Oscars fans were left reeling after Al Pacino took to the stage to announce the winner of Best Picture - arguably the biggest category of the night - and failed to read out any of the nominees.

The 96th Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night, as all the greats from Hollywood put on their finest gowns and suits for the prestigious event.

All eyes were on which movie would win the coveted Best Picture award, with Barbie, Oppenheimer, American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives, Poor Things, and Zone of Interest all nominated.

However, when it came to the crucial moment, Pacino caused chaos after simply reading out the winner - without going through the other names nominated instead.

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When he took to the stage, Pacino told the crowd: "Only one will take the award for Best Picture, and I have to go to the envelope for that, and I will."

He then proceeded to open the golden envelope as he told the laughing audience: "Here it comes. And my eyes see Oppenheimer, yes."

Christopher Nolan's film Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy, centered around the creation of the atomic bomb in the USA during the Second World War, serving as a reminder of the power of humanity - and how these weapons can never be used again.

And while it was a worthy winner, viewers watching were more distracted by the fact that Pacino just appeared to go rogue and skipped mentioning the other nominees, which is customarily what the awards presenter would do.

They took to Twitter (also known as X) to share their bewilderment, commenting: "thank you Al Pacino for wrapping it up 5 mins early. goodnight team."

Others added: "Al Pacino not even presenting the rest of the nominations and going straight to the winner is such a hilarious yet Oscar worthy performance in its own right," and: "al pacino delivering best picture like it’s a riddle".

Al Pacino presenting the Best Picture award had everyone talking. Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

One wrote: "al pacino gives the most anti-climactic oscar win ever lmaoo" and another added: "AL PACINO ANNOUNCING BEST PICTURE AND KIND OF F**KING IT UP I COULD CRY."

Another joked: "Al Pacino stumbled out of bed, walked onstage, opened an envelope, and said the name of the winner. This is the ideal award presenter. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like."

Aside from the slightly bizarre way that the Best Picture award was announced, Oppenheimer had a great night at the Oscars, taking home a total of seven awards.

Christopher Nolan won his first Best Director Oscar, Robert Downey Jr. won his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and Cillian Murphy won his first Oscar for Best Actor for the movie, which also collected Best Original Score, Best Film Editing, and Best Cinematography, as well as Best Picture.

I don't know about you, but I'd like Al Pacino to present every award going forward after last night.

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In what was a very competitive year, Cillian Murphy has won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Oscars.

Winning an award at the Oscars is a life-changing event, as it cements the recipient in the history of show business as not many people get their hands on the coveted trophy.

The Best Actor award is one of the most hotly contested of the year, as every year the nominees are incredibly talented and it's almost impossible to find flaws in their work.

This year's nominees were: Bradley Cooper for his work on Maestro, Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer, Colman Domingo for Rustin, Paul Giamatti for The Holdovers, and Jeffrey Wright for American Fiction.

The Best Actor award is one of the most competitive of the evening. Credit: Andrew H. Walker/Getty

Bradley Cooper got the nod for portraying American composer Leonard Bernstein in Maestro - and although he received criticism for his use of a prosthetic nose, his performance was well deserving of a nomination.

Cillian Murphy was arguably the most notable actor of the year as he portrayed the title character in Oppenheimer, showcasing his incredible versatility as his character was a far cry from Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders.

Colman Domingo played Bayard Rustin in Rustin, an advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., who dedicated his life to the quest for racial equality, human rights, and worldwide democracy.

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Paul Giamatti turned heads in The Holdovers as he played a grumpy history teacher who was trapped on campus with a student and a cook over the holidays.

American Fiction centered around a novelist, with the synopsis of the movie reading: "He's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain."

Jeffrey Wright played Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison in the movie and rightly got a nod at the Oscars.

Despite all of them being worthy winners, the award went to Cillian Murphy, which was well deserved.

Cillian Murphy won the Best Actor award. Credit: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

Murphy, the unassuming character that he always in, took to the stage and thanked those who made it possible for him to receive such an accolade.

This is his first Academy Award, but given his incredible performance not only this year but in every project he is involved in, it won't be his last.

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Congratulations to Oppenheimer for taking home this year's Best Picture award at the Oscars!

Hollywood's elite descended on the Dolby Theater once again to go head to head to fight for the most prestigious awards in showbiz.

This year was incredibly competitive for the Best Picture award, as the biggest movies from throughout the year anxiously waited to see whether they would be taking home the prize.

There were some notable exceptions, however, as Napoleon was a noticeable snub as it was one of the biggest movies of the year - but it sadly missed out.

Jimmy Kimmel was in charge of hosting the evening. Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty

But those with a chance were: American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things, and Zone of Interest.

Oppenheimer and Barbie were the noticeable names in the nominees, as the two movies stole the spotlight when they came out, creating the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon.

The success of these two movies shouldn't take away from the success of the other nominees, however, as each of them was an incredible movie in its own right.

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Zone of Interest, Past Lives, and Anatomy of a Fall were international movies up for the award with the amazing Sandra Hüller being in two of them - rounding off an incredible year.

Emma Stone captured attention in Poor Things, which follows the incredible tale about the evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.

American Fiction centered around a novelist, with the synopsis of the movie reading: "He's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain."

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The Holdovers held some incredible performances, notably from Paul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Randolph, where a grumpy teacher was forced to stay on campus with a cook and a troubled student over the holidays.

Killers of the Flower Moon was always going to be up for an award with Martin Scorcese and Leonardo Di Caprio being involved, but it was the striking story of the Osage people who were the victims of horrific murders in Oklahoma that captured attention.

