Just 16 Awkward Moments From The 2023 Oscars

If you're like me, you love the awkward moments during awards shows. And despite being a prestigious affair, the 2023 Academy Awards were still home to some quality cringe/uncomfortable moments this year.

1.Before the show even began, Glenn Close — who always has the worst luck at the Oscars — tested positive for COVID-19:

2.People didn't love the champagne carpet, which strayed from traditional red carpets:

3.Lady Gaga helped a photographer who fell trying to take pics of her on the carpet:

4.This reporter kept putting her mic to Carson Kressley, who already had his own mic:

5.Diane Warren walked awkwardly on the carpet like this:

6.People pointed out how Nicole Kidman appeared to be possibly drunk during her pre-show interview with ABC and during the carpet pics:

7.Laverne Cox asked Austin Butler what story he was telling with his outfit, and he said this:

8.The Little Mermaid trailer premiered, and there was some disappointment over Flounder's debut:

9.Hugh Grant was unnecessarily rude to Ashley Graham during his pre-show interview:

10.People kept saying how it was the "Ozempic Oscars":

11.During his opening monologue, Jimmy Kimmel made this Babylon joke:

12.And told this joke about women, which fell flat:

13.Guillermo del Toro looked confused as to where he should go when he won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film for Pinocchio:

14.Angela Bassett looked super disappointed (understandably so) when she lost Best Supporting Actress to Jamie Lee Curtis:

15.Tems wore this very outfit that likely blocked the view of anyone sitting behind her:

16.Elizabeth Banks's voice kept cracking while she was presenting:

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