Malala Yousafzai was among the stars at the ceremony (Picture: Getty)
Oscars viewers have commended Malala Yousafzai’s quick-thinking response after Jimmy Kimmel jokingly asked for her take on the Don’t Worry Darling spitgate drama.
In case you somehow managed to forget, the psychological thriller was plagued with rumors of an on–set feud between director Olivia Wilde and Florence Pugh last summer, which culminated in an awkward red carpet at the Venice film festival.
While all eyes were on the cast, footage from the prestigious event seemed to show Harry Styles ‘spitting’ on Chris Pine as they took their seats – leading to internet sleuths spending hours inspecting the clips from all angles.
Although everyone involved has since insisted that no spitting took place, Jimmy couldn’t help but reflect on the drama during Sunday’s star-studded ceremony, and decided to approach Malala for her thoughts.
Spotting the human rights activists in the crown during a Q&A segment, the presenter quipped: ’Great to have you here, congratulations on your movie. This question is from Joanne from Brooklyn, New York…
‘She asks: “Your work on human rights and education for women and children is an inspiration.
Jimmy Kimmel served as host of the Oscars on Sunday night (Picture: Getty)
She looked incredible on the night in a floor-length gown (Picture: WireImage)
‘“As the youngest Nobel prize winner in history, I was wondering, do you think Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine?”’
As the audience laughed at the comment, Malala refrained from offering up her opinion on the infamous scandal.
Taking a beat, she politely replied: ‘I only talk about peace.’
‘You know what, that’s why you’re Malala and no one else is,’ the host said, before quickly moving on.
Jimmy jokingly asked for Malala’s take on spitgate (Picture: Getty)
However, many watching the action from home were less than impressed by the scenes, questioning why Jimmy would ask the Nobel Prize winner’s thoughts on such a trivial topic.
Heaping praise on Malala’s reply, a viewer wrote: ‘That wasn’t funny in the least. Excellent answer.’
‘Omg. Malala looked so uncomfortable with him and that joke…’ a follower said. ‘Get that man outta here #Oscars [sic].’
‘Malala, an actual hero, showed up to the Oscars looking absolutely beautiful btw and had to deal with this guy,’ one fumed.
All eyes were on the Don’t Worry Darling cast at the Venice Film Festival (Picture: Getty)
Another agreed: ‘Not a good question, but beautifully answered by Malala.’
As a commenter added: ‘This was so cringe. Malala deserves better.’
Elsewhere in the night, Jimmy broached the topic of last year’s infamous Oscars slap – after Will Smith stormed on stage to hit Chris Rock, over a joke he made about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair.
The comedian did warn that he would be drawing attention to the incident during the night, and he wasn’t wrong, mentioning it in his opening monologue.
Oscar winners 2023
Here are the winners for the 95th Oscar Awards:
Best motion picture of the year
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Brendan Fraser in The Whale
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Jamie Lee Curtis in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
Naatu Naatu from RRR, Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose
Achievement in directing
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Best animated feature film of the year
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Achievement in cinematography
All Quiet on the Western Front
Achievement in costume design
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Best documentary feature
Navalny
Best documentary short subject
The Elephant Whisperers
Achievement in film editing
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best international feature film of the year
All Quiet on the Western Front – Germany
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
The Whale
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
All Quiet on the Western Front – Volker Bertelmann
Achievement in production design
All Quiet on the Western Front
Best animated short film
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Best live action short film
An Irish Goodbye
Achievement in sound
Top Gun: Maverick
Achievement in visual effects
Avatar: The Way of Water
Adapted screenplay
Women Talking
Original screenplay
Everything Everywhere All at Once
He said: ‘Five Irish actors are nominated tonight, which meant the odds of another fight onstage just went way up.
‘We want you to have fun, we want you to be safe and we want me to be safe.
‘If any person in this theatre commits an act of violence, you will be awarded best actor and be allowed to give a 19-minute speech.
‘Seriously, the Academy has a crisis team in place. If anything unpredictable or violent happens during the ceremony, just do what you did last year – nothing.
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‘Maybe even give the assailant a hug.’
Jimmy then referenced a string of characters who could possibly protect him from danger, as the camera panned across the crowd.
He concluded: ‘We have no time for shenanigans. This is a celebration of everyone here.’
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