Chris Evans Rushed To Help Oscar Winner Regina King To The Stage, And People Can’t Handle It

The 2019 Oscars are doing their damndest to keep things short this year, so it’s appropriate that one of the lovelier moments of the ceremony was blink-and-you’ll-miss-it. For the first award of the evening, Regina King won Best Supporting Actress for her force-of-nature turn in Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk. King’s speech was a stunner, too, and it got off to a great start, partly thanks to a chivalrous Captain America.

King attended the Oscars with her mother, who wound up receiving a great deal of the gratitude during her daughter’s speech. But when King stood up to take the stage, there appears to have been a near-wardrobe malfunction: Her dress seems to have gotten caught on something. King quickly sorted it out, but Evans — sitting next to King’s mother — noticed what was happening. The Marvel star sprung into action, lending his arm for her to take and escorting her to the steps so she could deliver that power house of an acceptance speech. (The moment happens about 11 seconds into the above video.)

Perhaps you missed this moment. Some didn’t. The moment was quickly singled out on social media, and the internet praised the future former Steve Rogers for going out of his way to be a perfect gentleman.

— E! News (@enews) February 25, 2019

Others joined in.

— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) February 25, 2019

Regina King saying "thank you, baby" to Chris Evans as she goes to retrieve her #Oscar is MY SEXUALITY

— Christina Izzo (@christinalizzo) February 25, 2019

Regina King wins an Oscar AND gets helped to the stage by a velvet-jacketed Chris Evans! WHAT A NIGHT! – J #oscars

— Heather & Jessica (@fuggirls) February 25, 2019

Chris Evans help every woman get to the stage challenge

— fran hoepfner (@franhoepfner) February 25, 2019

REGINA KING AND CHRIS EVANS BUDDY COMEDY NOW NOW NOW

— Kate Erbland (@katerbland) February 25, 2019

chris evans chivalry meme during the first award is a false flag

— L.A.S. (@SartoriallyInc) February 25, 2019

https://twitter.com/JustSayRad/status/1099841683431272451

— TV Fanatic (@Khaleesi_Hodan) February 25, 2019

“Can you make me a formal jacket that exactly matches my eyes so that when I help Regina King up the stairs, every woman fills her pants with eggs” – Chris Evans

— Caissie St.Onge (@Caissie) February 25, 2019

Chris Evans

— Jill Blake (@biscuitkitten) February 25, 2019

CHRIS EVANS IS THAT GENTLEMEN PERIOD #OSCARS pic.twitter.com/TocDloAYqV

— jayden ︽✵︽ (@enchantedstarks) February 25, 2019

https://twitter.com/mollyeichel/status/1099839830517788672

— Ira (@ira) February 25, 2019

We had the Oscars on during dinner and when Chris Evans helped Regina King up the steps, my husband and I both agreed we’d step aside to let the other marry Chris.

This kids approve because either way, they get Captain America as a stepdad.

— Summer Heacock (@Fizzygrrl) February 25, 2019

Nick Vallelonga is already scripting the biopic of Regina King’s big win.

Chris Evans is the hero. #oscars

— Kristy Puchko (@KristyPuchko) February 25, 2019