Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel leaves viewers cringing over Cillian Murphy comment

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As the 96th Academy Awards got underway in Hollywood, Jimmy Kimmel was on hand to poke fun at the A-list stars in the audience.

However, the host's jokes didn't go down particularly well with some viewers when Jimmy decided to mock Best Actor nominee Cillian Murphy's name.

In his opening monologue, Jimmy joked about how to pronounce Cillian's name as he said: "Christopher Nolan is joined by his longtime collaborator Cillian Murphy, who is great. "Interesting fact about his name: when he does drama, it's pronounced Cillian.

But when he does comedy, it's pronounced silly-an," reports the Irish Star. Cillian looked very smart in a suit and bow tie at the Oscars.

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