Billy Crystal Oscars Opening -- 1997 Academy Awards

[zembryoz]

Incredible. And yet Mel looks like a person who hates Jews even then.

[LoraAliLora]

What was said Billy Crystal? 03:35 to 03:51

Thanks.

[SwithT]

@LoraAliLora "There was what you would call a rough edit....religious ceremonies...so I had them restore the missing footage."

[JackCoxx]

He's Ralph! The English Patient!

[RFiennes1962]

I... I don't find this man amusing....

[ilovemyschnauzer1]

@RFiennes1962 well apparently you don't have much of a sense of humor

[RFiennes1962]

Hmmm....

[kara10002]

Billy you are the best!

[0zziefan]

5 nominees worked much better for Billy than the 9 this year. This years medley was too brief because he only skimmed over each film.

[ilovemyschnauzer1]

@0zziefan Yeah. He didn't have enough time to talk about them. Like for extremely loud and incredibly close all he said was "Hanks is a memory"

[anjas1903]

Nicole looked o beautiful here.

[okonh0wp]

i don't think english patient or shine seem that independent in retrospect

[MediaKingJason]

Skinny Nicole Kidman

[meluvshockwave]

This is the year of Titanic.

[BlueSpirit3743]

@meluvshockwave thats next year ;)

[tikom100]

@meluvshockwave True, but the awards are for movies from the previous year.

[marquitos5377]

Mel Gibson laughs at the circumcision joke, f*** bastard

[tarantino900]

OH DEAR GOD, I HOPE HE DOESNT SING THIS YEAR!!

[TheChicagoguy]

@tarantino900 shut up its funny when sings about the nominees

[colleen4ever]

@tarantino900 Are you KIDDING?! That's the best part of his opening!

[enjoyhudsy]

This is 1996



[06s091]

@enjoyhudsy The movies are from 1996 yes, but the ceremony is from 1997

[TheSilentWarrior]

@enjoyhudsy No, the movies being honoured are from 1996, (like Jerry Maguire), the Oscars are always early the following year.

[cutesaad0007]

Can anybody tell Whose at 7.30????

[mayurbhandarkar]

@cutesaad0007

It is Winona Ryder

[Evaa395]

@cutesaad0007

looks like Geoffrey Rush

[victoriaindigo]

Billy Crystal is hosting in 2012! There are 10 Best Picture nominees so all the more for Billy to sing about!

[colleen4ever]

@victoriaindigo Techically there are 9.

[sSUPERBiO]

good will hunting for the win

[Daviysoh]

I miss Billy so much. His nominee medley was epic.

[BlackbirdNine]

Man people looked great in the 90's ~!

[BlackbirdNine]

Man people looked GREAT in the 90's ~!!!!!

[Artdi63]

What if there are 8 or 9 best picture nominees? Is he going to sing about all of them?

[RodrigoGonzalez1989]

@Artdi63 Hope so... =)

[belatedmedia]

Him singing a Best Picture medley for this year will be strange...

[Stathub]

Nicole Kidman looked so pretty back then!

[myrnaloysboy]

I am so glad he is coming back this year - why on earth they chose Eddie Murphy I have no idea!!! Billy has class

[ImDan1sh]

You are such a legend Bill

[leonardodp34]

Unfortunatelly he will be back next year.

[BritComChannel]

Oh my God that IS Nicole Kidman at 0:56 She looks so different!!

[delia1985]

i hope his jokes aren't dated. it's a possibility. does he even do films anymore?

[lola92393]

he always says he loves the band

[BradTheBluefish22]

Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin!!! Great!!!

Hugh Jackman musical just as great!!

[doddlebugg154]

"Actors have to do things with computers. Scenes going to be there months later." Really shows how much has changed since 1997! This is now super normal.

[dontreallycare3]

Classy.

[tomsega]

This is competent rather than brilliant.. but I guess it's difficult to find people who even have the guts to present the OSCARs.

[moooooshy]

he's not that funny

[juffurey]

@moooooshy name a better oscars host. it's not a true standup routine, it's a certain type of comedy designed for the oscars

[mortimer1976]

@moooooshy

Compared to most of the others who have hosted so far, he's definitely the funniest.

[CapricornDavo]

So annoying.



[spjdbauer]

We need Billy's opening video skits uploaded on this channel.

[berisha10]

@spjdbauer whaat?

[lionelraoul]

Once he touches his nose he's relaxed and good to go. He does it every telecase.

[SharpWalkers]

King Oscar

[stronghorse22]

Billy Crystal = legend.

[laicai2008]

Can't wait to see you at OSCAR 2012 Billy!!!

[juffurey]

@laicai2008 as much as i love billy, still wish eddie would have done it tho :/

[TheAwardsTracker]

glad he's doing it this year! please revive the oscars !!

[julietao96]

he's amazing!

[LoadOfRandomStuff]

weird how Mel Gibson likes the Jewish joke 

[albertstock85]

@LoadOfRandomStuff  I was gonna say...

[albertstock85]

@LoadOfRandomStuff I was gonna say...

[jillpill9898]

Geoffrey Rush!