“So we have strict policies in place.

Sit there and do absolutely nothing.

Maybe give the assailant a hug!”

Oscars 2023 onstage

Jimmy Kimmel quips about Will Smith slap in Oscars opening.ABC

It also featured Guillermo.

Not Oscar-winning filmmakerGuillermo del Toro, who took home Best Animated Feature forPinocchioshortly after the monologue concluded.

The camera lingered on Del Toro’s face to drive home the joke.

Kimmel meant his right-hand late-night man, Guillermo.

“The two guys who insisted we go back to the theater didn’t come to the theater!”

Kimmel exclaimed, referencing how both theTop GunandAvatarsequels were delayed so that screen them in theaters.

The 95th Academy Awards are airing live Sunday night from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles.

Check out thefull list of winners.

Watch the full opening monologue in the video above.

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