The Internet’s army of lip readers began Sherlocking after Emma Stone was caught whispering something to her husband in response to a comment from Jimmy Kimmel at the Oscars.
The 35-year-old actress, who took home the prized golden statuette for Best Actress for her performance in Poor Things, seemed unimpressed when Jimmy made a comment after playing a short clip from the film.
"Those were all the parts of 'Poor Things' that we’re allowed to show on TV," Jimmy said, making a reference to the risqué nature of the Oscar-nominated film and its many racy scenes.
After Jimmy’s playful jab, Emma was captured turning to her comedian and writer husband, Dave McCary, with a subtle shift in her expression. She was seen leaning into her husband and sharing a whispered comment.
Jimmy Kimmel made a comment about Poor Things, prompting Emma Stone to whisper something to her husband
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Viewers were intrigued by what Emma might have told her husband, and a flurry of speculation began online after the clip went viral.
Some believe she called the talk show host a “prick.”
“Emma Stone calling Jimmy Kimmel a 'prick' after he insinuated that Poor Things was only about sex....” one person wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Several people thought Emma Stone called Jimmy Kimmel a "prick"
“Emma stone calling jimmy kimmel a prick. oh clock that tea queen,” another wrote.
Another said, “Emma stone being annoyed by jimmy kimmel's joke about Poor Things and calling him a 'prick' on international tv— she's doing the lord's work.”
Other suggestions about what Emma might have said also emerged as social media users put their lip-reading skills to the test.
Other social media users also offered their conclusions about what Emma Stone said to her husband
In his opening monologue at the 2024 Oscars, Jimmy said Emma played “an adult woman with a brain of a child.”
“Emma, you were so unbelievably great in Poor Things. Emma played an adult woman with a brain of a child, like the lady who gave the rebuttal to the State of the Union on Thursday night,” Jimmy said, referencing Republican Katie Britt’s speech last week.
Emma won her second Oscar for Best Actress at Sunday’s award show and walked up to the stage while dealing with a wardrobe malfunction.
“My dress is broken,” Emma said as she gave her acceptance speech.
The actress thanked the people who worked on the film with her and also expressed her gratitude to her family as she accepted the award.
Emma Stone won her second Oscar for Best Actress at the 96th Academy Awards
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The nominees and winners of some of the 96th Academy Awards categories:
Best Picture:
Winner: Oppenheimer
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Winner: Oppenheimer
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best Actress:
Winner: Emma Stone – Poor Things
Annette Bening – Nyad
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Huller – Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Winner: Emma Stone – Poor Things
Annette Bening – Nyad
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Huller – Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Best Actor:
Winner: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Winner: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Best Supporting Actress:
Winner: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
America Ferrera – Barbie
Jodie Foster – Nyad
Winner: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
America Ferrera – Barbie
Jodie Foster – Nyad
Best Supporting Actor:
Winner: Robert Downey Jr – Oppenheimer
Sterling K Brown – American Fiction
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Winner: Robert Downey Jr – Oppenheimer
Sterling K Brown – American Fiction
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Best Director:
Winner: Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan
Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet
Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese
Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos
The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer
Winner: Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan
Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet
Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese
Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos
The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer
Best Original Song:
Winner: What Was I Made For? – Barbie (Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell)
The Fire Inside – Flamin’ Hot (Diane Warren)
I’m Just Ken – Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt)
It Never Went Away – American Symphony (Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson)
Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) – Killers of the Flower Moon (Scott George)
Winner: What Was I Made For? – Barbie (Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell)
The Fire Inside – Flamin’ Hot (Diane Warren)
I’m Just Ken – Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt)
It Never Went Away – American Symphony (Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson)
Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) – Killers of the Flower Moon (Scott George)