{"id":2330997,"date":"2026-03-16T10:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2330997"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:02:13","slug":"inside-the-room-at-oscars-2026-what-you-didnt-see-on-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/inside-the-room-at-oscars-2026-what-you-didnt-see-on-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the room at Oscars 2026: What you didn’t see on TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An Oscars slugfest for the ages ran its course, with \u201cSinners\u201d and \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d duking it out and tallying up wins while the low but steady hum of host Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s patented brand of weirdness tied the room together. A few unnecessarily curt speech interruptions threatened the calm, but mainly, this was a smoothly run machine of a show, devoid of mishaps. Even the rare circumstance of a tie was handled expertly by live-action-short award presenter Kumail Nanjiani, never bringing to mind the immortal confusion of \u201cMoonlight\u201d vs. \u201cLa La Land.\u201d<\/p>\n

But what didn\u2019t make it to the telecast? Here are some flavorful takeaways \u2014 small yet memorable \u2014 that stick in mind from our several reporters in the room on Sunday.<\/p>\n

A parade of praise for Jessie Buckley<\/h2>\n
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Jessie Buckley arrives on the red carpet at the 98th Annual Academy Awards.<\/p>\n

(Myung J. Chun \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

As she strode through the lobby of the Dolby Theatre pre-show, Jessie Buckley, nominated for lead actress for her role in \u201cHamnet,\u201d<\/a> was fanned with praise by other attendees. Even in the restroom, she couldn\u2019t escape the well-wishers. On her way back to the buzzing lobby, she held the train of her red and pink Chanel gown graciously saying, \u201cThank you, thank you.\u201d \u2014 Brittany Levine Beckman<\/i><\/p>\n

The pressure\u2019s off for stars during commercial breaks<\/h2>\n
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Elle Fanning and Demi Moore hug during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n

(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

During the telecast\u2019s first commercial break, supporting actress nominee Elle Fanning of \u201cSentimental Value\u201d took her loss in stride and leaned over her seat to chat with former \u201cA Complete Unknown\u201d costar Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, nominated this year for \u201cMarty Supreme,\u201d and his partner, Kylie Jenner.<\/p>\n

Across the aisle, \u201cOne Battle After Another\u2019s\u201d Leonardo DiCaprio stood up and reached over to lock fingers with Benicio Del Toro. \u2014 Yvonne Villarreal<\/i><\/p>\n

The Oscars address inflation with a goodie box<\/h2>\n
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A note from Conan O\u2019Brien left for attendees in snack boxes.<\/p>\n

(Jessica Gelt \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

Each year, guests at the Academy Awards are given a small cardboard box of snacks left beneath their seats to get them through the always lengthy ceremony. A note from the host is generally inside. This year\u2019s note, signed by Conan O\u2019Brien, read, \u201cI hope you enjoy this Conan O\u2019Brien \u2018Moderately Happy Meal\u2019 \u2122. These snacks may not look like much but in any movie theater they would run you $85.\u201d The snacks in question were a box of Junior Mints (Times reporter Josh Rottenberg got Raisinets), a small bag of Skinny Pop and a tin bottle of water. \u2014 Jessica Gelt<\/i><\/p>\n

Jesse Plemons won\u2019t succumb to \u2018peer pressure\u2019<\/h2>\n
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Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons arrive at the 98th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.<\/p>\n

(Myung J. Chun \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

\u201cBugonia\u201d star Jesse Plemons<\/a> stood near the main lobby bar talking with friends and posing for pictures with fans while finishing the dregs of a drink. A server approached him and asked if he\u2019d like another. Plemons politely declined and the server laughed, saying, \u201cSorry, I didn\u2019t mean to give you any peer pressure.\u201d \u2014 Jessica Gelt<\/i><\/p>\n

Amy Madigan inquires about press room rules; \u2018Is it like bingo?\u2019<\/h2>\n
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Amy Madigan after winning the Oscar for supporting actress for \u201cWeapons.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Kayla Bartkowski \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

After taking the stage to accept her first Oscar win for \u201cWeapons\u201d<\/a> on Sunday, Amy Madigan paused operations in the press room to ask how moderators decide who gets to ask questions of the night\u2019s winners.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs it like bingo?\u201d the actor asked. As laughter swelled across the crowd in response, she clarified hers was a \u201cserious question.\u201d \u2014 Malia Mendez<\/i><\/p>\n

