“I saw Annette Bening laughing and clapping,” the former “View” cohost said.

“[I was like] Yes, I am.”

Listen to McCain discuss the Oscars in the podcast episode above.

Meghan McCain appears on Meet the Press; Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein (Director/Writer/Producer) in Maestro; Jimmy Kimmel THE OSCARS - The 96th Oscars

Meghan McCain, Bradley Cooper, Jimmy Kimmel.William B. Plowman/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images; Jason McDonald/Netflix; Disney/Frank Micelotta