The 2019 Oscars have been mired in controversy for months, but Melissa McCarthy and Brian Tyree Henry may have just single-handedly saved the night. Presenting the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, McCarthy and Tyree Henry committed to the task by dressing in a conglomeration of the nominated movies: Black Panther, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Favourite, Mary Poppins Returns, and Mary Queen of Scots.
Notably, McCarthy provided a cameo opportunity for Queen Anne’s infamous bunnies from The Favourite. The actress (who’s nominated tonight for Best Actress for her role in Can You Ever Forgive Me?) took to the stage in a cape festooned with the stuffed animals. Deadpan, McCarthy and Tyree Henry delivered an ode to “the drape of fabric just so” and the designers who “create a pastiche of textiles with authenticity.” Everything was going well—until McCarthy couldn’t open the envelope, as her left hand was occupied by a stuffed rabbit.
The Oscar ultimately went to Black Panther‘s Ruth E. Carter, who hit the stage with an iconic, “This has been a long time coming.” She thanked director Spike Lee (nominated for Best Director tonight) for giving her her start, and dedicated the award to her mother, calling her “the original superhero.”
Carter is the first black woman to win the Oscar for Costume Design, per The Daily Beast. Her Black Panther colleague, Hannah Beachler, is the first black woman to take home the Oscar for Production Design.
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