“In the 1998 Oscars, I found myself in the bathroom in a stall, next to Tom Selleck. So I leaned over and I said ‘looks like we’re a couple of peeing Toms.’ His angry silence is something I’ll never forget.” LooksSaidFunnyNextFoundForgetSilenceSituationCoupleAngerAngryNever ForgetAwkwardTomsOscarsSilence IsBathroomWordplayFunny JokesAppropriatenessAwkward Situations Author:Tom Hanks
“When Marlee [Matlin] won her Oscar, she said, "and I just want to thank my parents." When I was saying those words for her, I knew my parents were in the audience. I was saying it for her and a little bit for myself, even though I wasn't saying it in sign language and they didn't understand what I was saying.” WantLittlesSaidLanguageBitsParentAudienceLittle BitOscarsSign Language Author:Jack Jason
“We knew the time would come that we'd have to step down because we'd been winning Oscars for 15 years. I discovered this one day when I got home, my mother was reading a newspaper and she said, 'Again? What are you doing in the papers?' And I realized if my mother thought that of me, what would my enemies think?” IfsThinkingYearsSaidHomeMotherReadingWinningStepsEnemyOne DayPaperI RealizedNewspapersOscarsPapers Author:Ferran Adria
“During her Oscar acceptance speech, Patricia Arquette called for equal pay for women. Then Oprah stood up and said, 'She's right, I can't live like this. I can't take another second of this living hell.'” SaidI CanPayHellAcceptanceEqualSpeechOscarsStood UpEqual PayAcceptance Speech Author:Conan O'Brien
“The Oscars are this Sunday. Host Neil Patrick Harris said he hopes the broadcast will include a 'Kanye moment.' Unfortunately a Kanye moment may not be possible because that would require a black person to be at the Oscars.” MayPersonsSaidMomentsBlackSundayHostOscarsBlack Person Author:Conan O'Brien
“House Speaker John Boehner said the Republican Party will no longer stand in the way of gay marriage. Then Boehner said, 'Now can I go to Elton John's Oscar party?'” WaySaidHousePartyRepublicanGaySpeakersOscarsRepublican PartyGay Marriage Author:Conan O'Brien
“The Northeast is being hit with a major snowstorm. Forecasters said they've haven't seen a whiteout like this since last week's Oscar nominations.” SaidLastsWeekHavensMajorsOscarsNominationsSnowstorms Author:Conan O'Brien