Hans Zimmer accepts his Oscar in a bathrobe. Who can blame him? For all I know, I was in bed by the time Will Smith smacked Chris Rock.

Actually, Zimmer was in Amsterdam when his victory was announced, and it was 2 a.m.

That’s got to be a proxy statuette, right? It looks a little smaller than usual – unless Zimmer is a very big man. And anyway, I thought nobody was supposed to know the results prior to the announcement of the winners (if not prior to the actual broadcast, thank you, The Academy).

If it is the genuine article, how did it wind up in a hotel bar in Amsterdam? Leave your speculations below.

Congratulations, Hans Zimmer. I’m far from your biggest fan, but as part of the sound design for “Dune,” your score, such that it is, worked wonderfully.

https://www.dw.com/en/dune-composer-hans-zimmer-wins-second-oscar-in-bathrobe/a-61279737