• Pete Docter and producer Jonas Rivera winners of the Best Animated Feature Film award for Inside Out backstage. AFP
    Pete Docter and producer Jonas Rivera winners of the Best Animated Feature Film award for Inside Out backstage. AFP
  • Eddie Redmayne, left, congratulates Brie Larson backstage after she accepts the award for best actress in a leading role for Room. Matt Sayles / Invision / AP
    Eddie Redmayne, left, congratulates Brie Larson backstage after she accepts the award for best actress in a leading role for Room. Matt Sayles / Invision / AP
  • Emmanuel Lubezki appears backstage with the award for best cinematography for The Revenant. AP
    Emmanuel Lubezki appears backstage with the award for best cinematography for The Revenant. AP
  • C-3PO poses backstage at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Matt Sayles / Invision / AP
    C-3PO poses backstage at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Matt Sayles / Invision / AP
  • Daisy Ridley, left, and Dev Patel. AP
    Daisy Ridley, left, and Dev Patel. AP
  • Kevin Hart. AP
    Kevin Hart. AP
  • Charlize Theron and Emily Blunt walk onstage.AFP
    Charlize Theron and Emily Blunt walk onstage.AFP
  • Sound editors Mark A. Mangini and David White winners of the Best Sound Editing award for Mad Max: Fury Road backstage. AFP
    Sound editors Mark A. Mangini and David White winners of the Best Sound Editing award for Mad Max: Fury Road backstage. AFP
  • Mark Rylance, winner of Best Supporting Actor for Bridge of Spies, walks offstage. AFP
    Mark Rylance, winner of Best Supporting Actor for Bridge of Spies, walks offstage. AFP

Backstage at the Oscars - in pictures

Olive Obina

February 29, 2016

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Most of the Oscars action we see happens on the stage. Here’s a look at what happens behind the scenes.

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