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\"I remember a time when studios didn't believe that a woman or a minority\" could front a superhero film, he said. \"And I remember that time because it was March of last year.\"
.@jimmykimmel: \"I remember a time when the major studios didn't believe a woman or a minority could open a super hero movie—and the reason I remember that time is because it was March of last year.\" https://t.co/gsOqwwjJSe #Oscars pic.twitter.com/2A7shs9vnH
— Good Morning America (@GMA) March 5, 2018
Kimmel also noted Greta Gerwig’s Oscar nomination for best director.
![\"PHOTO:](\"http://a.abcnews.com/images/Entertainment/levy-gerwig-ladybird-ht-mem-180202_4x3t_384.jpg\")
But, he said, there’s a long way to go to gender equality.
“Only 11 percent of movies are directed by women,” he said, adding that equal pay has also yet to be achieved.
.@jimmykimmel: \"Only 11% of movies are directed by women. That is nuts.\" https://t.co/gsOqwwjJSe #Oscars pic.twitter.com/GJlE9WEbzd
— Good Morning America (@GMA) March 5, 2018
Next, Kimmel praised Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” saying that the funnyman turned writer and director is one of the first artists to be nominated in three major categories on his first big screen attempt.
Last year's mixup for best picture was also addressed in classic Kimmel fashion.
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\"This year when you hear your named called, don't get up right away,\" he said, joking about the mixup that announced \"La La Land\" as best picture instead of the real winner, \"Moonlight.\"
.@jimmykimmel: \"This year, when you hear your name called, don't get up right away. Give us a minute.\" https://t.co/gsOqwwjJSe #Oscars pic.twitter.com/bBIIhfFJO9
— Good Morning America (@GMA) March 5, 2018
What could go wrong? #Oscars90 TONIGHT! @TheAcademy @ABCNetwork #WarrenBeatty
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When talking about the film that grabbed the most Oscar nods, “The Shape of Water,” Kimmel once again brought things back to Hollywood harassment with a humorous twist.
“We will remember this year as the year men screwed up so badly, women started dating fish,” he joked about the plot of “Shape of Water.”
Kimmel closed by announcing that whoever gives the shortest speech of the night will win a free jet ski.
“Why waste precious time thanking your mom when you could take her” on a jet ski ride, he said.
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