Oscars 2019: 16 WTF Moments

5. The Cringe-Worthy John Mulaney/Awkwafina Banter

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And now for another extremely strange pairing: John Mulaney and Awkwafina arrived on stage to introduce the Best Animated Short Film and Best Documentary Short categories, and spent most of their time anxiously talking about how out of place they felt at the Academy Awards.

The highlight, though? Awkwafina gushing over seeing Spike Lee, at which point the producers cut to Lee, who couldn't seem more baffled by what she was saying.

Film Twitter seemed to have a field day with their self-consciously cringe-worthy two-hander, though, with many demanding that they return as hosts next year. Stranger - and worse - things have happened.

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