Oscars 2017: 8 Ups And 6 Downs

4. Nicole Kidman Clapping

Oscars 2017 Nicole Kidman Clapping
ABC

Ok, so I'm not really sure if this counts as a 'down' per se, but it's worthy of mentioning and it certainly isn't a good thing.

Indeed, if the Best Picture snafu hadn't happened, this might've been *the* talking point from the night. I mean, just, what is that? How do you even accomplish it? Her fingers are bent ridiculously far backwards. It's not right. Maybe it is because of the rings on her fingers, but surely that pain wouldn't be as bad as clapping like that and having the whole world stunned by it.

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