Overview
- Producer Ricky Kirshner said winners’ walk-ups used preset “party” tracks instead of film themes, distinguishing them from presenter-specific play-ons.
- Viewers highlighted the millennial-leaning mix of 1990s–2010s hits that gave the Beverly Hilton ballroom a club-like tone.
- Memes and posts both praised and mocked the choices, dubbing the setlist a “millennial sleeper cell playlist” and “the best bar mitzvah DJ money could buy.”
- The identity of the playlist’s curator remains unconfirmed as a Getty photo showed a booth labeled “DJ Maxx,” while IMDb lists Rick Krimbel as music supervisor.
- Noted pairings included Stellan Skarsgård to Usher’s “Yeah!,” Macaulay Culkin to “Return of the Mack,” Paul Thomas Anderson to “Party Rock Anthem,” and Judd Apatow to “APT.”