Born to Egyptian parents, American rising star Rami Malek (@ItsRamiMalek) has been a hot topic on Twitter during this award season. And the Oscars season has been no different. There have been 1.6 million Tweets about Malek worldwide since the movie came out in November 2018.
Here is how the conversation around the Oscars and @ItsRamiMalek unfolded on Twitter:
Oscars night
The most Tweeted about moments of the night:
- Green Book wins Best Picture
- Shallow wins Best Original Song
- Rami Malek wins Best Actor
- Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper perform Shallow
- Olivia Colman wins Best Actress
The most Tweeted about celebrities of the night:
- Lady Gaga
- Bradley Cooper
- Rami Malek
- Alfonso Cuarón
- Spike Lee
The most Tweeted about movies of the night:
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Roma
- Green Book
- Black Panther
- A Star Is Born
The most Tweeted about celebrities on the red carpet:
- Lady Gaga
- Billy Porter
- Yalitza Aparicio
- Rami Malek
- Adam Lambert
Celebrities who Tweeted about Rami Malek’s win for Best Actor:
https://twitter.com/NesreenAmin/status/1099884183747510272
https://twitter.com/joshgad/status/1099878611299885058
https://twitter.com/LisaVanderpump/status/1099879790981480448
https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/1099879837013929984
https://twitter.com/StephenAmell/status/1099878580106944512
Pre-Oscars
The days with the biggest spike in Tweets about @ItsRamiMalek since the movie came out:
- Jan 7/8 – Malek wins the Golden Globe
- Jan 27/28 – Malek wins the SAG awards
- Nov 2 – US movie release
The top MENA countries Tweeting about @ItsRamiMalek in Arabic were:
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Lebanon
- Kuwait
Fans Tweeting about Malek and Bohemian Rhapsody were the highest to post about this movie multiple times; among fans of other Oscars-nominated movies.
The top emojis used when Tweeting about Bohemian Rhapsody since the nominations were announced were:
When Malek received a nomination for Best Leading Actor at the #Oscars2019, he took to Twitter to thank the Academy (@TheAcademy) and share this moment with his fans, which became his most Retweeted Tweet of all time:
https://twitter.com/ItsRamiMalek/status/1087766649175007232
It is worth noting that Malek’s following on Twitter increased by 27% since he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama.
