Tony Hawk Presents James Bond Tribute At Oscars And Everyone's Saying The Same Thing

Tony Hawk took to the Oscars stage to present a James Bond tribute, and fans are confused.

This year's Oscars have enlisted the help of A-list talent to present awards, introduce music performances and other segments of the show.

On this occasion, the skating legend joined Shaun White and Kelly Slater before a tribute to 60 years of James Bond.

‘A tribute to James Bond… presented by Tony Hawk’ pic.twitter.com/2QxkVLGppg

— Alistair Ryder (@YesitsAlistair) March 28, 2022

Ah, who better to announce a film series retrospective of British icon James Bond than Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater, and Shaun White? #Oscars

— Daniel Howat (@howatdk) March 28, 2022

"We'll get Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater, and Shaun White to talk about James Bond for a little bit and then introduce this massive montage about Bond and people will be like Wow Bond is cool again!" -Academy Executive, in between massive inhalations of cocaine #Oscars pic.twitter.com/WPa4A7Cyhy

— David Chen (@davechensky) March 28, 2022

Tony Hawk is pretty much universally beloved. However, on paper, the idea of him opening a James Bond segment is something nobody could predict.

One user wrote: "When I think James Bond, I think Tony Hawk." Another tweeted: "Having Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater and Shaun White introduce a James Bond montage is what an 80 year old male Oscar producer thinks would be cool for a 60 year old male viewer."

A third wrote: "Opposite side of the coin on the Oscars, but this show so far ain’t it, chief. It’s amazing they can cut a ton of awards from the show, but Tony Hawk introduces a James Bond montage? What am I watching?"

Then again, it may seem wild, but it's paid off with many viewers, with one writing: "Tony Hawk introducing a montage of James Bond movies – a classic Oscars moment we won’t soon forget."

Y'all were really acting like Tony Hawk and Shaun White were bad choices to be presenters on the #Oscars.

Presenting 60 years of Bond was a cool idea. #AcademyAwards pic.twitter.com/A3d8HMF5CZ

— Adam Cheek (@adamncheek) March 28, 2022

Another wrote: "Tony Hawk, Shaun White and Kelly Slater introducing a Bond montage made perfect sense to me."

A third tweeted: "Y'all were really acting like Tony Hawk and Shaun White were bad choices to be presenters on the #Oscars. Presenting 60 years of Bond was a cool idea."

While likely no major fault of their own, some noticed the trio left out George Lazenby – who starred in On Her Majesty's Secret Service – while listing the actors behind Bond over the years.

Hang on, did neither Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater, or Shaun White say George Lazenby’s name when listing the Bonds? Montage was already a waste of space, but that just makes it seem all the more inconsequential. #Oscars

— Brendan Cassidy (@BrendanJCassidy) March 28, 2022

One user wrote: "Hang on, did neither Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater, or Shaun White say George Lazenby’s name when listing the Bonds? Montage was already a waste of space, but that just makes it seem all the more inconsequential."

Another wrote: "Getting Kelly Slater, Tony Hawk and Shaun White to introduce the Bond package is kinda awesome until they forgot to mention George Lazenby."

A third tweeted: "Look, I like Tony Hawk, Shaun White, and Kelly Slater but... wouldn't this celebration of 60 years of James Bond's cinematic legacy be better if introduced by, I don't know, Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan, and Timothy Dalton, with a cameo by George Lazenby?"

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