Actor and presenter Kumail Nanjiani showed fans just how good he can be at wordplay. But one of his jokes sparked fury among viewers.
When Nanjiani appeared onstage to present the award for Best Live Action Short Film, he joked about how filmmakers could “save” audiences time if they gave their movies the short film treatment.
“I think many full-length movies would do just as well if not better as short films,” he said. “We should take some of these feature films, remake them as shorts. Save us some time.”
Nanjiani then playfully renamed some classics to potential titles for their short film versions.
He renamed It's A Wonderful Life to “It's A Wonderful Month,” The King's Speech to “The King's Tweet,” and Call Me By Your Name to “Call Me By Your Nickname.”
The one renamed film that irked some viewers was his offering of “Schindler's Post-It” for the Steven Spielberg-directed film Schindler’s List.
The 1993 historical drama narrates the true story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved more than 1,100 Jewish people from the Holocaust.
“Can't say that Schindler's List joke was uh in any good taste,” one viewer said.
“Yeah they don’t hide the antisemitism any more,” commented a second.
A third wrote, “Wild that hollywood lectures everyone about sensitivity then does this.”
Others sided with Nanjiani, saying: “Rubbish, it was a joke about film titles and fine within its context — grow up!”
“It was a play on the title, it did not make fun of the holocaust,” wrote another.
When Nanjiani appeared onstage to present the award for Best Live Action Short Film, he joked about how filmmakers could “save” audiences time if they gave their movies the short film treatment.
“I think many full-length movies would do just as well if not better as short films,” he said. “We should take some of these feature films, remake them as shorts. Save us some time.”
Nanjiani then playfully renamed some classics to potential titles for their short film versions.
He renamed It's A Wonderful Life to “It's A Wonderful Month,” The King's Speech to “The King's Tweet,” and Call Me By Your Name to “Call Me By Your Nickname.”
The one renamed film that irked some viewers was his offering of “Schindler's Post-It” for the Steven Spielberg-directed film Schindler’s List.
The 1993 historical drama narrates the true story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved more than 1,100 Jewish people from the Holocaust.
“Can't say that Schindler's List joke was uh in any good taste,” one viewer said.
“Yeah they don’t hide the antisemitism any more,” commented a second.
A third wrote, “Wild that hollywood lectures everyone about sensitivity then does this.”
Others sided with Nanjiani, saying: “Rubbish, it was a joke about film titles and fine within its context — grow up!”
“It was a play on the title, it did not make fun of the holocaust,” wrote another.