Emotional Oscars viewers make same point as Iranian winners apologise for English speaking abilities during speech
A moment from the 97th Academy Awards have seemingly hit thousands of viewers in the feels.
After the directors of the Oscar-winning Iranian animation In the Shadow of the Cypress - Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi - took to the stage to thank their fans for the prestigious accolade, the pair apologised for their English language abilities.
The duo had members of the audience in fits of laughter, after subsequently fighting over a phone, upon which they'd apparently written their speech in English for ease.
And as we say, the sweet scene has left viewers watching the awards from home feeling all types of ways, but definitely emotional.
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Many began by heaping praise onto producers of the ceremony for allowing the victors to make their speech without being encouraged to leave the stage with closing music.
One wrote on social media: "Thankfully they didn't play those winners off, it always gives me anxiety when winners take long especially if they aren't native English speakers cause it's not their fault!! Give them time Oscars."
Defending the duo, another gushed: "tbf it’s the first time I’ve seen that the oscars didn’t play off somebody whose clearly struggling to speak in English so I’m glad they didn’t play them off."
"I think they speak English perfectly fine," a third added.
"Awwwwww don’t apologise for the english," another penned online.
Another viewer went on to say: "You know what, thank you for not playing them off when English is not their native tongue".
A sixth continued: "It’s heartwarming to see people who don’t speak English as their first language win #Oscars - The fact that they just got the visa omg.
"It’s such a privilege to be an American. So easy to take that for granted!"
The cartoon film went up against fellow animators Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande for Beautiful Men, Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio for Magic Candies, Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper for Wander to Wonder, and Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet for Yuck!.
Oscars 2025 results: the nominees and winners announced so far
Best supporting actor
Yura Borisov - Anora
Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain - WINNER
Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice
Best animated feature
Flow - WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best costume design
Wicked - WINNER
Nosferatu
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Best original screenplay
Anora - Sean Baker - WINNER
The Brutalist - Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain - Jesse Eisenberg
September 5 - Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David
The Substance - Coralie Fargeat
Best adapted screenplay
A Complete Unknown - Jay Cocks and James Mangold
Conclave - Peter Straughan - WINNER
Emilia Pérez - Jacques Audiard
Nickel Boys - RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing - Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
Best original score
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best make-up and hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
Best supporting actress
Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Best original song
'Never Too Late' - Elton John: Never Too Late
'El Mal' - Emilia Pérez
'Mi Camino' - Emilia Pérez
'Like A Bird' - Sing Sing
'The Journey' - The Six Triple Eight
Best international feature
I'm Still Here - Brazil
The Girl with the Needle - Denmark
Emilia Pérez - France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Germany
Flow - Latvia
Best film editing
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best production design
Wicked
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Conclave
Best sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best visual effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best cinematography
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Best actor
Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
Best director
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker - Anora
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
Best actress
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison - Anora
Demi Moore - The Substance
Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here
Best picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Topics: Oscars, TV And Film, US News
Rhianna Benson