Whoopi Goldberg's Entrance: 1999 Oscars

Host Whoopi Goldberg's opening African Queen skit at the 71st Academy Awards in 1999.

[@Oscars]

Her Majesty Whoopi Goldberg Opens the 71st Oscars ►► kzbin.infoElaq-HEFTY8

[@4shys2]

To see Robin Williams in the audience laughing, makes me cry! I enjoyed this show!

[@21MarketaDiva]

I knooowwww 😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔😭😭

[@jackflash743]

shes an ugly bastard

[@joshuaj.chinda9873]

@@jackflash743 Are you charming you're calling her ugly she's made it in life you're here on you tube fooling your ass.

[@joshuaj.chinda9873]

@Chocolate C 🤣 she's won an oscar rich enough to feed and sponsor your whole life and you call her ugly☹ what a waste you are.

[@jackflash743]

@@joshuaj.chinda9873 also. Don't presume to know how wealthy I am OK. And with a face like hers she should get a face job with all her money

[@lavane26]

seeing all the actors in the audience laughing at her entrance, you know this is one of the most priceless moments in oscar history.

[@hooptywes]

Also the most racist! Yay!

[@AlexChannel7]

@@hooptywes 🙄🙄🙄

[@iverbronx]

@@hooptywes just like black face

[@HiNinqi]

​@@hooptywesracist bc Black European royalty looked just like this sometimes, yet she had to call herself "African"?

[@TIPA2061]

When you are The First Black Woman to an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar & Tony), you can basically do whatever you want.

[@king_slatter]

looks like she was forced lol

[@sachaehn4924]

I remember when she did that. It was really funny at the time, and cute. Whoopie is a great comic!

[@brownscorpio5245]

back when Everybody looked young and fresh and could actually crack a smile

[@walksthroughlife900]

I was just thinking that everybody looks genuine somehow. Even Gwyneth!

[@michaelkylow4411]

Yeah, right! Everyone/everything just look so superficial nowadays, goddamn!

[@citareina]

Brown Scorpio Meryl's still smiling!

[@docholl93]

This was so sharp and true I think I'll have some prozac.

[@mrlopez-pz7pu]

young and fresh are u kidding me? Why do so many kids today think everything was so different in 1999? Aside from HD and smartphones, not much has changed in pop culture.

[@rbflower16]

You can tell by her fellow actors' smiles and applause how much she is loved

[@mp6706]

all hookers support eachother

[@comecorrect1]

Stfu Whoopi wasnt like some talentless tramp like the famous women in the industry today most are.

[@mikesterSTLMO]

The cameras didn't catch the others in the audience who were thinking ... who let the bathroom attendant in here?

[@slowtaknow]

All pedophiles flock together

[@cinbur4362]

Was.

[@imajulianuel]

Oh my god she is everything .. She one of my best actress in the hollywood since i was a kid. Greetings from Christmas Island.

[@smallstudiodesign]

I feel like 1999 was the last of the best years of my life ... and after 2001 it went downhill ever since. Fond memories of this show, and the entire context of life at that moment.

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

"I am the African Queen . . . " best delivery of a comedic line ever. Perfect timing, perfect expression, perfect delivery. And love the way everybody in the auditorium just dies on the spot

[@adamgrimsley2900]

Ever?

[@amyreynolds3619]

Yes I agree.

[@amyreynolds3619]

@@adamgrimsley2900 , sounds good to us.

[@LCx829]

People just watching this in 2019 the movie Elizabeth just released in 98 or close to the time of the Oscar's.

[@gontyjujules3886]

The song is from Shakespeare in love too and we can see Gwineth Paltrow

[@manuelmillian2611]

@moosemieser that's how they wore makeup back in queen Elizabeth's time they used white like white white, lead based foundation that would damage skin and cause lead poisoning, it wasn't a racist I think almost all the people in England at the time were white,

[@latiolaisgradnigo]

moosemieser Ok boomer.

[@lm8499]

moosemieser Yes it’s ok, because whiteface was never a real thing to begin with. You entirely miss the point of why blackface was even wrong. White people were not oppressed by blacks using whiteface. So yes it’s funny. Because it’s sarcasm. Whiteface is punching down. Blackface is punching up. Got it?

