A video of filmmaker Taika Waititi leaning forward to keep his Oscar under the seat in front of him at the 92nd Academy Awards has gone viral.
A video of filmmaker Taika Waititi leaning forward to keep his Oscar under the seat in front of him at the 92nd Academy Awards has gone viral.
Actress Brie Larson caught Waititi in action, when the filmmaker was hilariously trying to find a novel storing space for his trophy at the awards ceremony, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Moments earlier, Waititi won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for his World War II comedy-drama "Jojo Rabbit".
Larson shared the candid moment on Instagram Stories, tagging Waititi, who seems oblivious to the fact he was being filmed.
In the video, the filmmaker leans down and carefully tucks his trophy under the seat in front of him, as the audience claps and cheers for something taking place onstage.
The footage soon went viral.
Fans couldn't get enough of the Oscar winner's action.
"This man has quickly become one of my favourite people in Hollywood!" commented one fan.
Another wrote: "We as a species don't deserve Taika."
"No one looks under their seats. Good spot," said one user.
One fan thought Waititi was simply preparing for his long-haul flight back home to New Zealand.
Video of Taika Waititi hiding his Oscar trophy under a seat goes viral.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Presenters Natalie Portman (L) and Timothee Chalamet (R) poses for photos with Taika Waititi, winner of the award for best adapted screenplay for "Jojo Rabbit", at the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, the United States, Feb. 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Ying/IANS)
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