The 25 Best Behind-the-Scenes Moments From the Oscars 2019 (PHOTOS)
Angela Bassett can’t contain her excitement over Alfonso Cuaron’s Oscar win with fellow presenter Javier Bardem
Presenters Helen Mirren and Jason Momoa share a laugh before their big moment
Stephan James gets a big hug from If Beale Street Could Talk costar Regina King
Samuel L. Jackson gets a selfie with nominee Glenn Close
It’s a pure celebration for winner Spike Lee and friends James Brolin and Barbra Streisand
Rami Malek gets the party going with some bubbly
Jennifer Hudson can’t contain her amazement over what’s happening on stage
Tessa Thompson and Michael B. Jordan give Black Panther‘s composer Ludwig Goransson their congratulations over his win
Wayne’s World duo Dana Carvey and Mike Myers connect backstage
Spike Lee jumps Samuel L. Jackson in excitement over his first Oscar win
Selma Blair walks the Vanity Fair after party carpet following her recent MS diagnosis
Tina Fey gets nosy with fellow funny ladies Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler
Krysten Ritter is all smiles backstage showing off her newly debuted baby bump
Rami Malek proudly shows off his Oscar alongside Gary Oldman and Allison Janney
Chadwick Boseman offers his physical support to Lady Gaga who is visibly overwhelmed by her Best Song win
Olivia Colman’s excitement over her win doesn’t wane behind the scenes
Even when they’re not presenting, Awkwafina and John Mulaney are one delightful duo
Olivia Colman and Sam Rockwell chat following her Best Actress win
Rami Malek plants one on presenter and last year’s Best Actor winner Gary Oldman
Green Book‘s Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen wrap each other up in a big hug
Allison Janney and Emma Stone share a mutual joy of seeing on another on the carpet
Winners Rami Malek, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Mahershala Ali pose with their statues
Charlize Theron gives a kiss to Regina King’s mother in the audience
Queen’s Roger Taylor and Adam Lambert bask in the energy following their opening performance
Julia Roberts and Linda Cardellini are so excited to see each other
The 91st Academy Awards were full of great moments, from wonderful speeches to surprising wins. But it’s what goes on behind the scenes that makes for extra fun.
Between the ceremony’s off-camera shenanigans and the after-party merriment, there’s a lot that viewers miss. Fear not, though, as we’ve gathered some of the best of these previously unseen moments in the gallery above. Click through the photos to see what happened!
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