[@ClaraBowInThisLight]

moosemieser ted da son wore black face to her roast. I think it may have been a hit at that. Though it was years earlier

[@MyTimeOutt]

Back in the day when we could gather together & enjoy such presentations...

[@colynmarie5322]

So many tight faces back then. Seeing Robin Williams laughing in the crowd makes me want to cry. Missed the times when everybody can just laugh at jokes, free and genuinely happy.

[@vincentmancini6279]

Can't do that today, in more ways than one!

[@michaelandrematrhews9972]

Exactly. Read some of the comments. People should lighten up.

[@huykute06]

"Some of you may know me as The Virgin Queen, but I can't imagine who" hahaha

[@yooringonghan]

but in context, the title "Virgin Queen" was because *she lived her entire life unmarried* but it is well known Elizabeth had many boytoys (ergo not really "virgin"), the most prominent being Robert Dudley

[@eldonas2815]

​@@yooringonghan en ese tiempo no le hacían tanto caso a eso literal la llamaban la reina virgen porque si creían que era virgen, al final ni buena reina fue porque dejó a su país en bancarrota

[@pandaboii1057]

R.I.P ROBIN WILLIAMS 😭😭😭😭

[@kaziekkucykowski4284]

robin who?

[@alicesrabbit7126]

god, i love that man. such a huge talent that just can't be contained. the energy, the spirit, just a shiny, sparkly star that out-shines everywhere he went. what a tragedy. i will say that it's nice to see him in this video, this way. this is when he was on top of the world, happy and vibrant. god bless.

[@introvertedangel8524]

@@kaziekkucykowski4284 !?!?!??! The man who was the genie in Aladdin and Ms Doubtfire in Ms Doubtfire and the scientist in Flubber. The list goes on my point is HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW WHO ROBIN WILLIAMS IS.

[@kaziekkucykowski4284]

Praiseboy videos, really don't know this guy, he's a random person to me eot

[@alooncneja916]

@@kaziekkucykowski4284 he was one of memorable actors

[@magicmoiki5038]

Dios como echo de menos esa generación de actores impresionantes! Que nostalgia joder me entran ganas de llorar de alegría! Crecí con ell@s! Gracias!

[@Mr.Tin_88]

Whoopi rocked all the way with her epic entrance

[@creatorjakovlev7499]

They are all so young here...

[@Greendalewitch]

Steve Martin still looks the same.

[@uwumarii]

duh, they wouldn't be old back then

[@freyagiselle]

Yeah..that's how time works...?

[@sexobscura]

so are young people now

[@nagihangot6133]

Life. Oh how we Jews have suffered.

[@DragonHeir92]

"Good evening, loyal subjects. I am the African Queen." That was just prefect.

[@seanavp]

No, that was cultural appropriation and racist.

[@DragonHeir92]

Sean Van Pelt relax, she was referring to the classic movie of the same name, her ethnicity, her choice of costume, and the plots of nominated movies of that year...all in one line. Nowadays, yes I get it, this skit wouldn’t be received well.

[@seanavp]

@@DragonHeir92 Nope. If a white person would of done that it would of been considered racist. Just like Justin Trudeau today. When black people do this people laugh; when white people do this people cry. It's messed up. I actually don't care that she did that. It's liberals that get all bent out of shape. It's bullshit double standards.

[@aescel3402]

@@seanavp totally agree..hypocrisy at it's finest!😁

[@bradleysmythe1827]

Sean Van Pelt the difference is black face has had a long long history or racial mockery

[@carterbentonjr399]

It was at a time when the Academy Awards was still entertaining with class and poise.

[@kathleenhudsonbest4927]

Carter Benton Jr she literally makes a piss joke at the end

[@reginaphalange8879]

To think people will be telling this about the "these days" oscars in 20 years time 😂😂😂

[@bearronaldopro3959]

Carter Benton Jr and with white face

[@mariisoverit]

@@bearronaldopro3959 I hope you're not saying this is the equivalent of black face. If so, you're really out of touch with history and logical thinking.

