Barry Keoghan was left red-faced during Sunday evening’s Critics Choice Awards after his memorable final scene in Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn featured prominently in host Chelsea Handler’s opening monologue.
The Irish actor, 31, has won plaudits for his role as sociopathic student Oliver Quick in the wildly popular drama.
But its protracted final scene, during which the camera tracks a naked Oliver gyrating to Sophie Ellis-Bextor hit Murder On The Dancefloor, provided inspiration for Handler during her opening gambit at Los Angeles venue The Plaza Hotel.
Watching from the audience, Keoghan – who missed out on a nomination for his latest role – looked visibly surprised as she commented on the size of his manhood.
She said: ‘And now, it’s time to talk about the horniest movie of the year Saltburn’ as the camera panned to Keoghan.
Barry Keoghan saw the funny side during Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards after his memorable final scene in Saltburn featured prominently in host Chelsea Handler’s opening monologue
The protracted scene provided inspiration for Handler during her opening gambit at Los Angeles venue The Plaza Hotel
‘There he is.
Barry Keoghan was horny for men, women, bath water, and cemeteries.
‘Featuring men in various states of undress. Most male actors use prosthetics, so thank you, Barry, for keeping it real, and please thank your penis for its service,’ she added.
She then praised Barbie star Margot Robbie: ‘By the way, Margot Robbie produced Saltburn, so you’re a dirty Barbie, and I like it.
Which means Margot is responsible for not one, but two spirited dance numbers this year.’
Barbie’s Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig accepted best new male enhancement pills winner Comedy after host Chelsea Handler demanded on-air moment at the Critics Choice Awards while Paul Giamatti landed a shock win over Cillian Murphy on a night where Emma Stone, Oppenheimer, and Succession all triumphed.
Blockbuster film Barbie – which earned $1.4billion in the worldwide box office last year – won the top honor when it comes to comedy films but it was not scheduled to appear on the broadcast and instead was announced during a vignette before breaking off into commercial.
Chelsea, 48, did not stand for the film not being recognized during the televised portion as she went rogue after a return from break at the event held at The Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California which featured a star-studded red carpet.
The host announced: ‘Earlier tonight Barbie was awarded best comedy.
I’ll go rogue because Greta and Margot deserve to make a speech. Would you mind coming up and accepting the award for Best Comedy.’
Margot, 33, and 40-year-old filmmaker Greta quickly got up and walked up to the stage to accept the crowning achievement with impromptu speeches at the event which honors the finest achievements in both filmmaking and television programming over the year of 2023.
Keoghan strips off for his final scene in Saltburn – a dance through the a sprawling mansion