Emma Stone’s dress busts open on Oscars stage as she wins Best Actress for Poor Things in major wardrobe malfunction
EMMA Stone has suffered a major wardrobe malfunction at the 2024 Academy Awards.
The Hollywood star won Best Actress for her role as Bella Baxter in Poor Things.
As shocked as he was to win the Oscar, Emma, 35, urged the audience and viewers at home to not pay attention to the back of her dress, which seemingly split open.
“My dress is broken,” she said through tears while hugging former Best Actress winners.
The La La Land actress jokingly revealed why she thinks it broke in the first place, “I think it happened during I’m Just Ken. I’m pretty sure.”
After thanking her fellow cast members and her family, she pleaded that no one paid attention to her fashion mishap.
“Don’t look at the back of my dress,” she said as she turned away from the mic and hid the rip with her hand.
MORE ABOUT POOR THINGS
The film’s plot follows a young woman named Bella Baxter who, after undergoing an unconventional brain transplant, is “reborn” with an infant’s brain.
Baxter’s intelligence rapidly develops as she is exposed to the world around her, and she sets off on a journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and redemption.
Set in Victorian London, audiences go on a journey, through Baxter’s eyes and (new) mind, as she questions established societal constructs, from gender roles and norms to power dynamics and moral and ethical dilemmas.
Poor Things currently has an 8.3 out of 10 score on IMDb, a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, and an 87% on Metacritic.
THE CAST
Emma played the lead of Bella Baxter, who was previously known as Victoria Blessington.
Mark Ruffalo stars as Duncan Wedderburn, a debaucherous lawyer who runs away with Stone’s Bella Baxter.
Willem Dafoe, known for his eccentric, diverse roles, portrays Dr. Godwin Baxter, a mad scientist type who swaps Victoria Blessington’s brain with her unborn child’s.
The remainder of the cast includes:
- Ramy Youssef as Max McCandles
- Christopher Abbott as Alfie Blessington
- Margaret Qualley as Felicity
- Jerrod Carmichael as Harry Astley
- Suzy Bemba as Toinette
- Kathryn Hunter as Swiney
- Vicki Pepperdine as Mrs. Prim
- Hanna Schygulla as Martha von Kurtzroc
- Keeley Forsyth as Allison the Maid
- Damien Bonnard as Father
- Tom Stourton as Steward
- John Locke as David the Butler
- Kate Handford as Kitty
- Owen Good as Gerald
- Raphaël Thiéry as Saveur the Butcher
- Carminho as a Fado Singing Woman
- Jerskin Fendrix as a Lisbon Restaurant Musician
- Wayne Brett as a Priest
Poor Things’ casting director was Dixie Chassay, who has worked on several entertainment productions.
WHERE TO STREAM POOR THINGS
After grossing over $100 million worldwide, the Emma-led film netted 11 Oscar nominations – taking home several on Sunday evening.
The comedy-drama film is based on the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things has enjoyed both critical and commercial success – and is now available to stream.
Fans of the film or curious would-be watchers won’t have to wait long to see the movie – for free – as long as they’re existing Hulu subscribers.
Poor Things is also currently available to watch on Apple TV, Google Play Movies & TV, Amazon Prime Video, and YouTube.