--- title: Oscars 2017: Jimmy Kimmel, Matt Damon Continue Feud description: Kimmel called Damon "Dead man walking the red carpet" canonical: https://time.com/4683230/oscars-2017-jimmy-kimmel-matt-damon-feud/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-27T01:35:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T11:31:02.000Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Jimmy Kimmel Kept His Feud With Matt Damon Alive During the 2017 Oscars og:description: Kimmel called Damon "Dead man walking the red carpet" og:url: https://time.com/4683230/oscars-2017-jimmy-kimmel-matt-damon-feud/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta671804af8816fcc/6988bc05656a3fb48fbceee5/matt-damon-fb.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1911 og:image:height: 1003 og:image:alt: 89th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jimmy Kimmel Kept His Feud With Matt Damon Alive During the 2017 Oscars twitter:description: Kimmel called Damon "Dead man walking the red carpet" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta671804af8816fcc/6988bc05656a3fb48fbceee5/matt-damon-fb.jpg?branch=production ---  # Jimmy Kimmel Kept His Feud With Matt Damon Alive During the 2017 Oscars by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Updated: Dec 13, 2023 11:31 AM UTCPublished: Feb 27, 2017 1:35 AM UTC  Matt Damon attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards, on Feb. 26, 2017 in Hollywood, Calif. Matt Damon attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards, on Feb. 26, 2017 in Hollywood, Calif.George Pimentel—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Updated: Dec 13, 2023 11:31 AM UTCPublished: Feb 27, 2017 1:35 AM UTC Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon never miss out on an opportunity to fan the flames of their [faux feud](http://time.com/4473441/jimmy-kimmel-matt-damon-feud-history-timeline/), and now they’re bringing the long-running gag to the [Oscars](http://time.com/4680083/oscars-2017-winners-list/) as Kimmel hosts. Both men stoked enthusiasm for new developments leading up to the awards show, with Matt Damon [telling _Vanity Fair_ ](http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/matt-damon-jimmy-kimmel-feud-oscars-2017)earlier this month, “I’ll only do something if he starts up something. If he starts any trouble, I’ll have to fight back to defend myself!” This weekend, Kimmel posted a photo of himself on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ4N%5F96FEjh/) defacing Damon’s seat marker in the Dolby Theatre. On the [Oscar red carpet](http://time.com/4683169/oscars-2017-red-carpet/) Sunday, Damon told [Ryan Seacrest](http://people.com/awards/oscars-2017-matt-damon-fears-jimmy-kimmel-host/) he was expecting trouble: “I’m a member of the Academy so I think I’ll definitely make it into the theater, but I don’t know what he’s going have in store for me,” he said. “It’s going to be ugly.” Kimmel then [tweeted](https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/836011400090673152) a photo of himself taking notes while watching Damon’s interview on TV, commenting, “Dead man walking the red carpet.” Kimmel seized the opportunity to burn Damon in his opening monologue, joking, “I’ve known Matt for so long, when I first met Matt, I was the fat one.” **MORE** [Everything We Know About the Oscars Best Picture Mistake and How It Happened](http://time.com/4683641/oscars-2017-best-picture-mistake-moonlight-la-la-land/) “Matt, as you probably know, could have starred in Manchester by the Sea,” he continued. “He handed what turned out to be an Oscar-caliber role over to his friend and made a Chinese ponytail movie instead.” The feud resurfaced later in the broadcast when Kimmel mockingly cited Damon’s performance in _We Bought a Zoo_ as an inspiration. “The thing about Matt is you can see how hard he’s working,” Kimmel said. “It’s so effortful for him.” As Damon walked onstage to deliver an award with Ben Affleck, he was introduced merely as Affleck’s guest. 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