Last night, after Parasite cleaned up at the Oscars I thought of nothing else but sweet, sweet victory. Then, as I was in bed about to doze off, I remembered one crucial fact from the night: Jerry from Cheer had been Ellen‘s Oscars correspondent, and I hadn’t aggressively stalked the internet for pictures and videos yet. How rude of me.
Jerry, full name Jeremiah Harris, is one of the breakout stars from Netflix’s insanely popular cheerleading docuseries. I know shit-all about cheerleading, but I binged the entire thing in a day. I am now extremely invested in Jerry’s life and success. It is impossible not to love Jerry. Impossible.
Anywho, as I was writing this yarn Ellen shared a video of Jerry’s night at the Oscars. It is simply perfection.
To name a few celebrities, Jerry got to talk to Brad Pitt, Janelle Monáe, Billie Eilish and Finneas, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Laura Dern.
Why does knowing that Jerry from Cheer met Janelle Monae on the red carpet bring me so much joy?! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/1WKTTtThf9
— WILDFANG (@wearewildfang) February 10, 2020
Dern, who won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role in Marriage Story, mat-talked Jerry.
“My daughter was giving me some mat talk as I was driving in the car,” she told him. “We love you. And we love your big beautiful heart.”
Jerry also got to interview a very excited Greta Gerwig, Al Pacino, Kathy Bates, Scarlett Johansson, Rebel Wilson, Idina Menzel, Regina King, Renée Zellweger, and Natalie Portman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ykmpYhj1j4
Did you guys watch to the end of the video? To the part where Ellen’s sponsor, Shutterfly, gives Jerry $10,000? MY HEART. He deserves the world and more.
“Who would’ve thought I’d be at the Oscars???” Jerry captioned a pic of himself from the night. “Thank you so much @theellenshow and your team for EVERYTHING.”
He looked so CUTE. And look at his tie!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Z0CYwgyk9/
And the pièce de résistance: Jerry and Navarro cheer coach Andy Cosferent at the Vanity Fair Oscar party.
This describes our night perfectly! Thank you @VanityFair for such an amazing time!!! #oscars @Jerry_K2TR pic.twitter.com/uT29eL1C9v
— Andy Cosferent (@WildAndyCat) February 10, 2020
If you’re quick, there are still a couple of piccies from the night on Jerry’s Instagram story. Go ahead, suss away.
Cheer is streaming on Netflix now.
