Jonathan Ross has been hit by huge backlash from furious viewers after he referred to the Irish actor Cillian Murphy as a ‘British star’ during the 2024 Academy Awards.
The presenter, 63, fronted ITV’s coverage of the glitzy event for the first time, but angered many viewers for failing to note the Peaky Blinders star’s heritage during the ceremony.
Cillian was awarded Best Actor for his acclaimed performance in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, and in his speech he said: ‘I am a very proud Irishman standing here tonight.’
Acknowledging that ‘we are all living in Oppenheimer’s world now’, the actor added: ‘I would like to dedicate this to the peacemakers of the world.’
Cillian also ended his speech by saying: ‘Go raibh maith agat,’ which means ‘thank you’ in Irish.
Jonathan Ross has been hit by huge backlash from furious viewers after he referred to the Irish actor Cillian Murphy as a ‘British star’ during the 2024 Academy Awards
Cillian was awarded Best Actor for his acclaimed performance in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer , and in his speech he said: ‘I am a very proud Irishman standing here tonight’
However, despite the star notably showcased his Irish heritage during the ceremony, viewers were irked that host Jonathan repeatedly referred to him during conversations about British stars nominated at the awards.
One tweeted: ‘Who has ever thought Cillian Murphy was British?? LMAO, Jonathan Ross is off his rocker.’
Another angry viewer complained: ‘Sorry but did Jonathan Ross just talk about British people winning all the awards and then include Cillian Murphy??? #Oscars,’ another asked.
A third raged: ‘Took 3 mins for Jonathan Ross on ITV to claim Cillian’s win as ‘our’ win like he literally got on stage and pointed out he was Irish?’
‘Not Jonathan Ross saying British nominee for best actor referring to IRISH Cillian Murphy. Just know he’d be so fuming,’ one viewer added.
Jonathan also infuriated many viewers for making an ‘unnecessary’ comment about the late Matthew Perry, after he was included in the Oscars’ In Memoriam segment.
The Academy Awards paid tribute to Friends star Matthew – who was left out of the BAFTAs annual memoriam list last month – Michael Gambon, Alan Arkin, Paul Reubens, Harry Belafonte, as well as Curb Your Enthusiasm star Richard Lewis, after he passed away on February 27th at the age of 76.
Andrea Bocelli was joined by his son Matteo as they sang his classic Time to Say Goodbye together and honoured a number of late stars who died in the last year.
Viewers were irked that host Jonathan repeatedly referred to Cillian during conversations about British stars nominated at the awards
Oscars 2024 winners: AT A GLANCE
Best Picture: Oppenheimer
Best Actress: Emma Stone – Poor Things
Best Director: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Best Director: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Original Song: Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell – What Was I Made For? from Barbie
Seen left to right: Actor In A Supporting Role – Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer), Actress In A Supporting Role – Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers ), Actress In A Leading Role – Emma Stone (Poor Things), and Actor In A Leading Role – Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
Original Score – Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer
Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema – Oppenheimer
Achievement in Film Editing: Jennifer Lame – Oppenheimer
Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihale – Poor Things
Make-up and Hairstyling: Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston – Poor Things
Achievement in Costume Design: Holly Waddington – Poor Things
Original Screenplay: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari – Anatomy Of A Fall
Adapted Screenplay: Cord Jefferson – American Fiction
International Feature Film – The Zone of Interest from United Kingdom
Jonathan also infuriated many viewers for making an ‘unnecessary’ comment about the late Matthew Perry, after he was included in the Oscars’ In Memoriam segment
After the tribute, Jonathan said: ‘It was nice to see Matthew Perry included, even though he’s not primarily known for his work in cinema, they probably could have done it without him’
The comment irritated many viewers, with one tweeting: ‘Jonathan ross’ comment on matthew perry was so f*****g unnecessary, what the f’
Matthew was found dead in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home on October 28 last year at the age of 54, with the autopsy confirming that he died from the ‘acute effects of ketamine’ and drowning.
