Billy Crystal Oscars Opening -- 1997 Academy Awards

[@lalisitabonita]

I loveeee when he says "and if you dont score the goal you still go home with Nicole" the way he looks at Tom is priceless. What a guy!

[@ralphfiligenzi8714]

The great legendary Billy Crystal. What a talented guy this is.There will never be another Billy Crystal, that's for sure.

[@johnkuipers7829]

It's all written for him. As Americans do. He didn't write this I doubt. Just like David Letterman and others. The stand up jokes etc aren't there's,

[@colleen4ever]

@@johnkuipers7829 You think YOU can do better?!

[@yuothineyesasian]

@@johnkuipers7829 I'm pretty sure Billy was heavily involved.

[@michaelireland7239]

oh teah

[@DBEdwards]

Crystal is so funny. So entertaining. Hilarious. Miss him. Amazing! Perfect. fantastic and classic,!😊

[@TheMMT910]

I wish Billy would consider hosting the Oscars once more. He is so funny watching him in the 90's brought back many memories. He is the best host they ever had!

[@BlazingPhoenix98]

he was the only guy who could really set the mood even if he didn't have an elaborate script memorized

[@moniquemitchell5092]

TheMMT910 Yes, he is definitely the best host that they ever had. I wish he would come back to do it again.

[@fredkelbert1913]

Monique Mitchell Sadly, because of “political correctness,” no comic today wants to host it.

[@octaz83]

@@fredkelbert1913 This!

[@fredkelbert1913]

Octavio A There was no opening monologue at the Oscar show this past Spring. Because of “political correctness,” nobody apparently wanted to “rock the boat.” That was sad, because opening monologues like Billy’s are such an important part of that show. Don’t know what point you’re trying to make.

[@jazzdub4958]

I'm just more than happy I grew up in the ultimate heyday talents of Billy Crystal during the 1980s and 90s as a teen. A comedy genius of the stand-up skit. One of those few major celebrities you've never heard anyone say a bad word on.

[@talibe801]

my favorite Oscar host ever! what an amazing talent to do this live on stage.I hope he will present the oscar in the future again.

[@colleen4ever]

Maybe not. After all, you have to be political now, and Billy won't cross that line!

[@robertosucci1151]

@@colleen4ever He actually made some political or controversial remarks but yeah i get what u mean

[@freddyfaze25tiktok48]

❤️Love Billy, he is the best!! I would never miss his opening at the OSCARS !!🤣😂

[@chocolatcats]

I LOVE THE OSCARS EACH YR.. a classy show.........but I love Billy Crystal even more...NO ONE can top him when it comes to Oscar monologues..........no one...I had the honor of working with him on Mr. Saturday Night and felt so lucky

[@autumn_equinox]

Ahh, no one hosted or will host the Oscars quite like Billy. His relationship and interaction with the audience (aka Hollywood) set him apart and showed his great, albeit irreverent, affection for the film business. It endeared him to everyone and set a trust base, assuring them that his riffs were all in good fun.

[@oxfordpictionary]

Yeah, it’s true. He was a great host

[@giojimenez362]

I'm so empress about this guy Not too many people can do that specifically when you know the whole world is watching you...if anyone see this guy give him my regards thank you

[@lovejd73]

LOVE Billy!!! One of my all time favorite celebrities... love, love, love him!!

[@minamimouse2518]

"So many new people...who are you people?" :))))) love you Billy!!!!

[@alexmullin961]

Billy crystal is so god damned amazing. He should host every show. He just gets it all around. Total obvious film buff and so ridiculously funny. What is wrong with the oscars?!?! They should ask him to host every year!!!!!

[@parisbeech2180]

Hell yeah

[@colleen4ever]

Come back, Billy!!! 2012 is forgiven, we NEED you!!!

[@marypeyton2461]

BILLY CRYSTAL IS THE “BEST” TO EVER HOST THE OSCARS!!!

[@julieenslow5915]

Let's face it - Billy Crystal is a National Treasure. You wont find another who can do what he can do.

[@Daviysoh]

I miss Billy so much. His nominee medley was epic.

[@flyingbob297]

By far the best for this job.

[@margondine]

Absolutely the best presenter ever.

[@celebrityexperience]

Still my favorite host!

[@PeanutsAssorted]

I swear I'll never get enough of Billy's corny opening numbers... cos he knows they're corny, he's hamming it up and he clearly get's how stupid it is to do a big song about all the nominees so he has fun with it. I mean come on, the man did a Brady Bunch parody, that's just awesome

[@dabearcub]

I could see Groucho doing them.

[@jonc3295]

1998 was the best opening

[@dabearcub]

@@jonc3295 I took a wicked shit watching this clip

[@MrJamberee]

He’s so corny, he’s cool. Those were the days. Now we get lightweights hosting. Such a shame.

