Oscars 2024: John Cena appears naked onstage during streaker skit

Hollywood actor John Cena ambushed the Oscars stage completely naked, leaving the audience gobsmacked.

John Cena made a surprise appearance on the Oscars stage during Monday’s ceremony leaving Margot Robbie in fits of laughter.

This year’s host Jimmy Kimmel reminded the star-studded audience that this year marked the 50th anniversary of a streaker who famously ran across the stage.

At the 46th Academy Awards in 1974 as David Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor, a naked man infamously ran across the stage.

John Cena presented the award for Best Costume Design onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP.

Kimmel referenced the memorable moment, joking: “Can you imagine if a nude man ran across the stage today?”

“I said, can you imagine if a naked man ran across the stage today,” he continued, before Cena’s head popped up from around the corner of the stage.

“Psst, Jim,” he whispered.

“I don’t want to do the streaker bit anymore. I don’t feel good about it,” he said. “It is an elegant event. You should feel shame right now for suggesting such a tasteless idea.”

Cena eventually came out from behind the set to reveal he was wearing nothing other than a pair of sandals.

Kimmel then reminded Cena that he regularly “wrestles naked”, to which the WWE legend argued he “wrestles in jorts”.

“Jorts are worse than naked!” teased Kimmel, before handing Cena the winning envelope to announce the next award.

Using the envelope to cover his modesty, he slowly took to the stage to announce the winner for Best Costume design.

Cena shuffled onstage while naked and covering himself with an envelope. Picture by Kevin Winter/Getty Images.

“Costumes they are so important,” he said, sparking the audience to once again erupt into laughter. “Maybe the most important thing there is.”

Meanwhile, Kimmel kicked off festivities by addressing the controversial snubs of Margot Robbie for Best Actress and Greta Gerwig for Best Director.

“Barbie, what a film. What an achievement. To take a plastic doll nobody even liked any more, now Barbie is an icon thanks to Greta Gerwig, who many people believe should be nominated for Best Director,” Kimmel began.

“I know you are clapping, but you’re the ones who didn’t vote for her, by the way. Don’t act like you had nothing to do with this.”

Kimmel then moved onto Robbie, crediting her for “putting this giant hit together” before delivering a flat joke about her appearance.

“Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are here tonight. Look, kids, it’s Barbie and Ken sitting near each other,” Kimmel added.

“Ryan and Margot, I want you to know, even if neither one of you wins an Oscar tonight, you both already won something much more important – the genetic lottery.”

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