There were a few moments during the Oscars when there was some ‘tense’ moments between Alec Baldwin and George Clooney.
Alec Baldwin (and Steve Martin) were making comments about some stars seated in the room, but then when he got to George Clooney, he paused for a long time which got to be a bit awkward but still funny. It was like George didn’t want anything bad to be said about him. But he looked serious!
Did anyone see that? What was going on there?
The "tense" moment at the Oscars was in reference to "The Men Who Stare At Goats", this is why Martin and Alec stared at Clooney. Clooney is notorious for not having a great sense of humor about himself unless he is in on the joke. "The Men Who Stare at Goats" was considered by many to be one of the worst films of the year and Clooney has somewhat tried to seperate himself from starring in it.
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Filmmaker Federico Fellini receiving an Honorary Academy Award®, in appreciation of one of the screen’s master storytellers. Presentation by Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni – 65th Annual Academy Awards® in 1993.