The 96th Academy Awards aka the Oscars 2024 was held on Sunday and like every year, something iconic happened this year as well. If you thought Will Smith slapping host Chris Rock was unimaginable, this year things went up a notch.
Actor-wrestler John Cena took the stage to present the Best Costume Design award at the Academy Awards. However, to highlight the importance of costumes, John Cena walked onto the stage…naked.
He tip-toed his way onto the stage, hiding his privates with a very large envelope. Standing in front of the mic, he said, “Costumes, they are so important. Maybe the most important thing there is,” prompting laughter from the audience.
We see how Margot Robbie couldn’t stop laughing at this sight!
#JohnCena while announcing best Costume Designer Award.#Oscars2024 #Oscars pic.twitter.com/wE90x2FOTm
— Office Of Chaudhary Rohit Singh Yadav (@OfficeOfCRSY) March 11, 2024
Taking to the mic, he hilariously says that he cannot open the envelope to announce the winner…because, you know why! So host Jimmy Kimmel joins him on the stage and announces the nominees. After the nominees were announced, we see how John Cena gets ‘dressed’ and announces the film ‘Poor Things’ as the winner for the Best Costume Design.
Here’s a video of him announcing the winner of the ‘Best Costumes’ category:
John Cena in a dress giving an Oscar to Poor Things is everything. 😂 #JohnCena #PoorThings #Oscar2024 pic.twitter.com/jlHW0nfDkt
— ChrisCONVRDIST (@CConardist) March 11, 2024
According to a CNN entertainment correspondent named Elizabeth Wagmeister, John Cena wasn’t fully naked for this stunt. The Academy had to make sure that there weren’t any FCC violations and hence, John Cena was covered “in the groin and butt crack area” and “the envelope was velcroed to him”.
A source close to production tells me #JohnCena was NOT actually naked onstage.
The show had to ensure there’d be no FCC violations, so Cena was covered “in the groin and butt crack area” and “the envelope was velcroed to him,” I hear.
Important! pic.twitter.com/CFqsfDNdWw
— Elizabeth Wagmeister (@EWagmeister) March 11, 2024
Trust the man to pull off something as ridiculous as this on the Oscars stage! 😛