After a loss, Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd knows the meaning of \u2018Sentimental Value\u2019<\/h2>\n
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Megan Everett-Skarsg\u00e5rd and Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd at the 98th Annual Academy Awards.<\/p>\n

(Myung J. Chun \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd, of \u201cSentimental Value,\u201d<\/a> enjoyed a cocktail in a VIP room just off the main auditorium fresh off of losing the Oscar for supporting actor to Sean Penn for his performance in \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans rushed Skarsg\u00e5rd anyway, shaking his hand and telling him how much his performance as a troubled alcoholic father and artist resonated with them. \u201cWe had four actor nominations on an international film,\u201d Skarsg\u00e5rd told one of them. \u201cThat\u2019s never happened before.\u201d \u2014 Jessica Gelt<\/i><\/p>\n

Two of this Oscar season\u2019s tallest figures share a moment<\/h2>\n

During a commercial break, 6-foot-5 \u201cFrankenstein\u201d star Jacob Elordi<\/a> and 6-foot-6 Oliver Laxe, director of international feature nominee \u201cSir\u0101t<\/a>,\u201d greeted one another at the lobby bar. The pair, who have been impossible to miss as two of the tallest people at various events throughout awards season, shared a warm, high-altitude embrace and Elordi introduced the French-born Laxe to his date for the Oscars: his mother, Melissa. \u2014 Josh Rottenberg<\/i><\/p>\n

\u2018The Singers\u2019 and \u2018Two People Exchanging Saliva\u2019 winners are happy to share their Oscars success<\/h2>\n
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From left, producer Jack Piatt and director Sam A. Davis, makers of \u201cThe Singers,\u201d pose with Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh, co-directors of \u201cTwo People Exchanging Saliva.\u201d All of them won Oscars for live-action short.<\/p>\n

(Kayla Bartkowski \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

Gasps erupted in the press room after presenter Kumail Nanjiani announced the seventh-ever tie in Academy Awards history Sunday evening, between live-action shorts<\/a> \u201cThe Singers,\u201d directed by Sam A. Davis and produced by Jack Piatt, and \u201cTwo People Exchanging Saliva,\u201d directed by Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the press room after the ultra-rare event, Piatt was unbothered and even enthused by the outcome, saying he wished there could be a \u201cfive-way tie\u201d among all the category\u2019s nominees.<\/p>\n

Davis agreed, confiding that he\u2019d previously told the \u201cTwo People Exchanging Saliva\u201d team \u201cin confidence, that if we lost, I hope we lost to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shortly thereafter, Musteata said tying with \u201cThe Singers\u201d folks was \u201csuch a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone on Reddit asked us if we would be happy to share the award, and we were like, \u2018Heck yeah, we would love to share it with another film that is equally beautiful and totally different.\u2019 \u201d \u2014 Malia Mendez<\/i><\/p>\n

Elle Fanning soothes Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet after lead actor Oscar goes to Michael B. Jordan<\/h2>\n
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Elle Fanning talks with Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd during the 98th Academy Awards. Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet was seated in front of Fanning during the show.<\/p>\n

(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

When Michael B. Jordan walked off stage and the show went to commercial break, Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, who was up against Jordan in the lead actor category, took a sip of his drink as Elle Fanning, sitting behind him, gave him a pat on the back.<\/p>\n

Fanning talked to her \u201cA Complete Unknown\u201d co-star throughout the night, who barely turned around to look at her. Kylie Jenner kept rubbing and patting Chalamet\u2019s hand while he nervously jiggled his right leg. \u2014 Yvonne Villarreal and Jessica Gelt<\/i><\/p>\n

Autumn Durald Arkapaw receives standing ovation in press room after historic win<\/h2>\n
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Autumn Durald Arkapaw accepts the Oscar for cinematography for \u201cSinners\u201d \u2014 the first woman to win the award.<\/p>\n

(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

\u201cSinners\u201d shooter Autumn Durald Arkapaw<\/a> on Sunday became the first woman to win the Oscar for cinematography. As she arrived backstage following her historic win, the press room erupted into applause, with many reporters delivering a standing ovation.<\/p>\n

Arkapaw was equally thrilled, telling the room, \u201cA lot of little girls that look like me will sleep really well tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard Karen O say once at a concert\u2026 \u2018You have to see you to be you,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cRyan gives us, the women on this film, and our heads of department, he gives us those opportunities to shine and be ourselves and work in a creative environment where we\u2019re leading.\u201d<\/p>\n

Such trust is rarely extended by directors, Arkapaw said, and she is grateful. \u2014 Malia Mendez<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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