Oscars 2026: Curse Words Bleeped in Live Acceptance Speeches

0:00I'm Corey with the story, bringing you the latest from Durham News today. Several winners at the 2026 Academy Awards had curse words bleeped out during their live acceptance speeches. The first incident involved costume designer Kate Hawley, who took home the prize for best costume design on the film Frankenstein. Makeup and hairstyling winner Mike Hill, also for Frankenstein, followed with his own censored moment later that night. Hawley started her speech by thanking her team of artisans and her director for the inspiring vision. She gave shout outs to the cast before getting emotional about her family and the challenges they endured over the years, which led to the quick. Bleep? Hill kept the technical triumphs rolling for Frankenstein with his win, but like Hawley, he slipped in some strong language that broadcasters caught. Right away. The sound team for the racing movie F1, including Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, celebrated their best sound award on stage together. Hill tried speaking for memory, got bleed for cursing, then apologized, and switched

1:00to her prepared notes. She urged everyone to support all kinds of films, from big blockbusters to independence, and to share the movie going experience with friends and family. These slip ups added a bit of raw energy to the ceremony's craft categories. The Daily News Now is powered by our sponsor, a pillow that sounds as good as it feels, called for listening in bed, S-O-L-L-I, solely pillow.com.