The 2024 Oscars take place without surprises. But John Cena sets the tone by coming out naked on stage to present the 'Best Costume Award'.
No one can say that the 2024 Oscar Award has been the most fun. The entire award ceremony has gone without a hitch. of the favorite Oppenheimer winning in most of the technical categories and with a prize for Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. to Spain being left empty-handed. The ceremony has little to offer, despite having started three hours in advance and be a little more dynamic in your show.
But one of the great moments of the night will surely be remembered for its self-confidence. Amid the long list of awards with predictable thanks, the Best Costume category left a great moment to remember. Which is none other than John Cera, coming out completely naked to read, amidst jokes and nervous laughter, the nominees. After walking with the ballot between her legs, she finally put on a skin-colored robe over her shoulders, to celebrate the victory of Poor Creatures by Yorgos Lanthimos.
It all happened, while Jimmy Kimmel remembered for the public, one of the memorable anecdotes of the Academy Awards. Namely, when in 1974 and while David Niven was trying to introduce Elizabeth Taylor at the Oscar, a man without clothes came on stage. It was then and in the middle of the story that John Cena appeared in one of the corners and surprised the audience with his unprecedented — and hilarious — presentation.
In the end, the awards with the fewest surprises in years
If something has been missed at the 2024 Oscars, it has been the lack of surprises. The categories were dominated entirely by the favorites and except for a couple of surprises — such as the two prizes for The area of interest prevailing over virtual favorites — Everything has gone according to the script.
To highlight, just the musical numbers that recalled the popularity of Barbie. The film, despite not winning any awards — at the time of writing this note — demonstrated its strength, demonstrating its quality as a popular phenomenon. On the one hand, Billie Eilish made the public cry with the song What Was I Made For?. On the other hand, there is the shocking moment in which Ryan Gosling sang the hit for the audience I'm Just Ken in the company of the cast and the guitaristSlash. For the history of awards.