[@normanmccollum6082]

@@reginaphalange8879 If they're still doing the Oscars in 20 years, I think they'll be looking back at these anti-Trump days as a blight. After all, with record-low viewership, it's obvious that the at-home audience doesn't care for their polarized and tribal presentation. I can imagine the sea of booing if someone stood on that stage during the Oscars and said "God bless America and God bless our president!" Shameful. My Filipina fiance and I both hope that the lawsuits work out for Trump and he gets four more years, because China is a menace and Trump is strong against them. Biden is useless, and I don't bloody-well trust Kamala Harris who says the riots shouldn't stop. As I recall, she also joked about locking people up for smoking pot even though she's smoked pot herself, and she's commented on keeping people locked up essentially for free labour, essentially slavery. Trump has earned four more years, he can get the economy booming again and he will push back on China and against Iran's bullying as well as fight for gay rights on an international level by putting economic and political pressure on nations which regard homosexuality as a criminal offence. God bless Trump, I hope to be a LEGAL American immigrant someday soon! I will defend the constitution and the 1st and 2nd Amendments with my life, and that includes for the people I disagree with!

[@thechristianteen9167]

This popped up one day in my recommendations. Loved it ever since

[@get2rog]

All you people that keep trolling on about the white powder, during the Elizabethan period, that was the fashion along with the wigs.

[@rabbishlomoshekelberg-rubi6513]

+get2rog But does that person of color thing that whites are a costume and not a culture?

[@sharil.moyebrooks7429]

+get2rog Fashion for whom?

[@sharil.moyebrooks7429]

+Rabbi Shlomo Shekelberg-Rubingoldstein No, but apparently the Oscar producers did.

[@get2rog]

Shari L. Moye Brooks During the Elizabethan period people were dirty.They rarely washed. The aristocracy distinguished themselves from the lower classes by covering up the dirt with white powder, which in turn became fashionable. Part of the reason this died out was when it was realised the high content of lead contained in the powder was causing premature death.

[@sharil.moyebrooks7429]

Did black people cover their faces in white powder also?

[@Jadestalbottz]

Oh ,why can’t it be the 90s again? Best times ever!

[@21MarketaDiva]

I knnnooowwww 😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔😭😭😭 all the comments are making me so saaaaddddd 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@adembilgic1867]

Simply jade yeah I want born wish

[@icaliver]

Cause 2001 ruined everything. A year no one asked for. 😔

[@cienciasdacomputacao7333]

@@icaliver That's right and here we go again 2020. damn, man!

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

Nah

[@TheGreekPianist]

She was probably listed as the Best Dressed that year

[@eldonas2815]

The dress itself is horrible, but she should have won for the simple fact of putting that thing on and almost dying from suffocation and heat.

[@Lascosasquevives]

Cosmic hipermega talent here. Millenials: this is how you do it! Long live to one of the greatest comedians, actresses, producers, moguls of all times! The one and only Miss Whopie Goldberg!

[@macnav512]

00:56 My boy Rob Williams smiling. We miss you so much!

[@diegolopez406]

RUPAUL would say: The category is... Eleganza Extravaganza!!! Whoppy! Shantay you stay!!

[@velvetvixen9602]

Diego López “Whoppy!” LMAOOOOOO

[@shawneegirl1980]

Lol @ Shantay you stay

[@naynay-fi7iv]

yes representation! Whoopi and Ru!

[@chaeriplease]

nah

[@esquirroupetitossau-iraty2822]

Cringe

[@Hmf-gn5ky]

My mom taped this whole 1999 Oscars for a time capsule that I got to open this year. Incredible getting to see what life what like then. And how so much has changed also. Car ad’s for example blew me away. Didn’t show no price, interest, monthly payments at all. Just the specs of the vehicle. Bf explained that people back then could afford them without needing to know the price. Also when Robin William presented an award. For a moment it felt like he wasn’t gone. His comedy brought a light back. Happy to have the whole ceremony on tape forever

[@baguetteetcheese4665]

*"So I will Withdraw and return this gown to my dearest subject and friend sir Elton John."*

[@MMMHERETAUNGAMC]

my hats off to the make up and costume artists, that's amazing work

[@zigzagz_8423]

↪️⚖️☮️⚖️↩️™

[@zigzagz_8423]

@@thomasjbrunn2734 ↪️⚖️☮️⚖️↩️™ That's as heavy as gravity!

