Jack Whitehall: 'Sylvester Stallone Cried On My Shoulder After He Lost Out On An Oscar'

One of the biggest shocks of this year’s Oscars ceremony, aside from that really awkward appearance from Stacy Dash, was that Sylvester Stallone did not pick up the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in ‘Creed’.

The actor was the hot favourite to win and could not hide his shock when fellow nominee Mark Rylance was announced as the winner instead.

Thankfully, Sly had good people around him to make sure that he didn’t get too down in the dumps following his loss - with comedian Jack Whitehall claiming that Stallone “cried on his shoulder” at the Governors Ball after the prestigious Los Angeles ceremony.

Hmm, we recommend that you take this one with a pinch of salt…

Speaking in a new interview, Jack explained: “I walked straight into Sylvester Stallone afterwards at the Governors Ball. I had to console him about missing out on his Oscar, telling him there was always next year.

"Or maybe if he did Creed 2 he might get a nod. I think it reassured him.

"Also, because he knew I was English, I had to tell him who Mark Rylance was. I talked him through all of Mark’s performances at the Globe theatre.

"Good old Sly, I loved him in Creed. And I love Mark Rylance, so I had to remain pretty neutral about it.”

Jack went on to admit that it was “very odd” to find himself at the glitzy Oscars, admitting that he would have been “mad” not to go when the opportunity arose.

He told the Daily Mirror: “The Oscars was a very odd experience. I went along to try to convince people that 'Bad Education’ was nominated for an Oscar. Unfortunately, no one believed me.

"But it was fun, it’s quite a surreal event. There’s a bar, so you don’t have to be in there for the full four hours. All the British nominees are there, propped up at the bar.

"I felt like it was the Oscars, so I would be mad not to go once. I don’t think the trajectory of my career is going to mean that I end up there on my own merit.”

You never know, Jack - we have high hopes for 'Bad Education 2’…