Maestro was a movie surrounded with controversy due to Bradley Cooper's decision to wear a prosthetic nose to portray Leonard Bernstein - but that doesn't take away from the compelling story.

But in the end, the award went to Oppenheimer.

The stunning film centered around the creation of the atomic bomb in the USA during the Second World War, serving as a reminder of the power of humanity - and how these weapons can never be used again.

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Thirty years after his first Oscar nomination, Robert Downey Jr. has bagged his first Academy Award!

At the 96th Academy Awards last night, the actor won the gong for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Rear Adm. Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer.

Despite being revered as one of the most accomplished actors in Hollywood, Downey had not gotten his hands on the coveted trophy until last night. He had previously been nominated for Best Actor in 1993 for Chaplin and Best Supporting Actor in 2008 for Tropic Thunder.

Jimmy Kimmel jokes about Robert Downey Jr.'s drug addiction in his opening monologue at the Oscars:

Injecting some humor into his acceptance speech, Downey joked: "I'd like to thank my terrible childhood," which elicited more than a few laughs in the audience. He went on to share his gratitude to the Academy. He also praised his wife, Susan, paying tribute to her role in his journey from troubled actor to Oscar winner.

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer was undoubtedly one of the biggest films of 2023, clinching (at 13) the largest number of nominations at this year's Oscars.

Downey won over competitors including Sterling K. Brown for American Fiction, Ryan Gosling for Barbie, Mark Ruffalo for Poor Things, and Robert De Niro for Killers of the Flower Moon.

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His victory this time around was perhaps unsurprising considering he recently secured some enviable gongs including supporting actor at the Golden Globes, BAFTA Film Awards, SAG Awards, and Critics Choice Awards.

Downey had been open about his substance abuse in his 2022 documentary Sr., which pays tribute to his late filmmaker father. He spoke candidly about struggling with drug addiction from a young age and his brushes with the law after his first Academy Award nomination 30 years ago when he was 28.

He said he was grateful he did not win the award back in 1993, stating this may have reinforced his reckless behavior.

Before the actor won the award, his past with drug addiction was brought up by host Jimmy Kimmel during his opening monologue - and it didn't go down well with viewers at home.

The 56-year-old actually started well - honoring Barbie star Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig, whom many people felt had been snubbed at this year's event.

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Then he decided to turn his attention to Downey.

As the audience settled into their seats at the star-studded event, Kimmel wasted no time diving into the fray with a series of razor-sharp quips aimed squarely at Downey's past struggles. "This is the highest point of Robert Downey Jr.'s long and illustrious career. Well, one of the highest points," Kimmel teased.

But while Kimmel may have been aiming for laughs, it did look like his remarks hit a nerve with the Iron Man star himself. As cameras panned to Downey, the actor's expression spoke volumes, betraying a mix of discomfort and displeasure. However, there was no Oscars slap here, as Downey was able to shrug off the comments.

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Nevertheless, that didn't stop social media users rushing to X (formerly Twitter) to voice their thoughts on the "jokes" - with viewers branding them "unnecessary" and "distasteful".

"That Robert Downey Jr joke was unnecessary," one X user wrote, with a second adding: "@JimmyKimmelLive horrible at hosting the Oscars, the Robert Downey Jr joke was not funny at all."

Another livid viewer tweeted: "Kimmel scraping the bottom of the barrel with Robert Downey Jr drug 'jokes'. Rehashing old news because he can’t come up with any new material. Deafening silence from the audience was so uncomfortable and embarrassing!"

A fourth added: "The Robert Downey Jr jokes are the most distasteful jokes I got so uncomfortable."

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In what was an incredible year for women in the movie industry, Emma Stone has won the award for Best Actress at the Oscars.

Winning an award at the Oscars is a monumental moment in anyone's life, as it cements the recipient in the history of show business as not many people get their hands on the coveted trophy.

The Best Actress award is one of the most hotly contested of the year, and this year was no different as those up for the awards were all very deserving recipients.

This year's nominees were: Annette Bening for Nyad, Lily Gladstone for Killers of the Flower Moon, Sandra Hüller for Anatomy of a Fall, Carey Mulligan for Maestro, and Emma Stone for Poor Things.

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Annette Bening got the nod for portraying Diana Nyad, in Nyad, which followed the character as she attempted to become the first person ever to swim from Cuba to Florida.

Lily Gladstone was one of the standout performers of the year as she starred opposite Leonardo Di Caprio, giving a compelling performance in Killers of the Flower Moon.

Sandra Hüller arguably had the best year going, as she not only got nominated for her role in Anatomy of a Fall which centers around her character defending herself in court as she stands accused of killing her husband, but she also had a leading role in Zone of Interest - also nominated for Best Picture.

The award for Best Actress was a tight contest this year. Credit: Andrew H. Walker/Getty

Carey Mulligan is no stranger to the Oscars, and her performance in Maestro gave her yet another nod and she would have been a deserving recipient.

Emma Stone is also familiar with the feeling of winning an Oscar as year after year she shows us why she is one of the best actresses on the planet, and this year was no different. Playing Bella Baxter in Poor Things, her remarkable performance already earned her a BAFTA award.

Each of these incredible performances was worthy of the award, but in the end, only one of them could take the golden statue home.

Emma Stone was the worthy recipient of Actress in a Leading Role this year.

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Her amazing performance in La La Land gave Stone her first Academy Award, and now she'll have to make room in her cabinet for another!

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