{"id":478688,"date":"2026-03-16T14:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/478688\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:02:11","slug":"oscars-viewers-slam-disrespectful-moment-as-winner-is-left-fuming-on-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/478688\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscars viewers slam &#8216;disrespectful&#8217; moment as winner is left fuming on stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Viewers of the Oscars were left raging by a &#8216;disrespectful&#8217; moment that could have tarnished a historic moment for the Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre<\/p>\n<p>05:42, 16 Mar 2026Updated 06:17, 16 Mar 2026<\/p>\n<p>KPop Demon Hunters\u2019 winners interrupted mid-acceptance speech during Oscars<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It&#8217;s supposed to be the pinnacle of your career, but one winner at the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/the-oscars\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Oscars<\/a> has been left seething &#8211; and fans are too. The stars arrived in Hollywood for the 98th <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/oscars-2026-winners-list-live-36870835\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Academy Awards<\/a> and were all hoping to bag one of the coveted gongs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sadly, for the first K-Pop to win an Oscar, their moment was tarnished as the ceremony tried to wrap up their acceptance speech. As Golden, one of the hits from <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/film\/i-watched-kpop-demon-hunters-35892278\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">KPop Demon Hunters<\/a>, became the first K-pop tune to win the best original song Oscar, Ejae, 24, Ido and Teddy Park also became the first South Koreans to win in the category.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, while Ejae gave an emotional address, Mark Sonnenblick was devastated as the winners were cut off mid-speech. &#8220;Thank you so much to the Academy,&#8221; EJAE began her speech. However, when Yu Han Lee took to the microphone to share some words, he was cut off by the drowning out music.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36870835\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/oscars-2026-winners-list-live-36870835\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oscars 2026 LIVE: Michael B Jordan and Jessie Buckley win as Timothee Chalamet snubbed<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36872336\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/leonardo-dicaprio-oscars-moment-disrupted-36872336\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leonardo DiCaprio Oscars moment disrupted as camera operator appears to stumble<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Their speech was cut short\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_SDC_MDG_-_22862JPG.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Their speech was cut short\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Their speech was cut short<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The melody is used to indicate the winners to leave the stage. But the moment left Sonnenblick jumping up and down in frustration on the stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And it was scenes that were also felt by viewers at home. &#8220;This was so disrespectful @TheAcademy #Oscars,&#8221; one user fumed as they shared a clip of the moment. They added: &#8220;Be respectful it&#8217;s not that hard.&#8221; Another agreed and raged: &#8221; <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheAcademy\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">@TheAcademy<\/a> <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ABC\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">@ABC<\/a> You ruined the moment for the winners. How rude can you be?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ensure our latest headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=mirror.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Click here to activate <\/a>or add us as your Preferred Source in your Google search settings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another admitted they had felt sorry for the winners, writing: &#8220;This is just terrible \u2026 poor guy&#8221;. And the same sentiment was given by another user, who wrote: &#8220;That was ridiculous. Completely unnecessary. They let other winners speak much longer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Y\u2019all disrespectful for cutting them off like that,&#8221; said another before one questioned: &#8220;I\u2019m confused on why they thought it was okay to cut them off.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Other wins on the night saw Jessie Buckley take home the gong for Best Actress. The Irish star has had an impressive few months on the awards scene, mopping up after her role in Hamnet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/jessie-buckleys-moving-oscars-speech-36872532\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">took the time to praise her family<\/a> &#8211; and send a message back home to Ireland. &#8220;This is&#8230;this is really something. Thank you to the incredible women that I stand beside; I am inspired by your art and your heart, and I want to work with every single one of you,&#8221; she began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She later went on to praise her husband and eight-month old daughter. &#8220;You\u2019re my best friend, and I want to have 20,000 more babies with you, I do,&#8221; she told her man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/michael-b-jordan\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Michael B Jordan <\/a>won the award for Best Actor in his first Oscars win. He was emotional backstage at the Oscars and he drew the biggest cheers of the night among the assembled press pack, our reporter in Hollywood, Tom Bryant, revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Michael said: &#8220;It feels great. It feels I&#8217;ve been extremely blessed my life. It&#8217;s like when you know people are trying, are investing in you. I mean, I&#8217;ve been doing this for years for 25 years, you know. And there&#8217;s a lot of people who see me grow up in this industry, grow up in this town, and they looked out for me when they didn&#8217;t have to&#8230;they wanted me to do well when they didn&#8217;t have to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Like this story? 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