$18,000 Jet Ski Prize for Shortest Oscar Speech
The award went to costume designer Mark Bridges with a speech of just about 30 seconds.
This year's Oscars are giving out a unique award - not the usual gold statuette, but a brand new jet ski worth nearly $18,000 to the person who gives the shortest speech. Host Jimmy Kimmel introduced the exciting prize at the beginning of the ceremony with the message: "I'll time you!"
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Actress Helen Mirren surprised everyone when she modeled a jet ski on stage at the 2018 Oscars. |
At the end of the awards night, Jimmy Kimmel did not forget his promise. He announced that the winner was costume designer Mark Bridges. Winning speechExcellent costumeswith moviePhantom ThreadMark's only took about 30 seconds.
Many other stars, especially male stars who love sports, of course also want to receive this valuable award. However, because they are so happy with their Oscar win, everyone wants to give a long speech to thank all the people who mean something to them.
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Mark Bridges not only won the gold statue but also took home a stylish jet ski worth $18,000. |
Actor Sam Rockwell when receiving the awardBest Supporting Actor"Time it, Jimmy. I want this jet ski or whatever," joked the host. Screenwriter Jordan Peele accepted the award.Best Original Screenplay(with movie)Get Out) asked the audience to stop clapping with the explanation: "You're going to make me lose my jet ski!".
This award seemed to be a ploy by Jimmy Kimmel to shorten the length of the awards ceremony. However, it seemed that all the MC's efforts were in vain as the show lasted for 3 hours and 45 minutes.