Just this once, Al Pacino will let people ask him about his business.

The Godfather star was front and center Sunday at the Oscars presenting Christopher Nolans Oppenheimer with the best picture award, but caused confusion by opening the winning envelope without first naming the other nine nominated contenders a list that included Poor Things, Barbie, The Zone of Interest and more.

There seems to be some controversy about my not mentioning every film by name last night before announcing the best picture award, the 83-year-old actor told Variety in a statement Monday .

I just want to be clear it was not my intention to omit them, Pacino continued, rather a choice by the producers not to have them said again since they were highlighted individually throughout the ceremony.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences typically has the presenter for Best Picture list each film before announcing the winner, and while the ceremony is always changing and started an hour earlier this year many were baffled by Pacino.

He not only omitted nine of the 10 films, but named the winner with unexpected nonchalance.

Only one will take the award for best picture, and I have to go to the envelope for that, and I will. Here it comes, Pacino said at the podium, as he opened his envelope and read from a card . And my eyes see Oppenheimer.