[@denisespurlock]

My fav. times watching Billy.

[@isaacfung1094]

Best Host in Oscar history Period.

[@rachelgarber1423]

Looking back from 2022 brilliant Billy Crystal

[@jawojnicki]

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! NO ONE COMES CLOSE! Billy Crystal oscar host forever please!!!!!!!!

[@maziebunny2]

When Billy hosted the Oscars, it was a treat and one of the reasons there was at least one family member (namely Nanny) watched as well....well, at least his famous Oscar medley.

[@jillspady6450]

There is no one better... love you, Billy! Please one more time, soon!

[@colleen4ever]

As the Golden Globes this year proved, gone are the days of Award Ceremonies like this. No more style. no more class. Sigh...oh Billy, come back!! Come back!

[@moniquemitchell5092]

colleen Absolutely, the awards lost their flare, pazzaz and special quality. Very sad. I wanna go back..

[@colleen4ever]

@@moniquemitchell5092 Me too. But that would require Hollywood to stop with this Woke Nonsense and go back to having an actual sense of humor.

[@oxfordpictionary]

I miss this era of the Oscars. I know it wasn’t perfect but the Oscars were still actually about celebrating movies

[@sendrakes4203]

Thanks OSCARS, for all these renew clips!!! Welldone! I'll be checking Memoriam, hope you done some of those. :)

[@larschristensen9367]

Imagine what a roaring welcome back he would get from the audience if he came back for a final show.

[@joylewis2910]

Billy, you're the best!

[@mickkali]

Love Billy Crystal. He was the BEST HOST in the history of Oscar’s I wish they could get him back. Just one more time 🙏

[@Nessie2410]

He is the BEST!

[@Darksmirk1]

Having a host is sorely missed. Billy is fantastic.

[@yuriamx]

Oh! How I miss Billy on Oscars! He is one of a kind!

[@flmbyz]

I saw this before My Fair Lady and it forever changed the lyrics to “Wouldn’t it Be Loverly” for me. And I am grateful for that!

[@ravipeiris4388]

After watching Billy Crystal's intro, I feel this was the highlight of the entire Oscar evening.

[@burtonpierre417]

I wish they would get him to host again! I always enjoyed when he host the Oscarsn

[@PinoyPadyakero]

What a great performance by Billy

[@dmontes133]

He was one of the greatest hosts ever!

[@parisbeech2180]

100% facts

[@saqibk1]

Nice to see the old good faces, and great movies back then.

[@maddie107]

The song from 4 m 32 is my favourite Oscar moment of all time. I can't see a reference to The English Patient without singing this :)

[@laicai2008]

Can't wait to see you at OSCAR 2012 Billy!!!

[@jamesdobson9622]

laicai2008 is it on the DVD

[@ElMundoZaidDIAZ]

The most eloquent emcee Oscars has ever hired and ptoduced!-love from the Philippines.

[@georgiaeitel162]

One of a kind. Never be another BILLY

[@ImDan1sh]

You are such a legend Bill

[@JulieTao96]

he's amazing!

[@jamesdobson9622]

Julie Tao is it on DVD

[@jamesdobson9622]

Julie Tao is it on golden globe awards 1998 on dvd

[@jamesdobson9622]

Julie Tao is golden globe awards on DVD

[@lwaliz]

he´s the best!!

[@jarredkennedy6131]

As Billy writes in his magical memoir Still Foolin' 'Em, he was reluctant to host again after a three-year break. He finally agreed after Academy present Gil Cates sent him a package containing a prop horse's head with a note attached saying: "If you want to see the rest of the horse alive, do the fucking show."

[@declancashin8473]

This has to be the best Oscar host opening of all time. Incredible.

[@marissadower-morgan3313]

Amazing talent Billy

[@scollier4450]

He's amazing. Period.

[@Evanessa9]

"It's the year of independent film. Great performance new faces among the nominees, I mean, really new faces. Who are you people?" hahaha! lol

[@EvaFariou]

When the Oscars was an amazing event for all the earth!!!💛

[@maridepp53]

The Shine song was amazing.

[@claytonbaker49]

Billy Crystal for oscar host!!! Screw NPH!

[@colleen4ever]

Screw NPH?! Screw Crybaby Kimmel!!

[@lindamattioli7943]

I love when he sings ❤

[@pogipogi6978]

best oscar host ever

[@maridepp53]

Pogi Pogi Definitely!!

[@mrjones29]

The greatest "Emcee" the Academy Awards have ever had in it's long history. Would really love to see him return for one last hurrah. Should've called him up last month to do the host-less Oscars 2019. He has said he would've done it.

