He told Stuff of Legends host Christian O’Connell: “The big meme was Tom Hanks going: ‘Why is he saying that?’
In 2020, Hanks could be seen looking unimpressed and fed up with Gervais’ jokes during his opening monologue despite everyone else seemingly having a good time.
Hanks first hinted that he was not a fan of Gervais’ comedy at the 2011 ceremony following a joke about Hanks and his Toy Story co-star Tim Allen.
Gervais has presented the ceremony several times, and is known for his no holds barred opening monologues targeting the Hollywood stars sat in front of him.