2015 Oscars: 6 awkward moments you HAVE to see

Mainly John Travolta snogging Scarlett Johansson.
The 6 most awkward Oscars moments you NEED to see
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It wouldn't be the Oscars if there weren't at least a handful of moments that are so awkward, watching them makes you want to die inside.

Here are six of the cringiest bits from last night's ceremony, from unwelcome kisses to red carpet snubs and actual family disputes on camera. Do enjoy.

1. J Lo's princess dress was not entirely functional

There's no denying Jennifer Lopez's gown looked GORGEOUS, so it was pretty apt that she was presenting the Best Costume Award at last night's ceremony.

But thankfully Chris Pine was co-presenting, because as they walked off stage, J Lo's heels got caught up in her dress and if it wasn't for Chris, she'd probably have ended up on the floor.

Still, in the scheme of things (by which we mean everything else on this list), Jen got off pretty lightly.


2. Dakota Johnson might never speak to her mum again

We're not even joking. You seriously HAVE to watch the video to fully grasp the death stares exchanged during this red carpet interview with Dakota Johnson and her mother Melanie Griffith.

The question was a pretty simple one, to be honest - has Melanie watched her daughter's new film, Fifty Shades of Grey

Now, you would think this would have been a discussion they had months ago, right? But judging by this, they are in fact discussing this question for the first time in front of the world's press and Dakota is NOT happy with her mum's answer. At all. *silence*

3. Ryan Seacrest is NOT interested in Naomi Watts

It's so awful and yet we just can't stop watching it. WHY CAN'T WE STOP WATCHING IT?

Poor Naomi was stood hovering behind Lupita Nyong'o patiently waiting for her to finish her interview with Ryan. When she did, her rep yelled at the presenter to let him know she was there.


Except, Ryan really didn't give two hoots, because Whiplash actor and potential Oscar winner Miles Teller was also waiting. The result? BURRRRN. But we still love you Naomi.

4. Jon Travolta decided to kiss Scarlett Johansson

Think it's fair to say she wasn't really into it.

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5. Neil Patrick Harris isn't happy with the Academy

Sometimes, things are awkward for all the right reasons and Neil Patrick Harris's opening comment on the lack of diversity in this year's nominees went down pretty well with critics and viewers. 


What didn't go down quite so well, were some of the jokes that followed. At one point Neil asked David Oyelowo (who was not nominated for his performance as Martin Luther King Jr in Selma) to stand up. After the audience stopped clapping, Neil joked: "Oh sure, now you like him." It was a bit of a tumbleweed moment to say the least.

6. Jon Travolta was at it again

The Oscar for most consistently awkward human being goes to… John Travolta, who decided to follow-up his Scar-Jo moment by basically doing the same to Idina Menzel.

In case you'd forgotten, Travolta also created last year's most hilariously cringe moment when he introduced Idina as Adele Dazeem. This year, she decided to call her "very dear friend" John Travolta on stage, calling him Glaum Gazingo.

All very funny until John just started caressing her face for no apparent reason, for what seemed like FOREVER. Skip to 40 seconds in to see the full scene unfold:

How did Benedict Cumberbatch deal with all this?


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