Mar 11, 2024, 11:15 AM IST

Nude John Cena to joke on RDJ's addiction: Most controversial, viral moments from Oscars 2024

Abhimanyu Mathur

The 96th Academy Awards were held in Los Angeles on Sunday night, i.e. Monday morning India time

The awards were streamed live in India on Disney+ Hotstar early on Monday morning

Unlike 2022, Oscars 2024 remained largely controversy free but had its share of viral moments

Hours before the event began, award favourite The Holdovers was accused of ‘line-by-line plagiarism’

Host Jimmy Kimmel made a joke on Robert Downey Jr’s past substance abuse issues, drawing severe criticism

John Cena shocked everyone by coming onto the stage in the nude to present the Best Costume Design Award

Jonathan Glazer, whose film Zone of Interest won Best International Film, made an impassioned reference to Gaza on stage

Jimmy Kimmel called out former President Donald Trump and his ‘MAGA’ followers while talking about social media trolling

Acting legend Al Pacino chose to skip presenting the nominees when he came to present the Best Picture Award

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