Oscars 2018: Jimmy Kimmel Starts Off The Award Show With A Monologue, Draws Mixed Reactions On Twitter

Kimmel took the hosting duties for the Academy awards for the second time in a row.

The Oscars is the highest regarded movie awards event of the year and this year too for the 90th Academy Awards, all the great directors, actors, producers and many others from around the globe attended to celebrate another remarkable year of the motion pictures. From Ellen’s Oscars selfie to best picture goof-up to iconic fashion disaster to great speeches, we witness such monumental moments at Oscars every year. And this year too, one of the highlights of the event was Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue at the start of the event. This is the first Oscars since the  #MeToo movement and Time’s up movement and Kimmel smartly addressed the same.“We can’t let bad behavior slide anymore, “he declared. Jibes on Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein, Oscar statue and envelope gate controversy were some of the attractions of his monologue. Why Did Priyanka Chopra Not Attend Oscars 2018?

Kimmel who took the hosting duties for the Academy awards for the second time in a row pointed out how this year Oscars had its first female nominee for cinematography, Rachel Morrison and how Greta Gerwig was the only female nominee in the directing category. While many praised Jimmy Kimmel’s opening monologue there were few who felt that the speech was not funny and up to the mark and few said that he was the “worst host ever”.

Here is the video of the Monologue:

Check out some of the twitter reactions:

Smart move?

Thank you Oscars for letting a man who talks about women’s rights host the Oscars! A woman would probably have made it awkward and gone off the rails…smart!

— Solange (@solange_here) March 5, 2018

Great highlight

So stoked that @jimmykimmel talked about the pay disparity between Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams. Was honored to have been the first to talk about that.#oscars #timesup

— Melissa Silverstein (@melsil) March 5, 2018

Why no woman host?

What if instead of having Jimmy Kimmel be self-deprecating and talk about #MeToo they had just….had a woman host? #Oscars

— Abby Spice, 🐉 Mama (@clapifyoulikeme) March 5, 2018

Many felt his humor was dry

I bet Jimmy Kimmel’s humor is so dry tonight it could easily be a #VaginaMonologue @ASTROGLIDE #Oscars

— Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) March 5, 2018

Many loved him

I love @jimmykimmel. ❤️❤️❤️

— billy eichner (@billyeichner) March 5, 2018

But few felt it least funny

#Oscars So far the least funny monologue I have ever seen. Not knocking #JimmyKimmel He’s one of the best in the business. But this script isn’t.

— Charles Adler (@charlesadler) March 5, 2018

Interesting thing

Interesting that Jimmy Kimmel said “women and men” instead of “men and women”. #Oscars

— Charlotte Clymer🏳️‍🌈 (@cmclymer) March 5, 2018

True

Jimmy Kimmel is on it! He is hitting every theme and every relevant happening in the business. #Oscars

— T.J. Holmes (@tjholmes) March 5, 2018

Dunkirk, The Shape Of Water, Blade Runner 2049 and Coco won quite a few awards at the Oscars. Here is the list of winners. For the uninitiated, The 90th Academy Awards was held at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.  What are your views on the same? Let us know.