Oscars 2024: John Mulaney thinks "Field of Dreams" should have been nominated for Best Picture 

Dude just gave the best 90 second monologue for the whole night without breaking a sweat or staring at a teleprompter. His talent and his borderline 1930s transatlantic accent just screams Oscar Host.

Him presenting an award is like a horse.... loose in a hospital.

There is not a single extra or wasted word in this entire 90 seconds. It's so perfect, I'm in awe. I can't wait for the day John hosts the Oscars

John Mulaney MUST host the Oscars next year! In one and a half minutes he got more laughs than Jimmy Kimmel did all night.

Every presenter you can tell someone else wrote their lines for them. No one could have come up with this but John Mulaney

If John Mulaney's next special was purely dedicated to him recapping movies he's seen, I would gladly watch it.

John is consistently the funniest person in the room, wherever he is. I hope he keeps showing up to these events. His joke about Angela Bassett getting an Oscar nom for a Marvel movie being equivalent to a reddit comment winning a Pulitzer Prize killed me.

John is the best argument for being sober

Between this and his “The Fugitive” bit, I’m convinced I could legit enjoy a series that’s just Mulaney describing movies.

David Letterman might have been talking about John Mulaney when he said "there is no 'off' position for the 'genius' switch." Incredible.

The dig at Madame Web was absolutely amazing

Now he should have hosted

“These people are difficult and insane” 🤣🤣🤣

He was in the Amazon with my mother when she was researching spiders just before she died

His comedic timing is impeccable

I never expected a joke about Madame Web to be part of an intro to a category in the Oscars done by John Mulaney. What a time to be alive

John’s still got it!!!!

I would pay $50 to hear Mulaney summarize a movie rather than watch the movie itself.

John Mulaney should be given a shot at hosting. As long as he can write it too.

Best audition to host the Oscar’s I’ve seen

I might be wrong--I usually am--but I don't think they needed the writers for that bit. That sounds like pure Mulaney.

His take on Ice T in Law & Order: SVU lives in my head rent free

A minute and a half of John Mulaney, all the Oscars show I need to see.

Please welcome your host to the 97th Academy Awards, John Mulaney!

I love when he goes on a rant. One of his specials he did this bit with a different movie.

John Mulroney really cleans up good. Sobriety looks great on him.

I genuinely love when comedians are given a topic to start with and they devolve it into lunacy and something completely unrelated just before swiftly going back on topic. Definitely much better than two comedians doing a horribly rehearsed bit that nobody understands because they're doing the bit before they announce the category they're presenting and so the most it gets is a groan from the audience. Why do they keep doing that over this?

It would not be the Oscars without a solid Burt Lancaster impression

John Mulaney showing why he should host the Oscars next year.

He's right about Field of Dreams, too.

He says that difficult and insane casually like he's ordering a coffee, just a simple observation that speaks volumes

John Mulaney is so much better at this than everyone else.

John has always been A+ for this delivery about summarizing films. This is no exception.

Let’s make a movie about his monologue lol

This little segment was funnier than anything Jimmy Kimmel has ever said.

It should be John and Nick hosting the Oscars not John alone. Go watch the two years they hosted the independent spirit awards. Brilliant!

That Burt Lancaster impression was perfect.

he needs to host the next oscars.

he didn't need cocaine he *is* cocaine

John Mulaney has the sharp and efficient brain of an attorney. I'm so glad he's using it for comedy instead.

John Mulaney just got the job as host for 2025!!! OK, I'm not crazy about that tuxedo he was wearing, but that doesn't really matter. What does matter is that we never have to even think about Kimmel again, ever. It's like Christmas or something.

The best moment of the show, by far. I could have watched him the whole time.

This guy would be the perfect Oscars host.

John Mulaney is such a remarkable talent.

This is him sober

John Mulaney is an achievement in sound

I like how they didn’t even cut to Dakota Johnson when he made the Madam Web joke, like they do sometimes when a joke is made about an actor/director in attendance.

This moment was perfect. Just perfect writing, perfect delivery, by the perfect guy. Why the hell is he not hosting more things!?

He's so great at subverting expectations in his comedy. He did a similar bit in The Comeback Kid with his President Clinton/Richard Kimble bit. Brilliant! Glad to see hm on top of his game.

He just recites the plot, and it’s so funny. What a genius.

John definitely must be selected to host next year... He's perfect. With only his comedy dialogue it's so entertaining to watch

Get him to host next year. It's time. He's absolutely hilarious. Kimmel isn't bad but he's kind of boring and safe.

First we had him retell Back to the Future. Then The Fugitive. Now Field of Dreams. We need more John Mulaney recaps famous movies.

It’s insane this man had a sitcom and we forced it off air. Mulaney is at the top of his game

"you switched the samples!" "ladies and gentleman my friend Dr Kimble"

They did not figure out sound with Ezekiel voice in Madame Webb. It did not sync with lips 🤦‍♀🤦‍♂🤦

I also thought The Boat Rocker was a real book.

