Why? Because after 12 Angry Men and Network, the Academy realized they should probably say “Thank You” before he retired.
Part of the 36 Oscars Jokes: The 2005 “Clint’s Knockout, Jamie’s Soul & Chris Rock’s Reality Check” Edition archive. Historically Verified
🔥 Top 10: The Oscars Joke Archive: 1995–2025
2025 Classic: The Timothée Chalamet "Bob Dylan" Look
Why was he nominated? To prove that he can play a folk legend, a ...read more »
2025 Archive: The Best Supporting Actor Race
Why did Samuel L. Jackson lose? Because the Academy decided that ...read more »
2025 Legacy: The Best Supporting Actress Race
Why did Selena Gomez win? To prove that "Only Murders in the Buil...read more »
2024 Classic: The Best Animated Feature
Why did The Boy and the Heron win? Because Hayao Miyazaki is a wi...read more »
40 Oscars Jokes: The 2009 “Slumdog, Wolverine & Heath’s Legacy” Edition
In 2009, the 81st Academy Awards decided to put on a show that wa...read more »
43 Oscars Jokes: The 2022 “CODA, The Slap & Dune’s Desert Sweep” Edition
In 2022, the 94th Academy Awards returned to the Dolby Theatre an...read more »
2025 Legacy: The 2025 Final Oscars Vibe
Why was it a "Classic" year? Because it was the night the "Coloss...read more »
2025 Classic: The "Emilia Pérez" Triple Win
Why did the Academy give the acting award to four women at once? ...read more »
2024 Vintage: The Best Live Action Short
Why did The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar win? Because Wes Ander...read more »
2025 Archive: The "Gladiator II" Triumph
Why did it win Best Picture? Because after 25 years, the Academy ...read more »
😜 More from category: The Oscars Joke Archive: 1995–2025
2024 Vintage: The Ryan Gosling & Emily Blunt "Barbenheimer" Fight
Why were they arguing? To show that even if they're rivals on scr...read more »
2024 Vintage: The Best Adapted Screenplay
Why did American Fiction win? Because Cord Jefferson proved that ...read more »
38 Oscars Jokes: The 2012 “The Artist, Meryl’s Gold & Angelina’s Leg” Edition
In 2012, the 84th Academy Awards decided that "everything old is ...read more »
42 Oscars Jokes: The 2014 “Selfies, Pizza & Adele Dazeem” Edition
In 2014, the 86th Academy Awards proved that even in a room full ...read more »
⏳ Time Capsule: This is how we rolled in the first two decades of the internet
I just set this as my away message. Classic!
My processor can barely handle this much humor!
Do you like Huey Lewis and the News? And jokes?
The things I do for laughs! Stupid dog!
Smashing! Absolutely smashing humor!
Everybody cut loose! Footloose! Laugh-loose!
I can’t believe my parents forgot my joke!
mOcKiNg SpOnGeBoB sAyS tHiS iS fUnNy.
Burninating the countryside with laughter!