Colin Farrell & Son Grin as Donkey Jenny From ‘Banshees’ Makes Oscars Appearance: Watch

A peculiar impermanent joined big Jimmy Kimmel during the 95th Academy Awards connected Sunday (Mar. 12). Jimmy, 55, brought retired Jenny to donkey from The Banshees of Inisherin, to a circular of applause from each those astatine the Dolby Theatre successful Los Angeles. Two radical who were happiest to spot Jenny were Colin Farrell and his son, Henry, who accompanied the Banshees actor to the ceremony. The 13-year-old flashed a grin arsenic Colin was amazed to spot his costar. “Not lone is Jenny an actor, she’s a certified affectional enactment donkey,” said Jimmy. “At least, that’s what we told the hose to get her connected the airplane from Ireland.”

Jenny from ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ made her #Oscars debut! pic.twitter.com/sR8Sb4A82x

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Jimmy besides pointed retired Jenny’s costar, Brendan Gleeson. [Spoiler Alert] Jenny’s decease successful Banshees was pivotal successful the film. Brendan’s quality chopped disconnected his ain digit arsenic a informing to Colin’s character, and Jenny choked to decease aft eating it. “You privation to accidental ‘thank you’?” asked Jimmy earlier getting Jenny backmost connected the Spirit formation backmost to Ireland.

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When speaking astir viral Oscar moments, the 1 that volition everlastingly beryllium atop of the database volition beryllium the infamous Will Smith /Chris Rock slap. Smith earned a ten-year prohibition from the Oscars for hitting Rock successful the face aft the comedian joked astir Jada Pinkett-Smith. Jimmy made a remark astir the slap during his opening monologue. “We privation you to person fun, we privation you to consciousness safe. Most importantly, we privation maine to consciousness safe. So we person strict policies successful place,” said the host. “If anyone successful this theatre commits an enactment of unit astatine immoderate constituent during this show, you volition beryllium awarded the Oscar for Best Actor and permitted to springiness a 19-minute agelong speech.”

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Jimmy Kimmel besides made a ace astir it earlier Questlove and Riz Ahmed came retired to springiness the Oscar for Best Documentary, the aforesaid grant that Rock was presenting erstwhile helium got slapped. Kimmel said, “Hopefully, it goes disconnected this clip without a hitch, oregon astatine least, without Hitch,” referencing Will Smith’s 2005 movie, Hitch.

Ahead of the 2023 ceremony, the show’s enforcement shaper Molly McNearney said that ignoring “The Slap” would lone gully much attraction to it. “We’re going to admit it, and past we’re gonna determination on,” she said successful a pre-ceremony property conference, per Variety. “We don’t privation to marque this twelvemonth astir past year. It’s surely thing we tin and volition code successful a comedic fashion.” Executive shaper and showrunner Ricky Kirshner besides said that the show’s format had been shifted up, truthful fans tin expect the unexpected. “There’s nary much ‘This is what we utilized to do.’ We’ve rethought the show, and we’ve got presenters that marque consciousness for the categories,” helium said.

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