One of Australia’s absolute best comedians, Insurgent Wilson, was tasked to host the AACTA awards final evening. However one among her jokes created uncomfortable rigidity within the room, even being reduce from the published.
As she wrapped up her opening monologue, she highlighted the horror movie Discuss To Me, which swooped eight awards in complete final evening, together with Greatest Movie Greatest Lead Actress, Greatest Route, and extra.
“Why is Australia so good at making horror?” she requested the viewers, earlier than seeming to hesitate as she completed the punchline.
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“Is it as a result of everybody had that aunt who’s had half a nostril chopped off due to pores and skin most cancers?” she requested as she shrugged unconfidently.
The viewers was full of uncomfortable laughter and groans earlier than the actress reduce it off and started the awards, elevating her hand in a confused gesture, additionally glad to be rid of the second.
The second was reportedly reduce from the official broadcast on tv.
The Pitch Good actress additionally took the prospect to roast the placement of the awards, with the Sunshine State receiving some blows in her monologue.
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Aussie Hollywood exports collect to have fun win
She joked that this awards ceremony, dubbed Australia’s Oscars, “would be the just one serving boxed wine.
“It will even be the one one the place individuals will get munted and chuck a spew within the dunny. I really like Queensland… It is like if Jetstar was a state.”
She additionally added that she was a fan of Bluey, which has grow to be one among America’s prime streamed exhibits. To have fun, she stated the state stored “one restaurant open after eight o’clock.”
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Wilson, 43, additionally spent a while along with her fellow Aussie Hollywood exports backstage.
Insurgent Wilson, Margot Robbie and Cate Blanchett (nonetheless in her Center-Aged Barbie costume from when she introduced Robbie with the Trailblazer Award) grouped collectively to take a photograph, which Wilson posted on her Instagram account.
“Can’t LOVE these LADIES extra!!! Congratulations Margot in your AACTA Trailblazer award,” she wrote within the caption.
