Daniel Kaluuya's mom and her awkward reaction to his Oscars speech became an instant meme
Daniel Kaluuya’s Oscars speech after winning Best Supporting Actor for his role in Judas and the Black Messiah had quite a surprising moment.
After delivering an emotional, awesome speech that touched on so many topics, from the thank yous to the “power of unity” and “there’s so much work to do,” he pivoted to celebrating life.
“Like, it’s incredible, my mom met my dad, they had sex,” he said, with his mom RIGHT THERE. “It’s amazing!”
His mom’s reaction was caught on camera, and although we didn’t hear what she said, the look on her face said it all, which seemed to include a “Wait, what did he just say?” moment.
Actually, someone read lips (see below) and she might have said, “What is he talking about?”
Of course, it became a meme.
Here’s the speech:
Lol at Daniel Kaluuya’s mom reacting to him shouting his parents for having sex during Oscars speech pic.twitter.com/E3jdwlcBoz
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) April 26, 2021
Daniel Kaluuya ‘s mom literally said “what is he talking about” #Oscars pic.twitter.com/vrGHBNLn7a
— Nicole Perez (@nicole_perez1) April 26, 2021
Here's Daniel Kaluuya's mom and sister reacting to him saying "My mom and my dad…they had sex. It's amazing! I'm here!" at the end of his Oscar speech pic.twitter.com/4nLZxY0Jwc
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) April 26, 2021
— renegade (@renegadeDA) April 26, 2021
And some memes:
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) April 26, 2021
Daniel Kaluuya’s mom when she heard Daniel start talking about her sex life. pic.twitter.com/QN6iEQjV8B
— kyle a.b. (@kyalbr) April 26, 2021
Daniel Kaluuya's mom's face says it ALL! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/6OULGqPST1
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) April 26, 2021
tfw your mom and dad had sex pic.twitter.com/NFaeVJvrXY
— Alex Zalben (@azalben) April 26, 2021
Also, this was the world when Joaquin announced that soul-crushing #Oscars Best Actor upset…
(Related: If Daniel Kaluuya’s mother could be up at 4:30am, so could Anthony Hopkins, just saying…)#JusticeForChadwickBoseman https://t.co/kXgbZaStYn
— Lanford Beard (@lanfordbeard) April 26, 2021
— Issa Rae (@IssaRae) April 26, 2021
LMAO Daniel’s mom said pic.twitter.com/qaif8SFo4c
— brittany packnett cunningham ain’t here for real. (@MsPackyetti) April 26, 2021
He then had this to say to reporters:
Best supporting actor winner Daniel Kaluuya says he's "avoiding my phone for a bit" after making a joke about his parents during his #Oscars acceptance speech. pic.twitter.com/hgOiqUHUIg
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) April 26, 2021