Lip reader deciphers Emma Stone and Margaret Qualley’s heated exchange at Oscars 2025

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Hollywood besties Emma Stone and Margaret Qualley had tongues wagging after a seemingly tense moment at the 2025 Oscars—one that had fans convinced the two were about to throw down in the middle of the ceremony.

The now-viral clip—which dropped on March 2—shows two-time Oscar winner Emma, 36, and 'The Substance' star Margaret, 30, in what looks like a full-on confrontation. Their body language was rather heated and their expressions served as major drama. However, their conversation was a total mystery—until now.

Lipreader Nicola Hickling cleared things up while offering her assessment to Daily Mail: "It looks like Margaret is about to square up in this scene, giving Emma her mean girl look. Don't worry, they are not fighting, though. They do this all the time. Margaret says to Emma, 'Yeah and I am about to freak out.'"

Meanwhile, Margaret’s husband Jack Antonoff, 40, was sitting there with the most hilarious shocked expression as he watched it all unfold.

Fans were convinced showdown was coming

TikTok exploded with reactions.

"Am I the only one thinking they're going to fight? For a moment, I thought Margaret was ready to square up," one fan wrote.

Some even channeled 'The Substance' vibes, saying, "Sue was taking over! She was straight pressin her. Idc what no one says."

Another person pointed out how the scene looked without sound: "Omg with no sound on it looks like they're gonna fight so bad, like Margaret kept walking towards Emma and looked like she was mad saying REALLY REALLY and other lady looked like she was tryna stop them."

"Why is Emma backing away from her like that lol," someone else said.

But seasoned Emma-Margaret watchers were quick to set the record straight—this isn’t their first fake red carpet face-off.

Emma and Margaret have a history of bringing chaos to red carpets. Flashback to the 2024 awards season, and you’ll find them locked in yet another supposed exchange in front of cameras.

"Just so you all know, they do this at almost every awards show they go to. It’s their inside joke. Do some research before commenting on what you do not know, people," one reassured.

"That’s just how they play lol. There’s a whole other video of them at an event doing the same thing, but in that video, it’s obvious they’re joking," another added.

Drama at Oscars

Elsewhere in the night, another viral Oscars reaction involved Jack Antonoff—looking straight-up bewildered as his wife’s co-star, Demi Moore, lost the Best Actress trophy to 'Anora' star Mikey Madison.

If you look closely, seated right behind Demi, Jack’s face immediately betrayed his confusion as Mikey’s name was announced. Within seconds, he turned to Margaret, processing what had just happened like the rest of us.

Naturally, eagle-eyed fans caught every second. One TikTok user noted: "The way u can see Jack Antonoff and Demi Moore look disappointed for a sec."

Another couldn’t help but crack up: "Jack Antonoff’s reaction when Mikey Madison won the #Oscar over Demi Moore (the favorite) hahahaha."

"GUYS WHO HAS THE CLIP OF EMMA ANNOUNCING MIKEY MADISON'S NAME? I NEED TO SHOW YOU JACK ANTONOFF BEING CONFUSED IN THE BACKGROUND OF DEMI MOORE'S CAM," someone else wrote, sobbing emoji included.

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