So, Uh, Brad Pitt Wore a Name Tag to the Oscars Lunch
Have you heard of Brad Pitt? He's going to be a huge deal. Apparently, he's nominated for the supporting actor Oscar this year—for a movie called Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood—which is quite a feat for a newcomer. His career is really going to take off!
Yesterday, he mingled with A-listers including Robert De Niro and Charlize Theron at the 2020 Oscar Nominees Luncheon, just days ahead of the official Academy Awards ceremony. Dressed in a dusty-brown suit and an off-white polo, Pitt humbly introduced himself while wearing a name tag that read in all-caps bold type, "BRAD PITT," probably in hopes that more people would learn his name, or that he would get the opportunity to be in more movies, or both.
In all seriousness, though, Pitt—who's earned seven Oscar nominations and has been the Hollywood heartthrob since before Gen Zers were born—needs no introduction. We could spot him from a mile away, even when he's casually incognito (which the paparazzi have been doing for years). Fans online did, however, appreciate the seeming humility that Pitt's gesture represented: He's not too big of a star to wear a name tag, in case you don't know who he is.
Everyone should aim to be as humble as Brad Pitt wearing a name tag to an Academy event.
— Liz Hannah (@itslizhannah) January 28, 2020
truly bless brad pitt, who wore a name tag to the pre-oscars luncheon pic.twitter.com/Pwa8fG0Zte
— Diana Pearl (@dianapearl_) January 28, 2020
he is really out here wearing a name tag sir you are mr brad pitt even squirrels know who you are pic.twitter.com/RfMvgaLkDc
— faith (@BRADNATICN) January 28, 2020
Brad Pitt not thinking twice about wearing a name tag at a social function is my sexual orientation. https://t.co/McOugiTLu3
— Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) January 29, 2020
I kinda love how Brad Pitt channelled an intern at their first networking event and wore a freakin NAME TAG to the #OscarsLuncheon where 100% of people would know who he was. https://t.co/Il52Zg75Pi
— Mel Evans (@melevans) January 28, 2020
(shania twain voice)
so you’re [squints at name tag] brad pitt? https://t.co/jHWRL2VRPY— Giant Otter Raiser (@ben_richie) January 29, 2020
Brad Pitt wearing a name tag is the definition of humility.... pic.twitter.com/m0JdYk33jo
— Layla Anna-Lee (@Laylaloves) January 29, 2020
I also wear a name tag that says “Brad Pitt” at all times https://t.co/sEfHBnJeNy
— Lisa WhittingtonHill (@nerdygirly) January 29, 2020
today’s energy is brad pitt wearing a name tag to an oscar party pic.twitter.com/FCNgh7lLJ4
— kim. (@KimmyMonte) January 29, 2020
If I saw Brad Pitt with a name tag my immediate thought would be that guy is an amazing Brad Pitt imposter.
— Josh Miller (@J0shMiller) January 29, 2020
who is this man? oh it’s brad pitt thank god he wore a name tag pic.twitter.com/eA46m2tGoZ
— 𝒆 ♡ (@ldvcaprio) January 29, 2020
Imagine meeting Brad Pitt -- and he's wearing a name tag, identifying him as "Brad Pitt." pic.twitter.com/l6s7E2CM51
— Stacy Lambe (@sllambe) January 28, 2020
Think you're too cool to wear a name tag in the hospital?
Two crushing truths: even Brad Pitt wears one, and nope we don't know who you are. #youaintbradpitt https://t.co/busvx5hWjx— Tanya (@GongGasGirl) January 29, 2020
Fellow nominees including De Niro, Theron, Renée Zellweger, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Pryce, and Greta Gerwig didn't wear name tags. Young stars like Little Women's Florence Pugh and 1917's Dean-Charles Chapman and George MacKay, and directors Noah Baumbach and Todd Phillips did. Leonardo DiCaprio most certainly did not wear a name tag, but he did wear a pair of spiffy dark shades indoors.
Watch Pitt (although probably sans name tag) at the 2020 Oscars on Sunday, February 9, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
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