Simu Liu hosts the People’s Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, on Feb. 18, 2024.Photo:Trae Patton/NBC via GettySimu Liucouldn’t resist teasing fellow 2024 awards season hostJo Koyduring hisPeople’s Choice Awardsmonologue on Sunday.In Liu’s opening remarks at this weekened’s ceremony, he touched on the biggest, buzziest entertainment from the last year, includingTaylor Swift,OppenheimerandBarbie(in which he starred).“Oppenheimershowed us that a three-hour drama about the moral complexities of creating the atom bomb could be a massive financial success … as long as it came out on the same day asBarbie,“joked the actor, 34.He also seemingly addressed the mixed reviews that Koy received after hosting last month’sGolden Globes, quipping, “An Asian host of a major awards show — what could possibly go wrong?“America Ferrera and Simu Liu at the People’s Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, on Feb. 18, 2024.Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesSwift, 34, andBarbieare bothnominated in several categories. And Liu didn’t waste time joking, “Who could forget that one little movie about a blonde American icon that had the entire country dressing up,dancing the night awayand making huge waves at the box office? I’m talking, of course, about [the]Taylor Swift: The Eras Tourmovie.““I was a Swiftie long before I was Ken,” he added, in response to the expectation that he was going to nameBarbiefrom the movie’s description.Liu costarred as Ken inBarbieamong the movie’s large ensemble cast. He plays a rival Ken toRyan Gosling’s Ken, who clash throughout the highly popular and acclaimed movie from filmmakerGreta Gerwig. Liu himself is nominated for movie performance of the year alongside hisBarbiecostarAmerica Ferreraat Sunday’s awards ceremony.Ahead of his opening monologue, the actor paid homage toThe Bear,Saltburn,Only Murders in the Building,Successionand more.Simu Liu inBarbie(2023).Warner Bros.TheShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsactor is also a major fan of Swift — he recently toldVarietythat he grew attached to the pop star’s music after he began to date his girlfriendAllison Hsu.“If you have a real appreciation for the lyricism of her deep songs on an album — like ‘The Great War,’ ‘Daylight,’ ‘Out of the Woods’ — if you’re going deeper and deeper, these are incredible songs about heartbreak, about relationships,” Liu said. “If you are able to appreciate that broader scope of the songwriting … then you’re a Swiftie. I’m a Swiftie.”The actor evenreferenced Swift’s travel from Tokyo to Las Vegasto watch her boyfriendTravis Kelceplay in the2024 Super Bowlin his Valentine’s DayInstagrampost to Hsu.“Id fly in from tokyo for your super bowl any day ;),” he wrote in a caption to that post. Liu appeared at the premiere ofTaylor Swift: The Eras Tourmovie back in October, and he and Hsuattended Swift’s tour date in Seattlein July 2023.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.The 2024 People’s Choice Awards are airing live on NBC, Peacock and E! from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
Simu Liu hosts the People’s Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, on Feb. 18, 2024.Photo:Trae Patton/NBC via Getty
Trae Patton/NBC via Getty
Simu Liucouldn’t resist teasing fellow 2024 awards season hostJo Koyduring hisPeople’s Choice Awardsmonologue on Sunday.In Liu’s opening remarks at this weekened’s ceremony, he touched on the biggest, buzziest entertainment from the last year, includingTaylor Swift,OppenheimerandBarbie(in which he starred).“Oppenheimershowed us that a three-hour drama about the moral complexities of creating the atom bomb could be a massive financial success … as long as it came out on the same day asBarbie,“joked the actor, 34.He also seemingly addressed the mixed reviews that Koy received after hosting last month’sGolden Globes, quipping, “An Asian host of a major awards show — what could possibly go wrong?“America Ferrera and Simu Liu at the People’s Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, on Feb. 18, 2024.Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesSwift, 34, andBarbieare bothnominated in several categories. And Liu didn’t waste time joking, “Who could forget that one little movie about a blonde American icon that had the entire country dressing up,dancing the night awayand making huge waves at the box office? I’m talking, of course, about [the]Taylor Swift: The Eras Tourmovie.