[@momowawa447]

I know every single name of the faces showed here...it doesn't happen in the newest oscars

[@mr.snippy]

Ikr, and they all looked so young. I'm looking at this and thinking, "oh '99, it wasn't THAT long ago" but a quick pan of the audience and I'm like 😬"jeezus this is ancient times".

[@mestupidityplainly]

Who’s the stud at 1:47 I don’t recognize them.

[@ocellarissaurus6720]

@@mestupidityplainly Val kilmer?

[@mestupidityplainly]

Ocellaris Saurus ah yes, thank you :)

[@7531monkey]

Because youre older, silly.

[@V.E.R.O.]

Ah the 90s, the best decade of my life and I didn't know it.

[@vestspet4242]

She couldn't have done that opening skit nowadays. What a shame. She was hilarious. A treasure.

[@umitencho]

@oof the truth Her white make up was period appropriate. Elizabeth I was known for putting on copious amounts of white make up as she got older due to smallpox facial scars. Learn your own history ,you ignoramus, before screaming reverse racism.

[@normanmccollum6082]

@@umitencho Yes Whoopi Goldberg was funny, but she was still doing 'White face.' You can cut out the mental gymnastics. She was obviously portraying herself as Elizabeth I, yes she wore a white lead-based make-up on her face, that doesn't change the fact that Whoopi made her face white while portraying a White person. Also, 'reverse racism' isn't a thing. Racism against White is just plain racism and claims to the contrary are blatant Cultural Marxism, just like BLM is Marxist.

[@filippodellartino]

Wow Val Kilmer looked gorgeous!

[@emilyadamscoloratura]

this is the BEST opening monolog the Oscars have ever had! She really should host more often.

[@detoxmuscle]

Ah the 90's; what a spectacular era.

[@Wentrashane]

Ahhhh.. I caught a glimpse of Robin Williams - happy and still in his prime.

[@MissFawlty]

She is so amazing, bring her back!!!

[@screenactorsguilable]

+MissFawlty Her boyfriend Frank Langella 1:00 !!!

[@rabbishlomoshekelberg-rubi6513]

+MissFawlty We are a culture, not a costume! Ban that racist bigot!

[@hezronfekitoa8296]

+Rabbi Shlomo Shekelberg-Rubingoldstein lol stay pressed 😂😂😂.

[@MrDarkenral]

pleease, say who is at 0:35 , forgot his name

[@afghaaj]

MrDarkenral ed harris

[@TONYFROMWESTSIDE]

See how happy all these actors are... amazing how time changes... this was pre- 9/11 pre GFC and Robin Williams was alive and happy, the world was a better place then.

[@mjrotondi5086]

Solar Chapel oh please.

[@jfkjrlover]

@Solar Chapel: GFC? Does that stand for global financial crisis?

[@IWillHarvestYourToes]

Solar Chapel sounds like you have a mid life crisis. It'll be all right bro. Just chill

[@garyonbroadway1919]

It was post 9/11, hence the security jokes

[@kanedonaldson4989]

GARY ON BROADWAY it literally says Oscars 1999 in the title, last time I checked 9/11 was 2001...

[@tur74d56]

She is amazing and so funny , she should host it again , been to long

[@marlenmuller]

Darren T?:Was sollte sie?

[@soyyo8656]

OMG! I terribly miss those days of old!!!!!!!!!!

[@candyjohnson3697]

Back when everyone wasn't so uptight good ol days

[@dodec8449]

Back when Harvey Weinstein was roaming half the audience for unconsensual sex.

[@charlottep4222]

Who taught this boomer how to use KZbin?

[@seichorn4079]

black people have always been uptight

[@charlottep4222]

The only people complaining if this was done today would be sensitive white people saying “she can do white face but I can’t do black face? Double standard, much?”

