--- title: Oscars 2018 Recap: Best, Worst and Most Surprising Moments description: From the highs (Tiffany Haddish) to the lows (hot dog cannons), here are the most memorable moments from the 2018 Oscars. canonical: https://time.com/5183817/oscars-2018-best-worst-moments/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-05T05:53:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:04:04.327Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: The Best, Worst and Most Surprising Moments of the 2018 Oscars og:description: From the highs (Tiffany Haddish) to the lows (hot dog cannons) og:url: https://time.com/5183817/oscars-2018-best-worst-moments/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20fcf541ef1a288d/6989299f7cdbac6f6dd5c2c1/best-worst-moments-oscars-academy-awards.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIFFANY HADDISH, MAYA RUDOLPH og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Best, Worst and Most Surprising Moments of the 2018 Oscars twitter:description: From the highs (Tiffany Haddish) to the lows (hot dog cannons) twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20fcf541ef1a288d/6989299f7cdbac6f6dd5c2c1/best-worst-moments-oscars-academy-awards.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Best, Worst and Most Surprising Moments of the 2018 Oscars > Sponsored content. 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Actors Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph speak onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood.Craig Sjodin—ABC/Getty Images  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Mar 5, 2018 5:53 AM UTC The [90th Academy Awards](http://time.com/5114485/2018-oscar-nominees-where-to-watch/) Sunday night couldn’t possibly match the [exciting finish](http://time.com/4683500/oscars-2017-wrong-best-picture-announced/) of last year’s ceremony. But in a night full of predictable wins — from _Coco_ to Allison Janney to Gary Oldman — there were still some moments of suspense and spontaneity. From the highs, like Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph’s banter, to the lows — which involved the use of hot dog cannons — we were reminded why it’s worth tuning in ever year. Here are the moments we’ll remember, and the ones we can’t wait to forget, from the [2018 Oscars](http://time.com/5181916/oscars-red-carpet-photos-2018/). ### Most On Point Opening Monologue [Host Jimmy Kimmel](http://time.com/5184962/jimmy-kimmel-opening-monologue-oscars-2018/) came to talk about current events Sunday night. After an odd retro-style black and white opening segment and the [first of many jokes](http://time.com/5184975/jimmy-kimmel-oscars-accountants/) about last year’s [PricewaterhouseCoopers mix-up](http://time.com/4683500/oscars-2017-wrong-best-picture-announced/), Kimmel prioritized addressing pressing issues in Hollywood and beyond — particularly workplace sexual harassment — over jokes about the nominees in the front rows of the Dolby Theater (though he made some of those too). “We can’t let bad behavior slide anymore. The world is watching us. We need to set an example. If we can work together to stop sexual harassment in the workplace, women will only have to deal with harassment all the time in every other place they go,” he joked, half-seriously. He encouraged viewers to listen to women speaking out about the #MeToo movement and encouraged people to join the students of Parkland, Fla., on their D.C. march to prevent gun violence. It may not have been the most impassioned delivery, but after speculation as to whether [Time’s Up would even make an appearance](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/01/movies/oscars-sunday-what-to-expect.html) at all Sunday night, Kimmel set the tone early on. ### Best (Only) Animals Thanked During Speeches (Tie) Two Oscar winners went beyond the usual thank you’s of publicists, moms, dads and directors to thank some four-legged and winged friends. The first, Best Makeup and Hairstyling winner Kazuhiro Tsuji, thanked _Darkest Hour_‘s Gary Oldman, of course, but also his cats. The second, Allison Janney, thanked “a cast and crew and bird that elevated my work.” Janney’s decision to bring _I, Tonya_ screenwriter Steven Rogers instead of her avian costar really is one worth questioning. ### Most Unnecessary Tribute to the Movies About an hour into the broadcast, the show turned to a prepared movie montage celebrating 90 years of the Academy Awards. The clip wasn’t unenjoyable — it’s certainly pleasant to take a walk down memory lane when it’s set to the most stirring segment of the _Love Actually_ soundtrack. But it was a strangely meta, untethered moment that seemed not to have its footing in anything in particular. Then again, Hollywood celebrating Hollywood on Oscar night is hardly unexpected. > [](https://twitter.com/emilyyoshida/status/970477685884555264) > [](https://twitter.com/joshgondelman/status/970477480682418176) ### Best Movie That Was Actually a Walmart Commercial It was rather surprising, though most welcome, that one of the night’s most quietly boundary-breaking moments came in the form of a commercial for the biggest corporation in America. But _Mudbound_ director [Dee Rees’ one-minute ad](http://time.com/5185110/walmart-the-box-commercial-dee-rees/) had so much that the movies for so long have lacked: young black girls as the heroes and villains of a sci-fi narrative. Black lesbian parents relaxing on the couch in a scene of contented domesticity. Oh, and an [Oscar-nominated female cinematographer](http://time.com/collection/firsts/5179594/rachel-morrison-firsts/). ### Most Incongruous Win of the Night On a night punctuated by statements about combating sexual harassment in Hollywood, many found it disappointing to see retired basketball star — and now Oscar winner — Kobe Bryant take the stage. Bryant, who won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short for the film “Dear