The internet is obsessed with presenting Allison Williams and Riz Ahmed’s Oscar nominations

The road to the Oscars started today with the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominees. Many nominations were expected, although there were surprises for the even more surprising and snobbish Oscar nominations. And one of the things that a lot of people talk about is the introduction of the candidates themselves, because people seem to like the work done by Allison Williams and Riz Ahmed.

Ahmed and Williams were tasked with revealing the nominees for all of the Oscar categories. And based on the answer of ChirpingIt seems like these two should do it again every year, if not by hosting the awards. Williams was particularly praised for what seemed to many to be a concerted effort to get everyone’s name right.

Even if today was not the Oscar ceremony, it is still a very important day. While “it’s an honor to be nominated” is kind of a cliché, it’s also very true. Getting nominated for an Oscar is a big deal for people who make the cut, especially in categories that don’t always make a lot of noise. Hearing his name pronounced correctly, especially for people who probably tend to hear their name mispronounced often, is probably a big deal.

Maybe part of the reason Allison Williams and Riz Ahmed worked so well together is because they already have. A fan who saw the ad this morning noticed that since Riz Ahmed has appeared in a few episodes of the HBO series The girls, where Williams was a regular. So it was a special moment for the fans.

Whether it’s the Oscars themselves or the announcement of the nominees, people often tend to focus on what went wrong or didn’t work out with the host. These can be jokes that don’t work, scripted jokes that come across as scripted jokes, or other decisions that make the performance feel out of place; this sort of thing rarely goes smoothly. But this time it seems to be so. Compliments everywhere.

Of course, the most memorable moments are often the ones that are clearly and obviously improvised. The funniest moment in today’s announcements came as Riz Ahmed was reading the nominees for Best Animated Short, and he had to take an audible breath, making those in the room laugh, after reading a particular nominee’s name.

In fact, it’s unclear exactly what Riz Ahmed found so funny. You may have needed a heartbeat after reading my year of dicks, which, yes, is a lot of fun. However, she may have reacted to the name of the final contender, with the title perhaps equally fantastic, An ostrich told me the world is wrong and I think I believe it. We’ll find out if any of these fantastically titled shorts win Oscars when the Oscars airs March 12.