Cocaine Bear director Elizabeth Banks apologizes for losing her voice after tripping on her own dress while presenting at the Oscars
Cocaine Bear director Elizabeth Banks apologized to the crowd at Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony as she struggled to get through her presenting duties.
The actress, 49, had almost completely lost her voice which made it difficult for her to read her lines off of the teleprompter.
'Sorry, my voice,' said Banks, who did her best to power through so she could award those who worked on Avatar: The Way of Water with the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
Banks did not reveal the cause of her very raspy vocals, though many believe the Pitch Perfect star was sick.
Before getting on the mic, Banks accidentally tripped on the train of her Vivienne Westwood during a skit gone wrong with a person dressed up as the bear for her latest film.
Struggling: Cocaine Bear director Elizabeth Banks apologized to the crowd at Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony as she struggled to get through her presenting duties
Speechless: The actress, 49, had almost completely lost her voice which made it difficult for her to read her lines off of the teleprompter
Whoops! Before getting on the mic, Banks accidentally tripped on the train of her Vivienne Westwood during a skit gone wrong with a person dressed up as the bear for her latest film
As part of the skit, Banks made it look as though she was trying to run away from the drug-fueled bear.
But it was during this playful sketch that Banks tripped on her designer dress and just narrowly stopped herself from falling flat on her face.
Fans quickly took to social media to react to Banks' fumble-filled appearance, but mostly with words of support.
'Elizabeth Banks is brilliant and I hope her voice is ok!' wrote one Twitter user, who went on to speculate that actress may have had laryngitis.
'Omg Elizabeth Banks with a raspy voice is making this already funny bit even funnier,' read another kind tweet.
One person referred to Banks' 'trip, lost voice and the cocaine Bear' as the 'trifecta of bad luck.'
Banks' latest film Cocaine Bear was released in February and centers around an American black bear that embarks on a killing spree after ingesting a duffle bag full of cocaine.
It's inspired by a true story where a black bear found and consumed a multimillion dollar package of cocaine smugglers air-dropped into a Georgia forest in 1985.
'Sorry, my voice,' said Banks, who did her best to power through so she could award those who worked on Avatar: The Way of Water with the Oscar for Best Visual Effects
It happens! Banks did not reveal the cause of her deteriorated vocals, though many believe the Pitch Perfect star was sick
For her time on stage, she was joined by a person dressed up as the title character from her recently-released horror film
Reaction: Fans quickly took to social media to react to Banks' fumble-filled appearance, but mostly with words of support
'Elizabeth Banks is brilliant and I hope her voice is ok!' wrote one Twitter user, who went on to speculate that actress may have had laryngitis
'Omg Elizabeth Banks with a raspy voice is making this already funny bit even funnier,' read another kind tweet
Bad luck: One person referred to Banks' 'trip, lost voice and the cocaine Bear' as the 'trifecta of bad luck'
The horror-comedy raked in $23 million in its opening weekend and stars the likes of Keri Russell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and the late Ray Liotta.
The 95th Academy Awards were hosted by late night chat show host Jimmy Kimmel and were held at the regular venue of the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
Top Gun: Maverick was nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture, in a sign that Hollywood is finally listening to audiences and honoring box office hits instead of arthouse favorites.
The movie starring Tom Cruise was also nominated for Best Picture but was beat out by All Quiet On The Western Front.
While Cruise missed out on a nomination for Best Actor, the nomination for Best Picture could bring him his first Academy Award.
However, Everything Everywhere All At Once led the pack with the most nominations with 11 and The Banshees of Inisherin earned nine nominations. The two films swept the Golden Globes earlier this month.
Flying high: Top Gun: Maverick has been nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture, in a sign that Hollywood is finally listening to audiences and honoring box office hits instead of arthouse favorites
Big favorite: However, Everything Everywhere All At Once led the pack with the most nominations with 11
Winners will be voted on by the roughly 10,000 actors, producers, directors and film craftspeople who make up the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The academy added more women and people of color to its ranks after the #OscarsSoWhite uproars of 2015 and 2016, and it increased membership from outside the United States.
This year, seven of the 20 acting nominees were people of color, including Yeoh's Everything Everywhere All At Once castmates Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Quan.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences will surely celebrate a best-picture field populated with blockbusters; according to data firm Comscore, their collective domestic box office of $1.574 billion is the most ever at the time of nominations.
Last year's awards had been looking like a comeback edition before 'the slap' came to define the ceremony. In the aftermath, the academy banned Will Smith from attending for the next 10 years.
Though he could have still been nominated, Smith's performance as a runaway slave in Emancipation didn't catch on with voters.
Notorious: Last year's awards had been looking like a comeback edition before 'the slap' came to define the ceremony. In the aftermath, the academy banned Will Smith from attending for the next 10 years
But larger concerns are swirling around the movie business. Last year saw flashes of triumphant resurrection for theaters, like the success of Top Gun: Maverick, but less stellar results for most dramas.
Partially due to an inconsistent stream of major releases, ticket sales for the year recovered only about 70 percent of pre-pandemic business.
