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Ricky Gervais trolls Oscars 2021 from afar as he’s ‘not invited’ after blistering take-down of awards

Ricky Gervais.
Ricky may not be at the Oscars, but he’s still delighting from afar (Picture: Getty Images)

Ricky Gervais may not be attending this year’s Oscars ceremony, but the Golden Globes 2020 host was keen to take the mick out of the awards from afar.

The comedian roasted the Academy as he took to the podium to host last year’s Golden Globes and it seems that may have ruined his chances of gracing the red carpet at tonight’s event.

Taking to Twitter on Sunday evening, the After Life star mused, alongside a laughing emoji: ‘It’s The Oscars tonight! I wasn’t invited.

‘Was it something I said?’

If you cast your mind to last year (we know, it feels like a lifetime ago already), Ricky mentioned the host-less Oscars, after Kevin Hart stepped down as host in 2019 after old, offensive tweets emerged.

‘Kevin Hart was fired from the Oscars because of some offensive tweets,’ he said, before pointing to himself and adding: ‘Er, hello?’

Not invited to last year’s event, either, he still delighted fans on social media after one had asked him what he’d be doing up on that Dolby Theater stage should he be hosting the awards.

‘Question for @rickygervais Jf you were hosting the Oscars tonight, what’s your first best joke? [sic]’ one punter asked.

Ricky replied: ‘It’s great to see such diversity in the room tonight. Rich sex pests of all shapes and sizes.’

Clearly on a roll, Ricky had another one to throw out into the crowd, though, as he this time thought about the Hollywood stars who would be in the audience.

‘I can’t wait to hear all your inspirational speeches about equality, and it’s great that the 3 hours you’re here tonight is the only time your badly paid migrant house staff will get some time off to sleep this week,’ he levelled on Twitter, potentially wishing those in the crowd would be flicking through social media and see it.

He wasn’t done, though.

He wrote: ‘America! Binge-watch #AfterLife on @Netflix tonight. It’s about a man who realises that humanity is a disgusting, narcissistic plague, and so becomes angry & depressed and loses the will to live.

‘Or watch The Oscars instead and actually experience those feelings first hand.’

That’ll have your invited rescinded, we can only assume…

Again, the Oscars this year will remain hostless – as it has since 2019. Instead, there will be a super-glitzy array of A-list presenters including Brad Pitt, Halle Berry, Reese Witherspoon and Harrison Ford.

As the stars begin to arrive on the red carpet for this year’s instalment, keep up to date with all the happenings via our Live Blog.

Oscars 2021 will air in the UK from 1am on SkyCinema and NowTV.

Oscars 2021 nominations

Best Picture

The Father

Judas and the Black Messiah

Mank

Minari

Nomadland

Promising Young Woman

Sound of Metal

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Director

Thomas Vinterberg  – Another Round

David Fincher – Mank

Lee Isaac Chung – Minari

Chloe Zhao – Nomadland

Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman

Actress in a leading role

Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman

Frances McDormand – Nomadland

Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman

Actor in a Leading Role

Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal

Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Anthony Hopkins – The Father

Gary Oldman – Mank

Steven Yeun – Minari

Actress in a supporting role

Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy

Olivia Colman – The Father

Amanda Seyfried – Mank

Youn Yuh-jung  – Minari

Actor in a supporting role

Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7

Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah

Leslie Odom Jr – One Night In Miami

Paul Raci – Sound of Metal

Lakeith Stanfield – Judas and the Black Messiah

Best costume design

Emma

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Mank

Mulan

Pinnochio

Best original score

Da 5 Bloods

Mank

Minari

News of the World

Soul

Best adapted screenplay

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

The Father

Nomadland

One Night In Miami

The White Tiger

Best original screenplay

Judas and the Black Messiah

Minari

Promising Young Woman

Sound of Metal

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Animated short film

Burrow

Genius Loci

If Anything Happens I Love You

Opera

Yes-People

Live action short film

Feeling Through

The Letter Room

The Present

Two Distant Strangers

White Eye

Documentary feature

Collective

Crip Camp

The Mole Agent

My Octopus Teacher

Time

Documentary short subject

Colette

A Concierto is a Conversation

Do Not Split

Hunger Ward

A Love Song for Latasha

International Feature Film

Another Round – Denmark

Better Days – Hong Kong

Collective – Romania

The Man Who Sold His Skin – Tunisia

Quo Vadis, Aida?

Sound

Greyhound

Mank

News of the World

Soul

Sound of Metal

Production Design

The Father

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Mank

News of the World

Tenet

Film editing

The Father

Nomadland

Promising Young Woman

Sound of Metal

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Cinematography

Judas and the Black Messiah

Mank

News of the World

Nomadland

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Visual Effects

Love and Monsters

The Midnight Sky

Mulan

The One and Only Ivan

Tenet

Makeup and hairstyling

Emma

Hillbilly Elegy

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Mank

Pinocchio

Animated feature film

Onward

Over the Moon

A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

Soul

Wolfwalkers

Original song

Fight For You – Judas and the Black Messiah

Hear My Voice – The Trial of the Chicago 7

Husavik – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Io Si (Seen) – The Life Ahead

Speak Now – One Night in Miami

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