You never know how these things are going to go, but Jimmy Kimmel sure did things right with his opening monologue this year at the Oscars!
In a funny, timely, witty, political opening number that went just the right amount of time and moved back and forth between jokes and serious moments, Kimmel hit a home run on all fronts!!
Ch-ch-check out Kimmel’s monologue itself — and some of the best reactions to it on Twitter — right HERE:
This is how you kick off a special 90th Academy Awards! #Oscars #EmmaStone @ArmieHammer @ChadwickBoseman #MerylStreep #GaryOldman @SalmaHayek @Lupita_Nyongo pic.twitter.com/jLLbc3u8S6
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) March 5, 2018
.@jimmykimmel: “We don’t make films like ‘Call Me By Your Name’ for money. We make them to upset Mike Pence.” https://t.co/gsOqwwjJSe #Oscars pic.twitter.com/kOR7kwLdAR
— Good Morning America (@GMA) March 5, 2018
.@jimmykimmel: “I remember a time when the major studios didn’t believe a woman or a minority could open a super hero movie├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥and the reason I remember that time is because it was March of last year.” https://t.co/gsOqwwjJSe #Oscars pic.twitter.com/2A7shs9vnH
— Good Morning America (@GMA) March 5, 2018
.@jimmykimmel: “This year, when you hear your name called, don’t get up right away. Give us a minute.” https://t.co/gsOqwwjJSe #Oscars pic.twitter.com/bBIIhfFJO9
— Good Morning America (@GMA) March 5, 2018
.@JimmyKimmel is offering an incentive for #Oscars winners to keep their speeches short https://t.co/gGUxhynOtY pic.twitter.com/qf81CS9puO
— Variety (@Variety) March 5, 2018
And Twitter went crazy for it (below)!!!
Jimmy Kimmel offers a free jet ski to the winner with tonight’s shortest speech. Helen Mirren not included. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/RtQo31mo1L
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) March 5, 2018
Jimmy Kimmel is being especially ruthless this year – in a totally honest and funny way! #Oscars
— Perez (@ThePerezHilton) March 5, 2018
I love that Jimmy Kimmel’s opening monologue is funny AND political. Jimmy Fallon would be singing with Justin Timberlake ├░┼╕╦£ΓÇÜ. #Oscars
— Britni Danielle (@BritniDWrites) March 5, 2018
Jimmy Kimmel in the opening monologue: “This year, when you get your name called, don’t get up right away.” #Oscars
— Vulture (@vulture) March 5, 2018
Jimmy Kimmel nailing his opening monologue for the #oscars @SkyCinemaUK
— Grace Douetil (@Grace_Douetil) March 5, 2018
Jimmy Kimmel crushed that opening monologue! He’s so great at hosting , nothing cheesy or forced about his delivery. Set up his jokes, executed and kept it moving. #Oscars
— Megan RAGE (@Megan_Rage) March 5, 2018
Lots of great commentary from @jimmykimmel in his opening monologue this year. Who do you think will take home the jetski? #Oscars
— Backstage (@Backstage) March 5, 2018
No one is safe in Jimmy Kimmel├óΓé¼Γäós opening monologue. Mel Gibson, Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood├óΓé¼Γäós inherent sexism and racism, the homophobic Vice President… #Oscars
— Jenna (@jennamorrison) March 5, 2018
LOVES it!!
What’d y’all think, Perezcious readers?!
Let us know in the comments (below)!!!
[Image via ABC.]
