30 Most Memorable Oscar Moments From The Last 30 Years

"The Oscar goes to...La La Land." Oops.

By Jack Pooley /

ABC & AMPAS

The 2019 Academy Awards are fast approaching, and it's fair to say that even the most bland Oscar ceremony has at least a few bizarre, surprising and exciting moments.

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But before the 91st Academy Awards gives us Best Picture winner Bohemian Rhapsody (oof), what better time to pore over the last 30 years of Oscar history and relive the most baffling, hilarious and depressing moments on the modern Oscar podium?

From embarrassing "comedy" skits to well-deserved awards victories, embarrassingly inexplicable wins and provocative acceptance speeches, these are the moments everyone was talking about at the water cooler the day after each of these Oscar ceremonies.

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No matter what these actors might achieve in their careers, so much of it will come back to this, both for better and for worse.

After all, winning an Academy Award cements you in the Hollywood lineage forever more, but humiliate yourself on Oscar night and, well, people won't forget that either...

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