Jimmy Kimmel has sparked quite a reaction from Oscars viewers following his opening monologue at Sunday’s ceremony. On a night when Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer dominated the nominations, actor Robert Downey Jr was hoping to do his bit for the haul after being nominated for Best Supporting Actor. But before his category was announced, host Jimmy Kimmel took to the stage to kick off the ceremony with a monologue full of quips and jibes. After he issued a stern defence of Barbie’s Greta Gerwig and lauded the resolution of the actors’ strikes earlier this year, he turned to Downey Jr. “Robert …
