Look what happened behind the scenes of the picture perfect ceremony
Most of the action on the Oscar stage is choreographed and rehearsed. But backstage is another story. In the wings of the Kodak Theater, stars grapple with nerves, have impromptu meetings with colleagues and make last-minute adjustments to their hair and make-up. Presenters and performers mingle with brand-new Oscar winners while dodging props and cameramen. What you see on TV is Hollywood magic. Backstage is like a home movie, where everybody knows each other and they’re all excited about putting on a show.


As Marion Cotillard stepped offstage with the best-actress Oscar for La Vie En Rose, Forest Whitaker enveloped her in a hug that lasted at least a minute. Then they looked at each other and laughed. “I’m shaking, like wow,” Cotillard trembled.


Stopping by the backstage thank you cam, she expressed her gratitude in French and studied her Oscar. “I’m shaking so much I think I can’t talk,” she said.


Whitaker led her arm-in-arm behind the stage on the winners walk. “This is huge, this is huge,” she gushed as backstage workers applauded.


At a stop for a make-up touch up she tried to breathe deeply. “This is crazy; this is totally crazy. Ooh la la la la! It’s totally surreal,” she said.

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