The 96th Academy Awards got political, again, in all of the most predictable ways. Starting with host Jimmy Kimmel’s lame jokes at the expense of Republicans, the amount of woke movies and Hollywood stars nominated, and political statements via lapel pins.
Just a few minutes into the show, Kimmel launched an attack on Alabama Sen. Katie Britt (R) for her rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s recent State of the Union address.
He tied nominee Emma Stone’s character from the movie “Poor Things” to the senator saying, “Emma played an adult woman with the brain of a child, like the lady who gave the rebuttal to the State of the Union on Thursday night,” he said. “And you were just amazing.”
Kimmel: Emma stone is an Oscar nominee for a fifth time. And Emma, you are — you are so unbelievably great in “Poor Things,” –– Emma played an…