[@seichorn4079]

@@charlottep4222 rather than sensitive black people demanding apologies and terminations? please explain the difference to me.

[@killjoymcquire6340]

FINAL BOSS

[@lolololen7389]

Killjoy McQuire lol

[@mstrdbear]

Amazing

[@waNekowe]

🤣👍🏼

[@shirleycameron7718]

Killjoy McQuire thats a real live zombie......blimey....

[@Mafiagarden12]

tHE AFRICAN QUEEN

[@chelseataylor4991]

She’s a real entertainer

[@anjuleeboralessa6090]

What made KZbin algorithm recommend this to me after 21 years? But I still love it.

[@tm502010]

Elizabeth I wore extensive white makeup, especially as she got older. This is why it's appropriate. Would not be a proper Elizabeth I without it. The costume (dress) is actually quite accurate too...

[@RabiesVariant01]

@Gus W not appropriate even though the Queen herself wore gallons of white make-up, basically painting to make herself look like a unnaturally white. Was Queen Elizabeth I doing white face too? She's not pretending to be "white people", she portraying herself as a single person in history who did something ridiculous. Have you ever seen any portrayals of Queen Elizabeth in theater or in movies? Even white actors do what Whoopie did to portray Queen Elizabeth. Are they doing white face? they don't look like Elizabeth either. www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g12203342/actresses-who-played-queen-elizabeth-i-in-movies/ Black-face and White-face play on stereotypes. White Chicks, is a racist movie. Minstrel shows in Black-face are racist. It's demeaning to the race as a whole, you're trying to portray them as inferior. You could argue that this is offensive to British culture or offensive to the Queen, but it's not racist.

[@RabiesVariant01]

@Gus W That's great observation you've made there Captain.

[@RabiesVariant01]

@Gus W not at all, you simply made an obvious state without providing an actual substantive argument. If she's a "white woman" why did all these other "white women" need to put on a gallon of clown white make up when they played the role of her in movies. Gloss over that fact all you like, it's not racist, get over it. This was an Oscars year when two movies about Queen Elizabeth came out and women that played Queen Elizabeth put on the make-up in the same fashion. What is with Righties and Lefties, you guys all need little safe spaces or your heads will implode. Everyone needs to be the real victim, under attack. For someone who has an issue with Lefties, you sure sound like one. Original comment had nothing to do with politics.

[@RabiesVariant01]

@Gus W did you not actually read my comment about the movie white chicks or minstrel shows? You're the one applying leftist/righty ideology here you ideological zealot. Intent matter, action, and context matters. I've already explained why this isn't white face. It someone painted their face White and said "I'm Gus W" and they tried to go on white stereotypes I'd 100% agree with you. I would not say the same in this specific instance because of what Queen Elizabeth herself did. Your issue is white skin, but you're so oblivious to the fact that a fuck ton of make is a fuck ton of make-up. If Queen Elizabeth had, for whatever reason, used blue or red make-up you'd have nothing to say except "oh that's stupid", but because "white" is you holy identity politics color you feel the need to rant and rave like a zealot. Queen Elizabeth basically put white paint on her face like a God-damn clown, but I guess Black clowns are racist. You're literally a reverse leftist "I don't need evidence, it's just racist against white people because I have to do the opposite of what people on the Left the do. How old are you 15?"

[@2degucitas]

@Gus W Your the one race baiting here. Whoopi clearly was doing a gag and knew her limits. Why don't you give it a rest. And, your claim is false equivalency.

[@mimy27]

I just adore how Sofia Loren is casually walking in to take her seat while Whoopi is in the midst of this grande performance. Hahah.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

Hay even celebrities gotta go to the toilet. She probably was on her way back when the show started.

[@ccmp18]

Whoopi needs to host again!!!

[@ericray7173]

Khristian Morales she’s too left now, she would’nt make it through the door without finding something offensive lol

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

2002, this year. She will host it in the 74th Academy Awards. : )

[@giordy9013]

Wish she will host once again the Oscars, both time she did it was an amazing show

[@PDC1987]

Giordy She did it way more than twice.

