# Backstage at the Oscars: The celebrity moments you didn't see on TV

**David Baratz**  
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**Published: 10:46 a.m. ET March 3, 2025 Updated: 10:53 a.m. ET March 3, 2025**


Kieran Culkin holds his best supporting actor Oscar for "A Real Pain" at the 97th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 2, 2025.  
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Mikey Madison (right) and presenter Emma Stone walk off stage after the "Anora" star won her best actress Oscar.  
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Zoe Saldaña reacts backstage after winning best supporting actress for "Emilia Pérez.”  
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Selena Gomez (right) greets her “Emilia Pérez” co-star Zoe Saldaña backstage.  
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Presenter Cillian Murphy and Adrien Brody walk off stage after Brody won his second best actor Oscar, this time for “The Brutalist.”  
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Kieran Culkin (right) holds his best supporting actor Oscar with presenter Robert Downey Jr.  
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Filmmaker Sean Baker poses backstage with one of the four Oscars he won for “Anora” during the evening.  
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Mick Jagger shares a moment backstage with Oscar best original song winner Camille Dalmais ("Emilia Pérez”).  
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"Wicked" costume designer Paul Tazewell (left) holds his Oscar with presenter Bowen Yang backstage.  
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Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal walk backstage after their mini "When Harry Met Sally ..." reunion while presenting the Oscar for best picture.  
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Samuel L. Jackson and Selena Gomez share a moment together backstage during the 97th Oscars.  
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"Wicked" co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande hold hands backstage at the start of the Oscars.  
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Presenters Scarlett Johansson and June Squibb talk backstage during the Oscars.  
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Oprah Winfrey and Queen Latifah are all smiles backstage.  
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Colman Domingo and Samuel L. Jackson share a moment together backstage at the Oscars.  
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Oscar statues are handled with white gloves during the ceremony.  
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