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.
Watch the moment below:
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".
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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