[@elizabethtimothy4776]

5 times she has hosted it I guess definitely more than thrice.

[@outinsider]

"Ladies and gentleman, I am The African Queen" Best line ever! They should really give Whoopi more cred for hosting.

[@jameswcoppedge]

I'm obsessed with the opening music as Whoopi comes on stage.

[@vickyswindoll686]

This was great!

[@mrjones29]

Legendary skit, you just can't un-see that face and costume once you've seen it. Whoopi was magnificent at the Oscars. Bring her back Academy.

[@amandalr1]

I remember seeing this when I was only 5 years old! My mother and I were just cracking up! GO WHOOPI!

[@Mafiagarden12]

"Tuff" -Whoopie Gholdberg 1999

[@reginaphalange8879]

Lollll 😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏

[@CerealEstelar]

"Thank you Bill...."😂😂😂😂

[@TheAayize]

I didn't get that lol

[@chryslerh]

@@TheAayize thanks to Bill Crystal?

[@TheAayize]

@@chryslerh ooooo oh ok

[@marklar5334]

I loved her work in Theodore Rex!

[@marishanameyer6132]

People it is NOT white face. Educate yourselves. In Elizabethan England most women of the upper classes wore very white powdery makeup. Whoopi is dressed as Queen Elizabeth herself. This is not an attempt to make Whoopi look white but to imitate the makeup style of the time.

[@LDT7Y]

Who cares if it is? People need to calm down. I don't care if black people want to dress up in white face or Americans fake a British accent or make jokes about us. It's not hurting me in any way, and I find it funny as hell!

[@mawasorangutan]

Yes, she was depicting Elizabeth I from the movie Elizabeth play by Cate Blanchett, which is one of the nominee for the best female actor

[@Miumiu0404]

If a white person painted them self black to depict Michelle Obama or Martin Luther King, people will lose their shit. lol

[@bigred8432]

Gus W Whiteface would be painting your skin flesh coloured, this is make up imitating make up. Nobodies face is actually that colour - the Elizabethan's painted their faces.

[@mslita09]

+Ian Smith No it wouldn't nice try. Also there were and are people with white skin like that you know....ignorant!

[@HawaiiASMRNatureRelaxation]

OMG ! I died laughing !!! She's unique.

[@DABLOUKY]

agree...unique cuXt...

[@happybirthday146]

[@bryantbarrett2657]

you all probably dont give a damn but does someone know a trick to get back into an instagram account?? I somehow forgot the password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me.

[@terrencearturo7750]

@Bryant Barrett instablaster ;)

[@adamgrimsley2900]

I thought there were two of her??

[@sothea2729]

Wow it has almost been 22 years!!

[@CarlosVargas-cn7rx]

Amy, Regina and Wanda must have watched this before hosting. We have here a great woman doing an awesome, elegant, and specially, really hillarious host.

[@LadyPisces96]

0:14 awn, Cate hahaha I love it how the first person they showed laughing was her, I mean, she was nominated for playing Elizabeth I that year, after all.

[@jujufactory]

The actors all appear at their prime. That was an era. 20 years ago. My God. Has it been that long?

[@MS-ou4gs]

What an iconic night..Sofia Lauren in the back taking her seat and the Beautiful Val Kilmer smiling in the front row!! Oh the classic Hollywood royalties of the 90s!!!

[@GianYaVa]

Is amazing to know every face (movies too) from the actors that the camera show. 😅

[@ajs777]

quality! They should get her to do the Oscars every year. The past few people have been torture. Great performance

[@alejofrancomiami]

Who’s still watching on 2019 ?

[@LCx829]

This just came up in my recommended lol

[@aescel3402]

I came for the comments... one rule for thee another for me.....whiteface is racist, dressing as an iconic white english queen is cultural appropriation suck it up hypocrites😁😁🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😆😆😆

[@sweetdogy9287]

luis franco.yo desde argentina lo estoy viendo ahora 30/9/2019. q grosa q es esta actriz. me encantó en el COLOR PURPURA. SALUDOS🇦🇷 you understand me? speak spanish?

