The Oscar champagne crowd is losing it over Hugh Grant’s deadpan interview at last night’s Oscar red carpet. It was most definitely an awkward 50-second chat, full of cringe.
Apparently, it’s against the rules to give genuine thoughts and honest answers. You must put on a face, and act like everything is La-Di-Da in Tinseltown.
Grant was completely disinterested Red Carpet host Ashley Graham’s questions, almost veering towards bitingly Gervais-esque humor. Yes, he could have put on a fake smile, but that’s not how Grant rolls.
My take on it is that Graham’s lame questions got the answers they deserved. There’s a fakeness to these awards show red carpets and Grant, for once, was someone who came off as deeply authentic.
He wasn't being “difficult”, as some are saying today — he didn't have a favorite film, he doesn't know who made his suit and, yes, he was in “Glass Onion” for 3-seconds.
There is nothing rude or condescending. He didn't mock her, he was just honest and brief. If anything, the whole thing played out like a parody of a Brit meeting an American.
I mean, she asked him what he was wearing when it looked quite clear, to my eyes at least, that he was in a bog standard suit.