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The Best Memes & Viral Moments From The 2026 Oscars
The March 15 ceremony began with a hilarious and heartfelt monologue.
The 2026 Oscars didn’t waste time getting the party started. Here’s a recap of the best memes, tweets, and viral moments from the Academy Awards on March 15.
Conan O’Brien’s Chaotic Entrance
Conan O’Brien began the show by dressing like Aunt Gladys from Weapons, inserting himself into several of this year’s nominated movies before being chased into the Dolby Theatre by a group of children. In his monologue, he poked fun at Timothée Chalamet’s recent comments about ballet and opera. (ICYMI, the Marty Supreme nominee suggested in a recent Variety interview that “no one cares about” those art forms anymore.)
O’Brien said security was “extremely tight” for the ceremony, explaining: “I’m told there’s concerns about attacks from both the opera and ballet communities.”
The camera swiftly cut to Chalamet and Kylie Jenner in the audience, but both were good sports, laughing at the dig before O’Brien continued, “They’re just mad you left out jazz.”
Sinners Takes The Stage
A live performance of “I Lied to You” from Sinners earned a standing ovation — and lots of love online. “IMMEDIATE GOOSEBUMPS,” one fan wrote.
Anne Hathaway & Anna Wintour
With The Devil Wears Prada 2 only weeks away, Anne Hathaway and Anna Wintour made a timely appearance to present the awards for Costume Design and Makeup and Hairstyling. “Anna, um, just curious... what do you think of my dress tonight?” Hathaway asked the Vogue icon, which Wintour completely ignored as she went on to name the nominees.
She also addressed Hathaway as Emily — much like Miranda Priestly, the character she inspired in The Devil Wears Prada.
A Surprising Tie
While presenting the award for Live Action Short Film, Kumail Nanjiani opened the envelope to a twist: a tie! (It’s happened before, but is extremely rare.)
Fortunately, Nanjiani knew exactly what to do. “Everyone calm down. We’re gonna get through this,” he urged the audience, before presenting the awards — first to The Singers, then to Two People Exchanging Saliva.
Supporting Actor Shade?
Kieran Culkin presented the Best Supporting Actor award to One Battle After Another’s Sean Penn. Although, as Culkin noted: “Sean Penn couldn’t be here this evening — or didn’t want to — so I’ll be accepting the award on his behalf.”
More to come...