““I was a Swiftie long before I was Ken,” he added, in response to the expectation that he was going to nameBarbiefrom the movie’s description.Liu costarred as Ken inBarbieamong the movie’s large ensemble cast. He plays a rival Ken toRyan Gosling’s Ken, who clash throughout the highly popular and acclaimed movie from filmmakerGreta Gerwig. Liu himself is nominated for movie performance of the year alongside hisBarbiecostarAmerica Ferreraat Sunday’s awards ceremony.Ahead of his opening monologue, the actor paid homage toThe Bear,Saltburn,Only Murders in the Building,Successionand more.Simu Liu inBarbie(2023).Warner Bros.TheShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsactor is also a major fan of Swift — he recently toldVarietythat he grew attached to the pop star’s music after he began to date his girlfriendAllison Hsu.“If you have a real appreciation for the lyricism of her deep songs on an album — like ‘The Great War,’ ‘Daylight,’ ‘Out of the Woods’ — if you’re going deeper and deeper, these are incredible songs about heartbreak, about relationships,” Liu said. “If you are able to appreciate that broader scope of the songwriting … then you’re a Swiftie. I’m a Swiftie.”The actor evenreferenced Swift’s travel from Tokyo to Las Vegasto watch her boyfriendTravis Kelceplay in the2024 Super Bowlin his Valentine’s DayInstagrampost to Hsu.“Id fly in from tokyo for your super bowl any day ;),” he wrote in a caption to that post. Liu appeared at the premiere ofTaylor Swift: The Eras Tourmovie back in October, and he and Hsuattended Swift’s tour date in Seattlein July 2023.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.The 2024 People’s Choice Awards are airing live on NBC, Peacock and E! from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
Simu Liucouldn’t resist teasing fellow 2024 awards season hostJo Koyduring hisPeople’s Choice Awardsmonologue on Sunday.
In Liu’s opening remarks at this weekened’s ceremony, he touched on the biggest, buzziest entertainment from the last year, includingTaylor Swift,OppenheimerandBarbie(in which he starred).
“Oppenheimershowed us that a three-hour drama about the moral complexities of creating the atom bomb could be a massive financial success … as long as it came out on the same day asBarbie,“joked the actor, 34.
He also seemingly addressed the mixed reviews that Koy received after hosting last month’sGolden Globes, quipping, “An Asian host of a major awards show — what could possibly go wrong?”
America Ferrera and Simu Liu at the People’s Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, on Feb. 18, 2024.Monica Schipper/Getty Images
Monica Schipper/Getty Images
Swift, 34, andBarbieare bothnominated in several categories. And Liu didn’t waste time joking, “Who could forget that one little movie about a blonde American icon that had the entire country dressing up,dancing the night awayand making huge waves at the box office? I’m talking, of course, about [the]Taylor Swift: The Eras Tourmovie.”
“I was a Swiftie long before I was Ken,” he added, in response to the expectation that he was going to nameBarbiefrom the movie’s description.
Liu costarred as Ken inBarbieamong the movie’s large ensemble cast. He plays a rival Ken toRyan Gosling’s Ken, who clash throughout the highly popular and acclaimed movie from filmmakerGreta Gerwig. Liu himself is nominated for movie performance of the year alongside hisBarbiecostarAmerica Ferreraat Sunday’s awards ceremony.
Ahead of his opening monologue, the actor paid homage toThe Bear,Saltburn,Only Murders in the Building,Successionand more.
Simu Liu inBarbie(2023).Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
TheShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsactor is also a major fan of Swift — he recently toldVarietythat he grew attached to the pop star’s music after he began to date his girlfriendAllison Hsu.
“If you have a real appreciation for the lyricism of her deep songs on an album — like ‘The Great War,’ ‘Daylight,’ ‘Out of the Woods’ — if you’re going deeper and deeper, these are incredible songs about heartbreak, about relationships,” Liu said. “If you are able to appreciate that broader scope of the songwriting … then you’re a Swiftie. I’m a Swiftie.”
The actor evenreferenced Swift’s travel from Tokyo to Las Vegasto watch her boyfriendTravis Kelceplay in the2024 Super Bowlin his Valentine’s DayInstagrampost to Hsu.
“Id fly in from tokyo for your super bowl any day ;),” he wrote in a caption to that post. Liu appeared at the premiere ofTaylor Swift: The Eras Tourmovie back in October, and he and Hsuattended Swift’s tour date in Seattlein July 2023.
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