Basketball,” was [arrested in 2003](https://www.thewrap.com/kobe-bryant-rape-allegation-2003-resurfaces-oscar-nomination-dear-basketball/) for sexual assault after he was accused of rape by a hotel employee. Criminal charges were ultimately dropped, but a civil case was settled out of court. Needless to say, many didn’t feel great about celebrating him Sunday night. > [](https://twitter.com/joannarothkopf/status/970491560587550720) > [](https://twitter.com/ChrisWarcraft/status/970489256824119296) ### Worst Attempt to Recreate Last Year’s “Gary From Chicago” Moment One of the 2017 Oscars’ most viral moments came when Kimmel waltzed a bunch of tourists through the Dolby Theatre, giving “[Gary from Chicago](http://time.com/4683377/oscars-2017-gary-alan-cole-chicago/)” his primetime debut. It worked well enough last year, so apparently Kimmel, or the show’s producers, decided to try to create a similar moment during this year’s broadcast. In this bit, Kimmel recruited a crew of A-listers, including Gal Gadot, Ansel Elgort and Emily Blunt, to surprise an unsuspecting audience at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre across the street — who thought they were there to see a sneak preview of _A Wrinkle in Time_ — with red vines, hot dog cannons and a six-foot sub. It was nearly impossible to hear over the screaming crowd and see through the chaotic camerawork, and there was certainly no suitable replacement for Gary from Chicago. ### Best Way to Get People to Pay Attention to the Short Film Awards Much credit goes to the Oscars producer who had the ingenious idea to pair [Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph](http://time.com/5185202/tiffany-haddish-maya-rudolph-oscars/) at Sunday’s show — because the result was the funniest introduction of the night. The duo, onstage holding their many-inch heels in hand, traded jokes about the whiteness of the Oscars — both onstage and behind it —making people pay attention to the least-watched categories of the evening. ### Best Continuation of Natalie Portman’s Shining Golden Globes Moment Natalie Portman sent a wave of conspiratorial chortles through the audience at January’s Golden Globes when she called out the [“all male” nominees](http://time.com/5092079/natalie-portman-golden-globes-male-nominees/) for Best Director. At the 2018 Oscars, Sandra Bullock and Emma Stone were there to continue to draw attention to women in Hollywood, although Sunday night, they were calling out their _presence_, rather than their absence. Bullock announced “the four men and one trailblazing woman,” Rachel Morrison, nominated for Best Cinematography. Stone, presenting Best Director, read the names of “these four men and Greta Gerwig.” ### Most Stirring Speech On a night when nearly every speech included references to winning a [jet ski](http://ew.com/awards/2018/03/04/jimmy-kimmel-jet-ski-oscars-acceptance-speech-contest/), no thanks to Jimmy Kimmel, the most rousing moment came during [Frances McDormand’s acceptance of the Oscar for Leading Actress](http://time.com/5185406/frances-mcdormand-oscars-2018-acceptance-speech-women/) in _Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri_. After thanking her director, castmates and family, she asked every female nominee across all categories to stand — she made Meryl Streep do it first, knowing the rest would follow suit — declaring, “Look around, ladies and gentlemen, because we all have stories to tell and projects we need financed.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5183817/oscars-2018-best-worst-moments/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5183817/oscars-2018-best-worst-moments/"},"headline":"The Best, Worst and Most Surprising Moments of the 2018 Oscars","datePublished":"2018-03-05T05:53:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:04:04.327Z","description":"TIME's entertainment team rounds up the highs, the lows and the most shocking moments from Sunday night's Academy Awards","url":"https://time.com/5183817/oscars-2018-best-worst-moments/","keywords":["awards"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20fcf541ef1a288d/6989299f7cdbac6f6dd5c2c1/best-worst-moments-oscars-academy-awards.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliza Berman","jobTitle":"Berman is a senior editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20fcf541ef1a288d/6989299f7cdbac6f6dd5c2c1/best-worst-moments-oscars-academy-awards.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TIFFANY HADDISH, MAYA RUDOLPH","caption":"TIFFANY HADDISH, MAYA RUDOLPH best worst moments oscars","creditText":"Craig Sjodin—ABC/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5183817/oscars-2018-best-worst-moments/","name":"The Best, Worst and Most Surprising Moments of the 2018 Oscars"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Walmart Box Directed By Dee Rees","description":"The Walmart Box Dee Rees","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/2VdvaLgq/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-03-05T02:18:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/2VdvaLgq.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5183817/oscars-2018-best-worst-moments/","duration":"PT1M","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5183817/oscars-2018-best-worst-moments/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"FIRSTS Rachel Morrison","description":"Rachel Morrison is the first woman to be nominated for an Oscar in Cinematography.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/J5PebTPW/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-02-28T23:21:25.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/J5PebTPW.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5183817/oscars-2018-best-worst-moments/","duration":"PT3M42S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5183817/oscars-2018-best-worst-moments/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```