The 97th Academy Awards were held March 2. During the telecast, viewers at home saw live performances of "Defying Gravity" and "Ease on Down the Road," and winners ascend the stairs to collect their statuettes for achievements in film. But what happened when the cameras weren't on?
Well, there were many selfies, and mingling. And Colman Domingo led a . Below, see photos of theatre favorites—such as Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, Tony-winning costumer Paul Tazewell (who won an Oscar last night), Kieran Culkin (who also won an Oscar), Lupita Nyong'o, and more—hanging out at the Oscars.
Oprah Winfrey and Cynthia Erivo
Oprah Winfrey and Cynthia Erivo
Lupita Nyong'o
Demi Moore
Timothée Chalamet
Kieran Culkin and Jazz Charton
Joan Grande, Ariana Grande, and Lena Waithe
John Lithgow, Joan Grande, and Ariana Grande
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet
Monica Barbaro and Elle Fanning
Ariana Grande, Paul Tazewell, Cynthia Erivo, and Ethan Slater
Adam Sandler and Timothée Chalamet
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo
Scarlett Johansson and Colman Domingo
Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley
Colman domingo and Demi Moore
Ethan Slater and Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande, Lena Waithe, and Cynthia Ervio
Ariana Grande, Paul Tazewell, Cynthia Ervio, and Ethan Slater
Dave McCary and Emma Stone
Joan Grande and Ariana Grande
Colman Domingo
Ariana Grande, Lena Waithe, and Cynthia Erivo
Lupita Nyong'o and Demi Moore
Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin
Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin
Jeremy Strong and Emma Wall
Timothee Chalamet and Elton John
Lupita Nyong'o
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
Cynthia Erivo
Kieran Culkin and Divine G
Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern, and Isabella Rossellini
Jon M. Chu, Ethan Slater, Marc Platt, Ariana Grande, and Joan Grande
Ariana Grande, Demi Moore, and Margaret Qualley
Bowen Yang and Ariana Grande
Emilie Goldblum and Jeff Goldblum
Colman Domingo
Ethan Slater, Kieran Culkin, and Jazz Charton
Samuel L. Jackson and Selena Gomez
Goldie Hawn and Andrew Garfield
June Squibb
Robert Downey Jr. and Kieran Culkin
Emma Stone and Adrian Brody
Elle Fanning
Colman Domingo
Colman Domingo and Samuel L. Jackson
Robert Downey Jr.
Scarlett Johansson and June Squibb
Paul Tazewell
Paul Tazewell
Paul Tazewell and Bowen Yang
Robert Downey Jr. and Kieran Culkin
Paul Tazewell and Bowen Yang
Lisa Remington and Molly O'Brien
Elle Fanning, Connie Nielsen, Paul Tazewell, Bowen Yang, John Lithgow, and Lily-Rose Depp
Oprah Winfrey and Queen Latifah
Robert Downey Jr. and Kieran Culkin
Paul Tazewell
Connie Nielsen, Elle Fanning, John Lithgow, Lily-Rose Depp, and Bowen Yang
John Lithgow and Paul Tazewell
Conan O'Brian and Kieran Culkin
Kieran Culkin
This year's Oscars were perhaps especially Broadway-centric with the film adaptation of Broadway's Wicked up for several awards, including Best Picture. That mantle eluded the movie musical, but it did take Best Costume Design for Hamilton Tony winner Paul Tazewell (who became the first Black man to win the category in the process) and Best Production Design for Nathan Crowley. Kieran Culkin, already a Broadway alum and soon to be back on the boards in a new revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, also won Supporting Actor for his work in A Real Pain.
Wicked was up for the night's top honor—Best Picture—and both Erivo and Grande were nominated for their leading and supporting (respectively) performances as Elphaba and Glinda. The movie musical was also up for awards in the Film Editing, Original Score, Makeup and Hair Styling, Sound, and Visual Effects categories.
Also nominated from the world of theatre were Colman Domingo for his work in Sing Sing, Tony winner Ralph Fiennes for Conclave, Timothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown, Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice, and Jeremy Strong for The Apprentice.