[@colleen4ever]

Why the hell didn't they get him THIS year then? Oh wait....I know why....

[@victoriaindigo]

Billy Crystal is hosting in 2012! There are 10 Best Picture nominees so all the more for Billy to sing about!

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

THE ONLY HOST THE BEST EVER

[@mrangarajan4241]

Class act

[@s.l.3673]

I love this guy.

[@meirwise1107]

The best host ever.

[@sutouha27]

I hope that Billy will host the Oscars again some day. They're doing yet another hostless show this year, so I really hope that he'll do the 2022 Oscars!!

[@colleen4ever]

He better, he might be the only thing that can save it now. This year's was a DISASTER!! They NEED him!

[@OscarMPG1]

No other Oscar host will ever top him

[@josephschauster3689]

Great talent and humor added! Granted some of his sayings in the song couldn't get away with today.

[@shonesymike4773]

Billy rules!!!!!

[@wuodbonde]

I feel like on one end of the spectrum of award show hosts you have cynical comics like Ricky Gervais, and on the other side you have Billy Crystal. Funny, warm, talented and always respectful. A class act.

[@alidakhil]

Awesome guy

[@spjdbauer]

We need Billy's opening video skits uploaded on this channel.

[@jamesdobson9622]

spjdbauer is it on DVD

[@knight0582]

gr8 upload , very good quality for a vid of 1997 , thanks and thumbs up :D

[@robertosucci1151]

6:23 the Tom cruise part was litt. Even if you dont score this goal you go home with nicole. Billy crystal is litt

[@CecilDSouza]

Talent in America is enormous in every field. Billy is just a tad about the rest when it comes to presenter and entertainment.

[@mortimer1976]

@moooooshy Compared to most of the others who have hosted so far, he's definitely the funniest.

[@catamongthepigeons6576]

Ah. The days when the oscars was about the entertaiment industry. Hopefully, not over

[@stephenfermoyle1498]

THE BEST

[@VOKASINEMA]

Great job! Nice video!

[@yckiryob8229]

Crystal is to the Oscars as Neil Patrick Harris is for the Emmy's! Two of the greatest hosts of any award show!

[@ellaosipoff2855]

"Oscar Intro Billy Crystal Funny Video" Billy Crystal is in the movie scenes.

[@brianexley8875]

He is the best.

[@EncouragementToGo7IME]

Billy was the best host ever!!

[@oobrocks]

He’s certainly 1 of the best hosts in history 😊

[@exessex3522]

6:50 Singing words to Flight Of The Bumble Bee is a wow moment!

[@colleen4ever]

Why, oh why oh WHY couldn't they bring Billy back to host this year?!?! WHY did thy have to hire Jimmy Frigging Kimmel?! JIMMY FRIGGING KIMMLEL?! Billy, come back!!

[@KnockOffBeingFat]

Its all about Money! The Academy does not give a damn about the fans!! Billy has been mistreated by the bums and thats why we wont see the Best host the Academy Awards has Ever Seen again! The show is not that great anymore anyway. Best times are in the past!

[@MrCrazypython]

Can anyone help with the lyrics? 4-Shine = FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE Listen to my story, it's a crazy little scene About a piano playing kid who had a father who was mean He made him practice the piano 'till his fingers almost bled And when the kid went off to College then he said "My son is dead!"

[@lindalee-brown5539]

Billy’s so clever ✨

[@joseperez8774]

It's simple the BEST...BEST BEST BEST BEST BEST... 1 MORE TIME : THE BEST BILLY CRYSTAL

[@lohengrinknight]

Amazing!

[@mountainlinx]

Woaw!!!!! Mastership

[@joshklenner1799]

Billy Crystal is the real rap god hahaha

[@robertosucci1151]

The part about Jerry Maguire and tom winning was cause apparently Tom was the only likely Oscar win for Jerry Maguire as apparently they did not have faith in winning writing or picture or supporting since Ed norton win in Golden Globes, however Cuba Gooding jr won oscars so.

[@gregcorbett3559]

Lol at the English Patient song!

[@fuferito]

I hear that if you're friends with Larry Flynt and you happen to be in town, Larry wants you to know that he'll, "Take care of you."

[@lionelraoul]

As soon as he touches his nose he feels at ease.

[@anjas1903]

Nicole looked o beautiful here.

[@ernestkovach3305]

Crystal at his best !

[@hillelmartin2251]

Mel Gibson at the Jewish Joke hahah

[@86BarbOmega]

but it is known that it is jews that do it for religious reasons, the others do it for appearance

[@marthahollier6747]

Brilliant!!!

[@nathelondon3719]

He's back. Hurrah. Keep him there until he dies!