While accepting his award, Kaluuya made mom Damalie Namusoke cringe in her seat when he told the crowd, “You got to celebrate life, man! We’re breathing, walking, it’s incredible…My mom, my dad, they had sex. It’s amazing!” Not surprisingly, Namusoke’s reaction would win any honorary Oscar for Best Meme, but we’ve also got some nominees for Best Supporting Memes of the night—like BryanCranston’s weird bit from an empty Dolby Theater (which is where the Oscars usually take place, when there’s no need for social distancing), Reese Witherspoon’s get-together with Big Little Lies BFF Laura Dern, and more. Let’s run down the best memes of the 2021 Academy Awards!
The best Oscars 2021 memes from Glenn Close to Daniel Kaluuya’s mom
1. Daniel Kaluuya’s mom counts down her remaining seconds of anonymity
2. Glenn Close won with “da butt”
3. Glenn Close loves “da butt”
4. Daniel Kaluuya’s mom has entered the chat
5. Daniel Kaluuya’s mom can’t believe her ears
6. Daniel Kaluuya’s mom wins an Acada-Meme Award
7. Daniel Kaluuya’s mom is meme of the month
8. Daniel Kaluuya’s sister is equally unimpressed
9. Daniel Kaluuya’s mom is about to ground him for life
10. Daniel Kaluuya’s mom can’t hide the confusion
11. Bryan Cranston hits the snooze button
12. Bryan Cranston is mad as hell at Twitter
13. Bryan Cranston is breaking bad
14. Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern say “You can’t sit with us!”
15. The Oscars go dumpster diving
16. Daniel Kaluuya’s parents
17. Alan Kim’s ready for hot kid summer
Next, see the best looks from the 2021 Oscars red carpet.