Stocks for streaming services, meanwhile, have plunged as Wall Street looked to streaming services to earn profits, not just add subscribers.
Last year's Oscar broadcast drew 16.6 million viewers, according to Nielsen, up from the record-low audience of 10.5 million for the pandemic-marred 2021 telecast.
Oscars 2023: Full list of 95th Academy Awards winners
Best Picture
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER
The Fabelmans
TÁR
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking
Winning EVERYTHING: Everything Everywhere All At Once earned seven including coveted Best Picture
Best Director
Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNERS
Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
Todd Field - TÁR
Ruben Östlund - Triangle of Sadness
Best Actor
Austin Butler - Elvis
Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser - The Whale - WINNER
Paul Mescal -Aftersun
Bill Nighy - Living
Comeback king: Brendan Fraser won Best Actor for his performance in The Whale
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett - TÁR
Ana de Armas - Blonde
Andrea Riseborough -To Leslie
Michelle Williams - The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER
Best Supporting Actor
Brendan Gleeson - The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry - Causeway
Judd Hirsch - The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan - The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER
Best Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau - The Whale
Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis - Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER
Stephanie Hsu - Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, and Ian Stokell - All Quiet on the Western Front
Rian Johnson - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Kazuo Ishiguro - Living
Screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie, story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks - Top Gun: Maverick
Sarah Polley - Women Talking - WINNER
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER
Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner - The Fabelmans
Todd Field - TÁR
Ruben Östlund - Triangle of Sadness
Best Animated Feature Film
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio -WINNER
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
Turning Red
Quite the imagination: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio won Best Animated Feature Film
Best International Feature Film
All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNER
Argentina, 1985
Close
EO
The Quiet Girl
Best Documentary Feature
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
A House Made of Splinters
Navalny - WINNER
Best Film Editing
Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, The Banshees of Inisherin
Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond, Elvis
Paul Rogers, Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER
Monika Willi, TÁR
Eddie Hamilton, Top Gun: Maverick
Best Cinematography
James Friend - All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNER
Darius Khondji - Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Mandy Walker - Elvis
Roger Deakins - Empire of Light
Florian Hoffmeister - TÁR
Best Costume Design
Mary Zophres - Babylon
Ruth E. Carter - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - WINNER
Catherine Martin - Elvis
Shirley Kurata - Everything Everywhere All at Once
Jenny Beavan - Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Iconic: Ruth E. Carter won Best Costume Design for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Heike Merker and Linda Eisenhamerová - All Quiet on the Western Front
Naomi Donne, Mike Marino, and Mike Fontaine - The Batman
Camille Friend and Joel Harlow - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Mark Coulier, Jason Baird, and Aldo Signoretti - Elvis
Adrien Morot, Judy Chin, and Anne Marie Bradley - The Whale - WINNER
Best Production Design
Christian M. Goldbeck and Ernestine Hipper - All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNER
Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, and Vanessa Cole - Avatar: The Way of Water
Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino - Babylon
Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, and Bev Dunn - Elvis
Rick Carter and Karen O'Hara - The Fabelmans
Best Music (Original Song)
"Applause" from Tell It Like a Woman, music and lyrics by Dianne Warren
"Hold My Hand" from Top Gun: Maverick, music and lyrics by Lady Gaga and BloodPop
"Lift Me Up" from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, music and lyrics by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, and Ludwig Goransson
"Naatu Naatu" from RRR, music by M.M. Keeravaani, lyrics by Chandrabose - WINNER
"This Is a Life" from Everything Everywhere All at Once, music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne, and Mitski, lyrics by Ryan Lott
Dynamic duo: M.M. Keeravaani (left) and Chandrabose won Best Music (Original Song) for Naatu Naatu from RRR
Best Music (Original Score)
Volker Bertelmann - All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNER
Justin Hurwitz - Babylon
Carter Burwell - The Banshees of Inisherin
Son Lux - Everything Everywhere All at Once
John Williams - The Fabelmans
Best Sound
Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel, and Stefan Korte - All Quiet on the Western Front
Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, and Michael Hedges - Avatar: The Way of Water
Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray, and Andy Nelson - The Batman
David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson, and Michael Keller - Elvis
Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor - Top Gun: Maverick - WINNER
Flying: The Tom Cruise led sequel Top Gun: Maverick won the Academy Award for Best Sound on Sunday during a ceremony which the 60-year-old leading man skipped
Best Visual Effects
Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller, Markus Frank, and Kamil Jafar - All Quiet on the Western Front
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett - Avatar: The Way of Water - WINNER
Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands, and Dominic Tuohy - The Batman
Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White, and Dan Sudick - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson, and Scott R. Fisher - Top Gun: Maverick
Best Animated Short Film
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse - WINNER
The Flying Sailor
Ice Merchants
My Year of Dicks
An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake, and I Think I Believe It
Best Live Action Short Film
An Irish Goodbye - WINNER
Ivalu
Le Pupille
Night Ride
The Red Suitcase
Best Documentary Short
The Elephant Whisperers - WINNER
Haulout
How Do You Measure a Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Stranger at the Gate
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