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The Oscar moments you didn't see on TV
2008-02-25
Most of the action on the Oscar stage is choreographed and rehearsed. Backstage is another story. Muzi.com News 10062208-0 (muzi.com)In the wings of the Kodak Theatre, stars grapple with nerves, have impromptu meetings with colleagues and make last-minute adjustments to their hair and makeup. Presenters and performers mingle with brand-new Oscar winners while dodging props and cameramen. Muzi.com News 10062208-1 (muzi.com) 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. Muzi.com News 10062208-2 (muzi.com) ___ Muzi.com News 10062208-3 (muzi.com) OSCAR SHOCK: 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. Muzi.com News 10062208-4 (muzi.com) Then they looked at each other and laughed. Muzi.com News 10062208-5 (muzi.com) "I'm shaking, like wow," Cotillard trembled. Muzi.com News 10062208-6 (muzi.com) Stopping by the backstage "thank you" cam, she expressed her gratitude in French and studied her Oscar. Muzi.com News 10062208-7 (muzi.com) "I'm shaking so much I think I can't talk," she said. Muzi.com News 10062208-8 (muzi.com) Whitaker led her arm-in-arm behind the stage on the winner's walk. Muzi.com News 10062208-9 (muzi.com) "This is huge, this is huge," she gushed as backstage workers applauded. Muzi.com News 10062208-10 (muzi.com) At a stop for a makeup touch up she tried to breathe deeply. Muzi.com News 10062208-11 (muzi.com) "This is crazy, this is totally crazy. Ooh la la la la! It's totally surreal," she said. Muzi.com News 10062208-12 (muzi.com) Tilda Swinton was so stunned by her win for supporting actress in "Michael Clayton" that she could only keep repeating "wow, wow" as she walked offstage. Muzi.com News 10062208-13 (muzi.com) Presenter Alan Arkin chased her with the winner's envelope. Muzi.com News 10062208-14 (muzi.com) "Oh yes, this is the proof," Swinton said, leaving arm-in-arm with Arkin. Muzi.com News 10062208-15 (muzi.com) ___ Muzi.com News 10062208-16 (muzi.com) JITTERS: Katherine Heigl wasn't kidding when she told the Oscar audience she was nervous. Muzi.com News 10062208-17 (muzi.com) Behind the scenes, a stagehand asked if she was OK. Muzi.com News 10062208-18 (muzi.com) "I just need a cigarette," she said, bumming one from a security guard and heading out to a loading dock. Muzi.com News 10062208-19 (muzi.com) Cameron Diaz also had a bad moment when she couldn't quite say the word "cinematography" on stage, and she was slow to recover from the flub afterward. Muzi.com News 10062208-20 (muzi.com) "I couldn't say my category," Diaz said to Amy Adams. Muzi.com News 10062208-21 (muzi.com) "You did great," Adams reassured. Muzi.com News 10062208-22 (muzi.com) Later in the evening, Diaz confessed her mistake again to Jennifer Garner. Muzi.com News 10062208-23 (muzi.com) "It made you charming," Garner soothed. "It made you cuter, like the world didn't know you were cute." Muzi.com News 10062208-24 (muzi.com) ___ Muzi.com News 10062208-25 (muzi.com) NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOE BUSINESS: Adjusting her dress as she stepped into the theater wings and prepared to take the stage, Jennifer Garner confessed to the stage manager: "I'd like to take my shoes off." Muzi.com News 10062208-26 (muzi.com) "We could do it," he replied. Muzi.com News 10062208-27 (muzi.com) Instead, she looked skyward and said, "I didn't mean it, karmic dressing gods," and walked in a small circle. Muzi.com News 10062208-28 (muzi.com) "I'm just going to make sure I'm not going to fall," she explained. Muzi.com News 10062208-29 (muzi.com) Renee Zellweger had slung her silver Christian Louboutins over her shoulder when Johnny Depp ran into her. Muzi.com News 10062208-30 (muzi.com) "I like your shoes," Depp said. Muzi.com News 10062208-31 (muzi.com) "Thanks man," Zellweger replied. "I used to like the shoes." Muzi.com News 10062208-32 (muzi.com) ___ Muzi.com News 10062208-33 (muzi.com) STAR CLUSTERS: At times it seemed there were as many stars in the green room as in the audience. Muzi.com News 10062208-34 (muzi.com) Penelope Cruz sat by her sister, Monica, and fanned herself. They were joined by Miley Cyrus, Johnny Depp and companion Vanessa Paradis, and Forest Whitaker. Muzi.com News 10062208-35 (muzi.com) Marion Cotillard was about to join them when she learned she would have to smoke outside. Muzi.com News 10062208-36 (muzi.com) In a hallway, Patrick Dempsey and "Grey's Anatomy" co-star Katherine Heigl met up with "Enchanted" star Amy Adams, and all agreed that appearing at the Academy Awards is no easy task. Muzi.com News 10062208-37 (muzi.com) "It's surreal," said Adams. Muzi.com News 10062208-38 (muzi.com) Later, she met her "Charlie Wilson's War" co-star Tom Hanks in the wings of the Kodak. Hanks complimented Adams on her outfit and her performance of "Happy Working Song." Muzi.com News 10062208-39 (muzi.com)
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