LOS ANGELES (AP) – While audiences around the world watch the glamorous Oscars proceedings on television, a whole different array of memorable starry moments are happening off-camera.
Because the Academy Awards bring together so many top talents, the wings of the stage become an impromptu meeting place for stars across genres.
Here’s a peek at the backstage celebrity spectacle:
WHO HAS A FIVER? Charlize Theron and Emily Blunt watched Chris Rock’s opening monologue on a monitor just off stage right. Theron uttered many enthusiastic “Oh my Gods” while he spoke, and even one “Oh, dang,” before a stage manager handed her the envelope with the winning screenwriter’s name inside.
“Should I open it, guys?” she asked of the various workers backstage. “Come on! I’ll do it for a fiver!”