!

The Monologue

Jimmy Kimmel kicked off the show with a monologue that took aim at almost every single nominee, brought up the Harvey Weinstein scandal and introduced an amazing way to secure short acceptance speeches.

"Some of you will be going home tonight with an Academy Award, what could be better than that? This year, when you hear your name called, don't get up right away," he said at the top, addressing last year's screwup. "The accountants went ahead and did comedy on their own. I have to hand it to them, it was hilarious."

"Oscar is 90 years old right now, which means he's probably at home right now watching Fox News," he continued. "Oscar is the most beloved and respected man in Hollywood and there's a very good reason why. Just look at him, he keeps his hands where you can see them, never says a rude word and, most importantly, no penis at all. That's the kind of man we need more of in this town."

"Here's how clueless Hollywood is about women. We made a woman called 'What Women Want' and it starred Mel Gibson," he joked. "The Academy took action last year to expel Harvey Weinstein from their ranks. What's happening all over is long overdue. We need to set an example and the truth is, if we can stop sexual harassment in the workplace, women will only have to deal with sexual harassment all the time everywhere they go."

After praising the #MeToo, #TimesUp and #NeverAgain movements, Kimmel mentioned all the nomination firsts this year, including first female director and first female cinematographer. He ended his monologue by saying the person with the shortest acceptance speech would go home with a jet ski, before Helen Mirren came out to show it off.

Other best bites:

• Of "Get Out," Kimmel said, "None other than President Trump called Get Out the best first three quarters of a movie this year."
• "Whose kneecaps did Tonya Harding have to break for this casting?"
• "We don't make films like 'Call me By Your Name' for money, we make them to upset Mike Pence."
• "Thanks to Guillermo, we will always remember this year as the year men screwed up so badly, women started dating fish."

Mary J. Slays

Mary J. Blige was the first artist to ever be nominated for Best Song and Best Supporting Actress in the same year, both for her work for "Mudbound."

The singer looked incredible on the red carpet in a gorgeous white gown, before changing into an oxblood dress for her performance of "Mighty River."

It's the best she's ever looked and one of her best performances to date. Bow down!

More to come…

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