Jimmy Kimmel helmed the 96th Academy Awards at LA’s Dolby Theatre on March 10. His opening monologue for Oscars 2024 touched on various subjects. Kimmel humorously addressed Greta Gerwig’s absence from the Best Director category for “Barbie,” poking fun at the audience’s oversight.
He also teased Hollywood luminaries like Robert De Niro, mused on the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, and paid tribute to the iconic dog, Messi.
Jimmy Kimmel playfully targeted De Niro, joking about his relationship with Tiffany Chen, who is significantly younger.
In the opening monologue, Jimmy said,
“Here’s some fun Oscar trivia: 48 years ago, Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster were nominated for Taxi Driver, and they’re both nominated again tonight. 1976 was the year.”
For those unfamiliar, Kimmel was referring to Martin Scorsese’s film, featuring Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster, both of whom received Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.
“In 1976, Jodie Foster was young enough to be Robert De Niro’s daughter. Now, she’s 20 years too old to be his girlfriend.” This year, Robert is nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for Killers of the Flower Moon and Jodie Foster is in the race for Best Supporting Actress for Nyad,” he added.
As the camera turned to Jodie, she affirmed the joke. Seated alongside Tiffany, 45, Robert De Niro, 80, also appeared delighted.Niro welcomed a daughter with Tiffany Chen last April, during the filming of ‘The Intern,’ where their relationship began.
The ‘Killers of the Flower Moon‘ actor has a daughter, Drena, 51, and a son, Raphael, 46, with his first wife, Diahnne Abbott.
Additionally, he has twin sons, Julian and Aaron, 27, with his former girlfriend, model, and actor Toukie Smith. Niro also shares a son, Elliot, 24, and a daughter, Helen Grace, 11, with his ex-wife, Grace Hightower.