[@jackflash743]

No one in their right mind

[@cristinaaguilan7397]

Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, Cathy Bates and Robin Williams were so entertained! Loved this!

[@SomeoneCommenting]

You have to admire the creativity that people had in those times coming up with all these dresses and stuff. Not even Hollywood can come up with that.

[@slimtee2]

I am feeling down, so I'm glad I saw this. She made me laugh. I especially like when she said she's going to return the Gown to Sir Elton John.

[@erinakie3695]

😂😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏

[@893kitkat]

Okay, everyone. I want to set the record straight. I don't know about this "white-face" "black-face" stuff, but this was a pure impersonation. Two movies that were nominated for Oscars that year, "Shakespeare in Love" and "Elizabeth", included Queen Elizabeth, so Whoopi dressed up like her. The music played in the background is the theme song from "Shakespeare in Love". In that movie, an older version of Queen Elizabeth is played by Judi Dench. In Elizabeth, she is potrayed by Cate Blanchett, as a young adult.

[@ryanbeaty4893]

+Morgan Wipert I think the problem is that black-face WAS a mockery of black people for many, many, many, many years. It was meant to degrade. Here, we aren't sure what to think because this is a reverse. I know WHY Whoopie did it, but I also understand anyone that might be a little thrown off by it.

[@scottjhnsn]

people seem to forget too that in those days people such as the queen also famously used thick white powder to appear more porcelain as if to convey that virginal and pure essence.

[@blognewb]

+Ryan Beaty No, I don't understand people being "thrown off" when the Queen in the movie Shakespeare in Love - Dame Judy Dench - had white face paint on. Exactly like what Whoopi had, hence the theme of Whoopi's monologue. Dumb people trying to justify their own racism about how it is "unfair" Whoopi can make fun of people when this is not even whiteface to begin with.

[@PhilipWester]

Anyone who complains about this needs to take look at any painting of queen Elizabeth or just watch the 2 movies this performance is a reference to. She very much wore white makeup to make herself look really, really white.

[@alonzob9211]

yes, and it was hilarious! everyone needs to cool their shit. who gives a damn... whoopi was hilarious back in the day. miss her antics

[@HugoPictures]

Amazing 😉👏👏👏😻 I loved this moment!!!!!

[@lenthisgoldstein9553]

throughout the 90's openings like this gave clues to the best Picture winner.

[@tonyd9455]

Is it possible that people just enjoy what she did? Does everything in this world have to be about race?

[@taliaprice1909]

Thank you!

[@anitadiaz733]

you say that because of your privilege

[@VideosUser-rs7cc]

triggered much?

[@xavierekrus5083]

On the feeds people look for a reason to whine, they have too much free time on their hands to be productive with something worthwhile.

[@anitadiaz733]

Xaviere Krus yes, just like you do

[@MissFawlty]

I just love how no one can keep it together as soon as she walks onto the stage :-D

[@ellz-vk7nn]

i would've been only a year old that year but i miss this.

[@wizzlesticks]

Once upon a time, when Whoopi Goldberg and the Oscars were worth listening to.

[@jbro8934]

0:55 OMG so sad! Imagine all the pain behind that smile. May he rest in peace.

[@nuggetschicken8961]

“African Queen”

[@nuggetschicken8961]

Not what I was getting at but mkay

[@thorr18BEM]

The aristocracy of the period wore white-face. Just as others wore white powdered wigs. It's not racist to dress in period attire. Get over it.

[@nuggetschicken8961]

Rahul Gaikwad uhhhh yeah white people did it to black people for a while in real life.... it’s called blackface... and it was an actual thing lolol

[@wheretheyhaveribs55]

More like a fucking clown

[@nuggetschicken8961]

Hineni John3:16 you’re comparing white chicks to more than 200 years of minstrel shows which were extremely prominent within anti black culture. Blackface (and many other tactics used to marginalize the early descendants of African American chattel slavery) was a direct result of anti black institutionalized racism... white chicks was a movie about two black men that go undercover as two of Hollywood’s rich bachelorettes. Although the creators decided to use whiteface and material white girl stereotypes, the creators have also created movies displaying stereotype more towards other demographics including woman, and black people, none of which were used to systematically oppress hundreds of thousands people like how blackface did... so the problem is that you either don’t know your history or you naturally have a biased opinion

[@lavedadavis818]

It's Sophia Loren getting up from the audience leaving for some reason, for me!!! Love Whoopi!! She's iconic!!

