Academy Awards Viral Moments & Controversies

Throughout the almost 100 years of Academy Awards, there have certainly been some controversies and other viral moments during the ceremony. I'll just cover a few recent, well-known ones.

1. Jennifer Lawrence falls on the stairs in 2013.

jennifer lawrence falling on the stairs of the 2013 oscars

2. Ellen Degeneres & friends take a photo in 2014.

ellen degeneres and other celebrities taking a picture

3. Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins an Oscar in 2016, 22 years after his first Oscar nomination.

leonardo dicaprio gets his first oscar

4. Presenters announce the wrong movie. In 2017, La La Land was mistakenly announced as the winner of Best Picture, when in reality Best Picture was for Moonlight.

cast of la la land and moonlight on the oscars stage

5. In the 2022 Oscars, Will Smith slaps Chris Rock.

will smith hits chris rock

There have been many other famous moments from the Oscars, but these are the top 5 most popular in my opinion.