Oscars 2018: Watch the best jokes from Jimmy Kimmel's opening monologue: 'Oscar is the most respected man in Hollywood'

'We don't make films like Call Me by Your Name for money. We make them to upset Mike Pence'

Jimmy Kimmel kicked off this year's Oscars with a witty if rather safe opening monologue which poked fun at Harvey Weinstein and Mike Pence while paying homage to #MeToo and Time's Up.

The standout joke as the chtshow host branded the oscar trophy Hollywood's "most beloved and respected man" stating: "He keeps his hands where you can see them, never says a rude word and, most importantly, he has no penis."

Below are some of the most memorable lines from Kimmel's monologue - and follow along with our live blog here.

“Here's how clueless Hollywood is about women: We made a movie called What Women Want, and it starred Mel Gibson.”

“This year, when you hear your name called, don't get up right away. Give us a minute.”

“Oscar is the most beloved and respected man in Hollywood. And there's a very good reason why. Look at him. He keeps his hands where you can see them, never says a rude word and, most importantly, he has no penis. He is literally a statue of limitations.

“Our plan is to shine a light on a group of outstanding and inspiring films, each and every one of which got crushed by Black Panther this weekend.”

“We don't make films like Call Me by Your Name for money. We make them to upset Mike Pence.”

“I remember a time when the major studios didn't believe a woman or a minority could open a superhero movie - and the reason I remember that time is because it was March of last year.”

“Timothée Chalamet is missing Paw Patrol to be here tonight”

“Congratulations Guillermo del Toro. You made a beautiful movie and thanks to Guillermo we will always remember this year as the year men screwed up so badly, women started dating fish.”

"Black Panther has been so successful that it's the favourite to not get nominated next year."

The 90th Academy Awards earlier saw Jordan Peele become the first black screenwriter to win Best Original Screenplay for horror satire Get Out.

You can find a full list of all 24 winners here.

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