Last night's Grammy Awards brought out all the stars and dazzled viewers with incredible performances by Sam Smith and Kim Petras, Harry Styles, Lizzo, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and so many more.
What the internet took away from the magical night, however, was Ben Affleck's less-than-enthusiastic demeanor that was captured every time the cameras panned to him.
Affleck accompanied his wife Jennifer Lopez, who presented the award for Best Pop Vocal Album to Harry Styles, but it definitely appeared that he wanted to be anywhere else.
\u201chowever bad of a day you\u2019re having, I promise you\u2019re not as miserable as Ben Affleck at the Grammys right now\u201d— Spencer Althouse (@Spencer Althouse) 1675648725
But alas, his misery is the internet's gold, and it turns out that Affleck's bored expression is the meme we didn't know we needed...until now.
Viewers of the "Let's Get Loud" singer's miserable date had their fun, and now you can, too.
\u201cBen Affleck checking the clock on the wall #Grammys\u201d— shauna (@shauna) 1675648718
\u201cChris Stapleton &\nStevie Wonder jamming down the house at #Grammys... and then there's Ben Affleck... \u201d— \u2600 stevie wong \u2600 (@\u2600 stevie wong \u2600) 1675649745
\u201cBen Affleck would rather be anywhere else than front row at the #Grammys2023 watching Stevie Wonder crush Higher Ground\u201d— Matt Wilstein (@Matt Wilstein) 1675648444
\u201cChanneling Ben Affleck when boss calls for a late Friday meeting.\n#Grammys2023 \n#GRAMMYs\u201d— Mykl (@Mykl) 1675649746
\u201cyou think the grammys are too long? imagine how ben affleck feels\n\nhttps://t.co/mXwEEmvTDH\u201d— that tara girl (@that tara girl) 1675655485
\u201cBen Affleck looks like he\u2019s thinking about the best sandwich he ever ate in his life and then remembering that place closed down.\u201d— Mike Beauvais (@Mike Beauvais) 1675654404
\u201cus: enjoying some of the best music motown has put out. \n\nben affleck:\u201d— aaron. (@aaron.) 1675648453
\u201csomeone get ben affleck a cigarette and a dunkin coffee stat\u201d— ilana kaplan (@ilana kaplan) 1675649161
\u201cEnough about the balloon, cut to Ben Affleck enjoying the Grammys:\u201d— Martin Phillips (@Martin Phillips) 1675658797
\u201cBen Affleck is every introvert everywhere. You can see his batteries draining in real time. Man is already at 23% \ud83e\udeab #GRAMMYs #SaveBen \nhttps://t.co/Yv5zmzbPhr\u201d— Dr. Kinda Decent Human (@Dr. Kinda Decent Human) 1675651480
\u201cBen Affleck during a commercial\u201d— Queen Anne of Hedonia \ud83e\udd92 (@Queen Anne of Hedonia \ud83e\udd92) 1675648382
\u201cBen Affleck at the Grammys is me any time I have to be on a zoom call. \u201d— jennifer (@jennifer) 1675648978
\u201cBen Affleck at The Grammys is me at my 9 am meeting tomorrow \n\n#GRAMMYs\u201d— Jadeine Botello (@Jadeine Botello) 1675661191
\u201cBen Affleck ten seconds from mouthing the word "help" directly into the camera.\u201d— first of all, bitch, ... (@first of all, bitch, ...) 1675652650
\u201cben affleck every time jlo tells him they need to go out \n\n#Grammys \u201d— MMBF (@MMBF) 1675648570
\u201cBen Affleck giving off big \u201cOnly sober guy at a wedding where you know nobody other than your wife\u201d vibes.\u201d— Mike Beauvais (@Mike Beauvais) 1675654032
And let's not forget the person who made it all happen: a moment of appreciation, please.
\u201cWhoever keeps cutting to Ben Affleck as he gets more and more exasperated, thank you\u201d— Elamin Abdelmahmoud (@Elamin Abdelmahmoud) 1675648806
We'd like to thank the viewers, the camera operator, JLo, and, of course Ben Affleck for this beautiful moment on Twitter.
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