15 of Our Favorite Oscars Moments of All-Time

April 24, 2021

The acting winners of the 91st Academy Awards: (L-R) Rami Malek, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Mahershala Ali. | Photo Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

1997: Cuba Gooding Jr. would not let the music cut him off

You may never see someone be as excited to win an Oscar as Cuba Gooding Jr. was for his supporting role in Jerry Maguire. While accepting, the orchestra started to play its “get off the stage” music, but Gooding said, “Imma keep going.” He started to yell over the music and jumped on the stage in a moment of pure glee.

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Kevin Studer

Kevin (he/him) is a two-time graduate of Lynn University and has a Creative Writing Master's from American College Dublin. When not writing about pop culture, he is constantly opening his worldview by consuming different types of media and traveling around the globe.

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Kevin Studer

Kevin (he/him) is a two-time graduate of Lynn University and has a Creative Writing Master's from American College Dublin. When not writing about pop culture, he is constantly opening his worldview by consuming different types of media and traveling…