Following the tribute, Jonathan said: ‘Welcome back. A touching tribute from the Academy there of some incredible performers and filmmakers sadly no longer with us. Always a sombre moment.
‘It was nice to see Matthew Perry included, even though he’s not primarily known for his work in cinema, they probably could have done it without him.’
The comment irritated many viewers, with one tweeting: ‘Jonathan ross’ comment on matthew perry was so f*****g unnecessary, what the f.’
‘Totally sick of ross and his chums now. Get this over with,’ a second said, while a third added: ‘The biggest loser tonight is us Brits who have to listen to Jonathan Ross in the break. All these ITV lot have no idea what they’re talking about.’
Oppenheimer won a whopping seven Oscars at Sunday night’s Academy Awards – while rival Barbie only won one.
Meanwhile Emma Stone led Poor Things to an impressive four including her Best Actress win and UK film The Zone Of Interest won two at the gala event held at The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.
The historical epic directed by Christopher Nolan swept the major categories with wins for Best Actor Cillian Murphy, Best Supporting Actor Robert Downey Jr. and Nolan – with the film also winning Best Picture.
In contrast, Barbie, who memorably won against Oppenheimer in the ‘Barbenheimer’ box office showdown over the summer, walked away with just one award for Best Original Song for What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish and Finneas McConnell.
Oppenheimer won a whopping seven Oscars at Sunday night’s Academy Awards – while rival Barbie only won one
Barbie – starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling (pictured) was nominated for nine Oscars but won only one
Emma earned a shock win in the Actress in a Leading Role category for her work in Poor Things
Seen left to right: Actor In A Supporting Role – Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer), Actress In A Supporting Role – Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers ), Actress In A Leading Role – Emma Stone (Poor Things), and Actor In A Leading Role – Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
Robert Downey Jr. is seen with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar
Downey Jr., 58, Lewis Strauss (pictured), was delighted as he took to the stage – after host Jimmy Kimmel made a very awkward quip about his drug use
Downey Jr. jokingly thanked his ‘terrible childhood’ as he finally won an Oscar for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss, was delighted as he took to the stage – after host Jimmy Kimmel made a very awkward quip about his drug use.
The veteran actor – who has acted for over five decades – took home the Academy Award over stiff competition including Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction, Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon, Ryan Gosling, Barbie, and Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things.
Oppenheimer won seven awards in total – as well as Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, and Best Picture, it won Original Score for Ludwig Göransson – along with cinematography and achievement in film editing.
Al Pacino announced Oppenheimer as the Best Picture winner without bothering to name all the other nominees.
After the two films were released on the same day – July 21 – Barbenheimer gripped film fans who made an event out of going directly from the screening of one to the other.
Barbie was the highest-grossing movie of the year on both the domestic ($636.2 million) and worldwide ($1.445 billion) box office charts.
Oppenheimer took fifth place ($326.1 million) on the domestic box office charts and third place ($957.8 million) on the worldwide charts.
Meanwhile Emma, 35, powered through a wardrobe malfunction as she beat out an impressive field including favorite Lily Gladstone from Killers Of The Flower Moon in addition to Annette Bening, Nyad, Sandra Huller, Anatomy of a Fall, and Carey Mulligan, Maestro.
Cillian Murphy finally won the Oscar in the coveted Best Actor category for Oppenheimer
Da’Vine Joy Randolph emotionally kicked off the Oscars as she broke into tears as she earned the coveted Actress in a Supporting Role for The Holdovers
As Emma was walking on stage she signaled that there was something wrong with her dress as she quickly acknowledged it during her emotional acceptance speech.
She said: ‘Oh, boy. My dress is broken. I think it happened during I’m Just Ken. I’m pretty sure. Oh, boy, this is really — this is really overwhelming. Sorry, I’m — okay, my voice is also a little gone. Whatever.’
Da’Vine Joy Randolph emotionally kicked off the Oscars as she broke into tears as she earned the coveted Actress in a Supporting Role for The Holdovers.
The talented 37-year-old actress beat out stiff competition including Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer, Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple, America Ferrera, Barbie, and Jodie Foster, Nyad.