[@danal81]

Watching this in 2020, were all so young (or alive) back then...

[@ThePapasmurf1946]

That's the most hilarious entrance ever. Perfect

[@ficxify]

"Thank You, Bill..." I cried so hard xD

[@JayDeezy94]

I don't get it

[@JayDeezy94]

Oh... Ok..... Nice.... Nice.... To know.......😐😕

[@Paul-cb1or]

+Shaun Stephens, Pretty normal dude, it grows an inch a year.

[@MrDarkenral]

pleease, say who is at 0:35 , forgot his name

[@ficxify]

MrDarkenral Ed Harris.

[@MCO18]

1:21 Cate Blanchett played a young Elizabeth I in Elizabeth and Judi Dench played an older Elizabeth in Shakespeare in Love

[@shirleyalmeida3276]

Tudo era mágico nessa época

[@boomerang905]

She was one of my favorites hosts! Bring back Whoopi, Billy, even Jon Stewart and I was so looking forward to Eddie Murphy. One thing about the Oscars, they pick the best. I'd even like to see Neil Patrick Harris. He cracks me up!

[@got2bjosh]

They really should upload her monologue from that year's show, not just the opening skit. Whoopi is one of their best hosts. Long overdue for her return!

[@da96103]

0:35 This was the last time Ed Harris smiled.

[@jahaziellanceramos3194]

Imagine having to make those people laugh in a formal event she's a living legend..

[@scottcassell3485]

Ian Mckellen looks so young

[@beautifulenoughforme]

a smile in everyones face...she is hillarious !!! love her !!!

[@ingobund3596]

Wonderful, milady! Didn't know Whoopi is British, preferably English 1st of all, hahahaha.......also had as much fun as the audience. Greetings from Germany, but i'm not from the UK, but i've been there & in the US as well.

[@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger]

Ok, we’re doing this! She’s fabulous!!! Go Whoopee!

[@teniola9304]

"Good evening Loyal Subjects " "I'm the AFRICAN QUEEN" Queen Whoopi 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏

[@whiteclifffl]

Deen Akeredolu-Ale Why do all negroes want to be royalty?

[@teniola9304]

@@whiteclifffl Simple! Because we are the oldest race in the world carrying the potential ancient royal bloods.😁😁😁

[@qtaro-7097]

Teniola Akeredolu-Ale lol youre not the “oldest” race. wakanda is not real stfu

[@esmeraldaorcutt1622]

UNFUNNY DAMN UGLIEST EX WELFARE QUEEN 🤣😂🤣

[@teniola9304]

@@qtaro-7097 PLLLLLEASE😆😆😆. 1.Wakanda is fictional.. 2. Frankly I don't give a damn about Wakanda.

[@kcbh24]

Her impression of Dame Judi Dench's portrayal of Queen Elizabeth is on point!

[@johnsilva9139]

I believe she's actually doing an impersonation of Bette Davis as Queen Elizabeth.

[@Broadwaybuff-pi1qg]

@@johnsilva9139 It was the year of Shakespeare in Love, so it was Judi Dench, who had the same style dress and white face makeup

[@Lawrence_619]

I especially liked all the uneasy smiling....that was my favorite part of this footage.

[@sarahmacdonald1143]

I can't believe that's over 20 yrs ago already!

[@bozenakrb7771]

I love her and can watch her all the time...one of the best Oscar

[@PedroHenrique-ng8xo]

whoopi goldberg was AMAZING as queen!!! It's all about you, Whoopi, you DIVA!!!

[@aescel3402]

I am a white english queen, this racist crap is cultural appropriation🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@piece40]

Whoopi the living legend, damn you America for giving her a day time show, leaving the world without the movie star,

[@Mia888888888]

Absolutely fabulous