Oscars 2017: Nicole Kidman's Hands Steal The Show As Her Applause Style Confuses Viewers

She's sparked comparisons to skis, bananas... and the Grinch.
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We all know that with an awards show like the Oscars, quite often the best place to keep one eye on is the audience, rather than the action on stage (just ask any Rihanna fan, for example).

True, the Best Picture blunder was undoubtedly the overriding talking point from this year’s awards show, but plenty of viewers on social media found themselves rather distracted during the live broadcast of the ceremony by a certain Ms Nicole Kidman.

You see, it turns out Nicole Kidman doesn’t quite know how to applaud properly:

It sounds ridiculous, we know, but check out this footage of her clapping during the show:

Then throw in this unfortunate camera angle, which makes her hands look a mile-long each, and her palm-smashing applause technique reaches new levels of bizarre:

And, of course, it didn’t take the Twittersphere long to put their own spin on things during the night’s less impactful moments:

Nicole was in attendance at this year’s Academy Awards with her husband, country singer Keith Urban.

She had been nominated in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ‘Lion’, but eventually lost out to ‘Fences’ star Viola Davis, who provided one of the night’s most rousing moments when she delivered her long-awaited acceptance speech.

Check out all the snaps from this year’s Oscars red carpet in the gallery below, and click here for a full list of this year’s winners, which includes ‘Moonlight’ star Mahershala Ali, alongside La La Land’s Emma Stone and Damien Chazelle.

Oscars 2017: All The Red Carpet Pics
Viola Davis(01 of70)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actor Viola Davis attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
Dev Patel(02 of70)
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Best Supporting Actor nominee (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
Emma Stone(03 of70)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actor Emma Stone attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
Denzel Washington and Paulette Pearson(04 of70)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actor/filmmaker Denzel Washington (R) and Pauletta Washington attend the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
Naomie Harris(05 of70)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actor Naomie Harris attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
Ryan Gosling(06 of70)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Ryan Gosling attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage) (credit:Lester Cohen via Getty Images)
Octavia Spencer(07 of70)
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Best Supporting Actress nominee (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
Casey Affleck(08 of70)
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Best Actor nominee (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
Ruth Negga(09 of70)
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Best Actress nominee (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
Andrew Garfield(10 of70)
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Best Actor nominee (credit:VALERIE MACON via Getty Images)
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban(11 of70)
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Nominee for Best Supporting Actress 'Lion' Nicole Kidman (R) and Australian singer Keith Urban arrive on the red carpet for the 89th Oscars on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. / AFP / VALERIE MACON (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:VALERIE MACON via Getty Images)
Isabelle Uppert(12 of70)
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Best Actress nominee (credit:VALERIE MACON via Getty Images)
Lin-Manuel Miranda and his mother, Luz Towns-Miranda(13 of70)
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Taraji P Henson(14 of70)
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Janelle Monae(15 of70)
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Pharrell Williams(16 of70)
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Best Picture nominee ('Hidden Figures') (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso(17 of70)
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Best Picture nominee ('Manchester By The Sea')/presenter
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Viggo Mortensen(18 of70)
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Best Actor nominee (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel(19 of70)
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Best Original Song nominee (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
Lucas Hedges(20 of70)
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Sting and Trudie Styler(21 of70)
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Best Original Song nominee (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
Auli'i Cravalho(22 of70)
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Performer on Best Original Song nominee 'How Far I'll Go', from 'Moana' (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
Dwayne Johnson(23 of70)
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Actor Dwayne Johnson arrives with a guest on the red carpet for the 89th Oscars on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. / AFP / VALERIE MACON (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:VALERIE MACON via Getty Images)
Scarlett Johansson(24 of70)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actor Charlize Theron attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by George Pimentel/FilmMagic) (credit:George Pimentel via Getty Images)
Felicity Jones(25 of70)
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Barry Jenkins(26 of70)
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Best Director nominee (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
Sunny Pawar(27 of70)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actor Dakota Johnson attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
Sunny Pawar(29 of70)
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Trevante Rhodes, Alex R. Hibbert and Ashton Sanders(30 of70)
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David Oyelowo(31 of70)
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Hailee Steinfeld(32 of70)
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Leslie Mann(33 of70)
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Chris Evans(34 of70)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Chris Evans attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
Jackie Chan(35 of70)
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Lucas Hedges and his mum, Susan Bruce Titman(36 of70)
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John Legend and Chrissy Teigen(37 of70)
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Kirsten Dunst(38 of70)
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Riz Ahmed(39 of70)
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Tarell Alvin McCraney(40 of70)
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Best Adapted Screenplay nominee (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
Halle Berry(41 of70)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actor Halle Berry attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Polk via Getty Images)
Ryan Seacrest(42 of70)
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Giuliana Rancic(43 of70)
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Vince Vaughn(44 of70)
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Gael Garcia Bernal(45 of70)
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Faye Dunaway(46 of70)
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US actress Faye Dunaway poses as she arrives on the red carpet for the 89th Oscars on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. / AFP / ANGELA WEISS (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANGELA WEISS via Getty Images)
Emma Roberts(47 of70)
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Ginnifer Goodwin(48 of70)
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Blanca Blanco(49 of70)
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Cynthia Erivo(50 of70)
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Raphaela Neihausen(51 of70)
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Best Documentary nominee ('Joe's Violin') (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
Terrence Howard and Mira Pak(52 of70)
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Mario Lopez(53 of70)
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Kristin Cavallari(54 of70)
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Sofia Carson(55 of70)
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Jerry O'Connell(56 of70)
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Nancy O'Dell(57 of70)
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Michael Strahan(58 of70)
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Karlie Kloss(59 of70)
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'Tanna'(60 of70)
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Best Foreign Language film nominees (credit:Tyler Golden via Getty Images)
Kelly Ripa(61 of70)
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Andre Holland(62 of70)
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Jharrel Jerome(63 of70)
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Aldis Hodge(64 of70)
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Tracy Pollan(65 of70)
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James Corden and Julia Carey(66 of70)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 26: TV personality James Corden (L) and producer Julia Carey attend the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 26, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) (credit:Pascal Le Segretain via Getty Images)
Jamie Dornan and Amelia Warner(67 of70)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actors Jamie Dornan (L) and Amelia Warner attend the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
Alan Cumming(68 of70)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actor Alan Cumming attends the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 26, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) (credit:Pascal Le Segretain via Getty Images)
Michelle Williams and Busy Phillips(69 of70)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actors Michelle Williams (L) and Busy Philipps attend the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
Salma Hayek(70 of70)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actor Salma Hayek attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) (credit:Kevork Djansezian via Getty Images)