Chris Evans Helped Regina King Up The Oscars Steps And It's Sparked A Debate About Male FeminismSkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 25 Feb 2019 Chris Evans Helping Regina King Up The Oscars Steps Sparked A Debate About Male Feminism "The bar for white men is literally the earth's core." by Ellie WoodwardBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink Last night the Oscars were held in LA and the ceremony was full of unforgettable moments including Rami Malek falling off the stage and the internet losing its mind over Jason Momoa s scrunchie Getty Images But arguably the cutest moment of the evening was Chris Evans helping Regina King make her way up to the stage to collect her award for Best Supporting Actress Radheyan Simonpillai @JustSayRad Chris Evans knows what to do in the presence of a Queen. #ReginaKing #Oscars 01:21 AM - 25 Feb 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite As you can see from the clip, Regina stumbled over her dress and Chris jumped up to offer his arm for support. The gesture wasn t dissimilar to when Chris helped Betty White make her way to the People s Choice Awards stage in 2015 Getty Images People on Twitter loved the moment In fact Chris was trending worldwide for a solid four hours as a result Chris Evans USA Dodger’s best friend’s fan. @ChrisEvans_USA Chris Evans is trending for being an outstanding gentleman. 04:37 AM - 25 Feb 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite And people were quick to heap praise on him Twitter: @galarryxies melissa @lovdnlost Chris Evans: Helping Regina King walk to the stage, being a gentleman. Me: #Oscars 01:25 AM - 25 Feb 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Ashley K. @AshleyKSmalls How do I tattoo Chris Evans helping Regina King to my chest? #Oscars 01:36 AM - 25 Feb 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite With many saying it was proof that chivalry was alive and well Twitter: @capsheroes Twitter: @olgaparera However others didn t feel the same way and said the moment was proof of just how low the bar of expectation is for attractive straight white men Twitter: @bradcandoit Twitter: @Fourens_ twitter.com Some thought the moment was cute but couldn t understand why it had caused such fanfare Twitter: @AfricanKhaIeesi Twitter: @laurenfsharma Or why Chris was being heralded as an example of male feminism YT: Fourens @Fourens_ Chris Evans helped Regina up the stairs and now he’s the Male feminist of the year? 08:48 AM - 25 Feb 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Some were annoyed that the moment had detracted from Regina s win jackson wang’s whore @dejaistired i really can’t believe y’all made regina king’s win about chris evans doing the bare fucking minimum 04:53 AM - 25 Feb 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @whatthemehek However others jumped in to argue that Chris was simply being compassionate Twitter: @AmyKateOwen And others turned the whole thing into a joke Twitter: @altb_ twitter.com Elizabeth Stockwell @biffyqueen @RandyRainbow @ChrisEvans Although I feel my inner feminist protesting that she didn’t really need help. But honestly I wouldn’t refuse his help with. It’s a struggle. 01:32 PM - 25 Feb 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink BuzzFeed DailyKeep up with the latest daily buzz with the BuzzFeed Daily newsletter!This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.