The 15 Best Tweets & Moments from Last Night's Oscars

A lot of glass ceilings broken this year

The 93rd Academy Awards took place last night and it was a pretty historic evening in terms of diversity. More people of color and women won this year than every other year before – and a lot went down. Twitter did what it always does and provided the best commentary! Scroll to check out some of the best tweets:

We’re starting with some red carpet comparisons, of course:

Laura Dern is going as the duster from Beauty and the Beast. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/GHuvRQUulC
— Danielle Huss (@daniellehuss) April 25, 2021

Including this adorable moment:

I wish us all a very “Riz Ahmed Fixing Our Hair for the Perfect Pic” kinda love pic.twitter.com/DKAiuXNUXR
— Manna Sidhu (@manna_sidhu) April 26, 2021

Brad Pitt was a little late when coming out to present:

brad pitt right now after forgetting that he’s a presenter at the 2021 #oscars pic.twitter.com/aep6T0cuSK
— sage (@miIfmaximoff) April 26, 2021

Then, this moment happened:

Best Supporting Actress Winner Yuh-Jung Youn: “Mr. Brad Pitt, finally. Nice to meet you.” https://t.co/LsffGKAhao #Oscars pic.twitter.com/8rcENfbI5W
— Good Morning America (@GMA) April 26, 2021

…causing everyone to freak out:

Couple of the night. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/ZWnJdug4Dp
— Dino-Ray and the Cult Jam featuring Full Force (@DinoRay) April 26, 2021

& this sassy comeback:

Yuh-Jung Youn answers a question backstage at the #Oscars about what Brad Pitt smells like: “I didn’t smell him, I’m not dog.” https://t.co/eR4Irl6egK pic.twitter.com/VWcpU2ggqH
— Variety (@Variety) April 26, 2021

Anthony Hopkins had better plans, though:

Anthony Hopkins Was Asleep in Bed When He Won the Best Actor Oscar: ‘So Happy and So Grateful’ https://t.co/B75hxcHkdr
— People (@people) April 26, 2021

Honestly, same…

& twitter really made the most of it:

Anthony Hopkins somewhere in Wales still asleep, unaware that he’s won Best Actor on the other side of the planet. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/cJ4baA4UC1
— Ben Williams (@wenbbilliams) April 26, 2021

Luckily, he got a chance to post his acceptance speech when he woke up this morning:

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Chloe Zhao became the first woman of color to win the Award for Best Director:

#Oscars 2020 Oscars 2021
Best Director Best Director
Winner Winner
Bong Joon Ho Chloé Zhao pic.twitter.com/r9q9Z2BI4s
— William Yu 유규호 (@its_willyu) April 26, 2021

Emerald Fennell also became the first woman to win ‘Best Original Screenplay’ since 2007:

Carey Mulligan crying over Emerald Fennell winning is making me so emotional. Team Promising Young Woman ALWAYS #Oscars pic.twitter.com/ajbDHdrKH2
— Nora Dominick (@noradominick) April 26, 2021

‘My Octopus Teacher’ won Best Documentary & someone was missing from the acceptance speech:

The Octopus when he wasn’t thanked in that #Oscars speech pic.twitter.com/XhnxuMDVDO
— Coronapocalypse N😷W (@coronapocaIypse) April 26, 2021

Frances McDormand made sure she stayed safe:

“oscar attendees will not wear face masks during telecast”
frances mcdormand: pic.twitter.com/8nkNPYAKTD
— . (@cousinmilla) April 26, 2021

& Riz Ahmed got this consolation for going home empty handed:

riz ahmed already has a best picture pic.twitter.com/8fad3lhI55
— Marc (@MarcSnetiker) April 26, 2021

Finally, Her stunned us with this homage to Prince:

Tonight @HERMusicx accepted an #Oscars for Best Original Song honoring the look Prince wore 36 years ago when he accepted the same award for “Purple Rain”💜 pic.twitter.com/8Gi1q1jN3P
— Blk Girl Culture (@blkgirlculture) April 26, 2021

The 15 Best Tweets & Moments from Last Night’s Oscars