Oscars 2020: Olivia Colman delights audience with hilarious cameo
Olivia Colman may have stolen the show at this year’s Oscars.
The 46-year-old English actor presented the award for Best Actor to Joaquin Phoenix, one year after taking home the Best Actress statuette for her role in The Favourite.
The former Peep Show star came on stage with dyed blonde hair and joked: “Winning an Oscar ages you.”
“It’s a pleasure to be back. Thank you. Last year was the best night... of my husband’s life,” she quipped.
Her jokes got some of the biggest laughs of the night in the room, and, judging by the reaction on Twitter, people at home were enjoying it just as much.
Here are some of the reactions to Colman’s show-stealing cameo:
olivia colman is funnier than all the other presenters and i think that means something
— clemmie (@cIemmie)
olivia colman the god
— Kathryn VanArendonk (@kvanaren)
Meanwhile, Olivia Colman is EVERYTHING.#Oscars
— Tara Marron (@TaraKMarron)
Olivia Colman is lovely, and sweet, and wonderful, and pure, and funny, and witty and just everything.
We must protect her at all costs. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/DLZwdy21Iy— Justin Muzzi (he/him/his) (@muzzeltov)
South Korean black comedy Parasite was the evening's biggest winner, making history by becoming the first ever foreign language film to win Best Picture.
Other winners at the 2020 ceremony included Brad Pitt, who delivered an emotional acceptance speech that saw him praise Leonardo DiCaprio and criticise the verdict of Trump's impeachment trial, while Laura Dern took home the prize for Best Supporting Actress.
As expected, Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actor for Joker following which he criticised inequality and paid tribute to his brother River Phoenix, who died in 1993.
Find a full list of the 2020 Oscar winners here.
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