John is an all star. Dude crushed this

John’s gotta host next year- John’s comedy doesn’t cause controversy but just speaks humorous truth

This reminds me of ‘88 Oscars, when Billy Crystal was greatly presenting the academy for the best sound and a year after he hosted the Oscars…hopefully we see John hosting next year!!

Mulaney reminds me of Jason Bateman a bit here.

This was so smooth!

John mulaney roast madam web🤣🤣🤣

John Mulaney needs to host the Oscars. Forever. ~Trav

“Without Sound we wouldn’t hear iconic lines such as “We’re going to need a bigger boat”, “I’ll have what she’s having”, and “He was in the Amazon with my mother when she was researching spiders just before she died”.” John Mulaney, man of the people.

His delivery is like the old “trans Atlantic” speak of 1930’s movies….like Hepburn etc, and he is really good at it.

Love John! I’ve seen him a few times live and he’s laughing-so-hard-your-cheeks-and-sides-ache hysterical. If you get the chance, see him live

While we’re doing this, Weird Al for the Superbowl Halftime Show

He wants the gig, how could they possibly not let him host? I’m surprised Jimmy even came back on stage after John showed him how it’s done.

I hope he hosts one day

Good writing, excellent delivery.

Madame Web reference yay

he needs to be the new billy crystal. instead of an opening song every year about each film he can just riff on the plots of each film being increasingly ridiculous and i would eat that up

Field of dreams is one of my favourite movies of all times. So many amazing characters that play such an important role in the film.

No wonder Kevin Costner is impressed.

my favorite john bit is just him describing the plot of something

Throwing shade at Madame Web lol.

This was my favourite part of the entire night.

John Mulaney needs to host the Oscars please!

PLEASE let this man host the Oscars from now on! So much better than Kimmel!

“Hot dog! Stuck in her throat!” His voice was a perfect Burt Lancaster.

Please let Mulaney host next year's Oscars, he is hilarious, witty and genuinely charming.

Now the Oscar for achievement in sound. You know, for years, movies didn’t have sound. And then, they figured it out. Some people say that the silent era was the golden era of film. These people are difficult and insane. Without sound, we wouldn’t been able to hear such classic lines as; “You’re gonna need a bigger boat”, “I’ll have what she’s having” and “He was in the Amazons with my mother when she was researching spiders just before she died” Or what about that moment in Field of Dreams, when we hear; “If you built it, he will come”. And then Costner does it, he builds a baseball field. Or i guess he doesn’t build it, he mowns down corn and then there is a field. And then he is like, “I'm gonna watch ghost play baseball”. And the bank is like; “You wanna pay your mortgage?”, and then he is like; “nah, I’m gonna watch ghost play baseball”. And then he finds James Earls Jones, who wrote the Boat Rocker, which i thought was a real book deep into my twenties. And he’s like “People will come Ray”. He’s the only one with a financial plan. But what's weird is Timothy Busfield pushes little Gaby Hoffmann off the bleachers, and she falls down and she is unconscious. Then Burt Lancaster's "Moonlight" Graham and he comes up and he pats her on the back a couple of times. And he’s like; “Hot dog stuck in the throat”. And then he can't come back in the game. Cause i guess there is a rule, in ghost baseball. That if you leave the field at any point to become an elderly ghost and do the Heimlich maneuver, you can't return to the field. I love Field of Dreams, that should win best picture. Though, they'll probably go with one of this year's. Here are the nominees for best achievement in sound.

I want a video series where John Mulaney recaps his favorite films.

John Mulaney always cracks me up. He would be a better host although his stories might be longer than allowed.

He just does everything so perfect ❤ thank God for comedians ❤

John Mulaney, a national treasure.

Baseball movies should be acknowledged by the Academy more often. Maybe a documentary about baseball in Cuba or Dominican Republic would win

Bravo John!! Bravo! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I’ve been thinking it my whole life, “Field of Dreams should have won the the Oscar’s Best Picture - 1989.” And finally someone said it. Thank you John. Can’t we make this happen Posthumously? I’m certain of it. Let’s do this John.

someone let this man host next year

“Hey it’s Oscar night! What’s one key bump?”

That was an awsome bit from an awesome comedian...love him...The weird thing is Sunday i wasn't able to stream The Oscars because of a technical problem so out of frustration i just randomly picked a movie to watch from my digital library and it ended up being Field Of Dreams.

LOLOLOL "These people are difficult and insane."

"What a chance, because there's always people in the Oscars trying to rush you. And (John) went fast. But what he said, I was very touched by it. I should talk to him because I was really impressed. He was a genius. I loved what he did." -Kevin Costner, GQ Magazine

I love his rants

The primary joke is that he just keeps going, which is a ballsy bit to pull on a show that is so conscious of how long it lasts.

I hope someone can make a compilation of John Mulaney talking about movies cuz he actually talks about them quite a bit. He would be the perfect Oscars host for his passion for movies, brilliant comedic skills, and is able to do musical numbers if he wishes

That tall child looks exhausted! 😂😂

such a great tribute to my all time fav movie !

I love how he went to segue into this category and then went on a rant with a huge tangent. A.d.d you gotta love it