After the 2017 Academy Awards, Nicole Kidman was criticized for her awkward clapping style. Kidman finally explained her strange clapping technique. She said, ?It was really difficult because I had a huge ring on that was not my own. It was absolutely gorgeous, and I was terrified of damaging it. It?s like, is there not more important things to be focused on than the seal clap? It was really awkward! I was like, ?Gosh, I want to clap.? I don?t want to not be clapping, which would be worse, right? ?Why isn?t Nicole clapping???