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Charles Curtis

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:

And some memes:

He then had this to say to reporters:

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