LOS ANGELES (AP) – Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu didn’t shy away from discussing fashion after winning the Academy Award for best director on Sunday night – he told the audience he was wearing Michael Keaton’s underwear.
Inarritu called Keaton’s “tighty whities” a good luck charm that brought him his second Oscar win on Sunday night. They also brought him laughs, as Inarritu made them a prominent place in his speech.
“They are tight, smell like spores,” the “Birdman” director said. “They worked. I am here.”
Keaton laughed boisterously at Inarritu’s speech.
The director has made deliberate fashion choices during Hollywood’s award season, choosing to don Billy Wilder’s tie and Raymond Carver’s shirt earlier this month when he won the top honor at the Directors Guild Awards.