To present the Oscar for best costumes, John Cena took the stage absolutely naked.
In front of his muscles, to hide the obvious, the envelope containing the winner's name, and that's it.
A few moments before his appearance, the presenter of the 96th ceremony, Jimmy Kimmel, recalled to the audience that day in 1974, when Robert Opel, a gay activist, burst in stark naked behind an actor on stage.
The presenter then went on to exclaim: “Can you imagine a man running naked across the stage right now?
That would be crazy, wouldn’t it?”
It is at this moment that John Cena's upper body appears, hidden by the decor, looking a little haggard, causing laughter from the audience.
After what appears to be a false hesitation, he walks towards the microphone, quietly, to amused applause, before expressing with humor: “Costumes are so important.
Maybe even the most important.”
Jimmy Kimmel helped John Cena put on a toga, so he could open the envelope with the winner's name.
(Los Angeles, March 10, 2024.) Rich Polk / Variety via Getty Images
Then we had to open the envelope.
The actor obviously didn't show his private parts on stage.
During the presentation of the nominees, a team arrived with a pink velvet toga, which appeared to have had a curtain past, which Jimmy Kimel then adjusted, allowing John Cena to open the envelope and announce the name of the winner :
Poor Creatures
.