One of the most talked-about moments from this year's Oscars (aside from that best picture snafu [1]) was Nicole Kidman's interesting clapping technique [2]. Turns out, Nicole has a simple explanation for it all. During an interview with Australian radio show Kyle and Jackie O, the Big Little Lies [3] actress explained that she was wearing very expensive Harry Winston rings [4] on her fingers that made it difficult for her palms to touch together. "It was really awkward [5]," she said. "I was like, 'I wanna clap, I don't wanna not be clapping' — that'd be worse, right? Like, 'Why isn't Nicole clapping?' So therefore I'm clapping, but it was really difficult because I had a huge ring on that was not mine — but it was absolutely gorgeous — and I was terrified of damaging it."

Nicole also commented on that now-infamous big picture mistake [6], saying, "It was bizarre. I wasn't sure what was going on. No one in the audience was. Then there was some shuffling, envelopes — and people rushing on stage. . . . I was like, 'What is going on?'" Nicole even thought someone needed medical attention. "I thought someone wasn't well and then I saw people's faces dropping." So there you have it.