From tears to jubilation, we take you behind the curtain of Hollywood’s Big Night at the 96th Academy Awards Gala ceremony.
Witness the moments that didn’t make it to TV, captured in photos of Academy Award winners, performers, and presenters before and after they hit the stage.
Check back for up-to-date photos from inside and on the red carpet.
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Best Actress winner Emma Stone
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Best Actress winner Emma Stone, surrounded by presenters Michelle Yeoh, Sally Field and Jennifer Lawrence
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Al Pacino
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell & Ariana Grande
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96th Annual Academy Awards – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty Images Christoph Waltz, Robert Downey Jr., Ke Huy Quan and Mahershala Ali
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96th Annual Academy Awards – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty Images Matthew McConaughey, Nicolas Cage and Brendan Fraser
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Best Actress presenters and past winners Sally Field, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlize Theron and Michelle Yeoh back stage
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Best Actor winner Cillian Murphy, surrounded by presenters and past winners Brendan Fraser, Sir Ben Kingsley, Forrest Whitaker, Matthew McConaughey and Nicholas Cage back stage
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96th Annual Academy Awards – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty Images Da’Vine Joy Randolph
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Dancers for the performance of “I’m Just Ken” back stage
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Nicholas Cage
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Performers for the In Memoriam back stage
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Crew watch back stage during the the 96th Annual Academy Awards
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Wolfgang Van Halen and Slash of the band Guns ‘N Roses
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Ludwig Göransson
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96th Annual Academy Awards – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty Images Sally Field
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Kate McKinnon and America Ferrera
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96th Annual Academy Awards – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty Images Zendaya and Hoyte van Hoytema
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Supporting Actor winner Robert Downey, Jr.
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Supporting Actor winner Robert Downey, Jr. surrounded by presenters Christoph Waltz, Tim Robbins, Sam Rockwell, Mahershala Ali and Ke Huy Quan back stage
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Kate McKinnon and America Ferrera
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Curtain operators back stage during the the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Dolby Theatre
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Hollywood, CA – March 10: The visual effects team behind “Godzilla Minus One”, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima back stage during the the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, March 10, 2024. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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96th Annual Academy Awards – Backstage
Jimmy Kimmel
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., Da’Vine Joy Randolph is seen onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Performers for Best Song nominee “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” back stage
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Da’Vine Joy Randolph backstage during the the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Jamie Lee Curtis, Mary Steenburgen, Regina King, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Lupita Nyong’o and Rita Moreno
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Sean Lennon and Anya Taylor Joy
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96th Annual Academy Awards – Backstage
Dave Mullins
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Jamie Lee Curtis and Lupita Nyong’o
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Jamie Lee Curtis and Lupita Nyong’o
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images John Cena
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images John Cena back stage
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Jamie Lee Curtis and Lupita Nyong’o
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images ]Porche Brinker, Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers]
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Oscars back stage
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96th Annual Academy Awards – Backstage
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 10: In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., Dwayne Johnson and Bad Bunny are seen backstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Al Seib/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Anya Taylor Joy compares her height to fellow co-presenter Chris Hemsworth
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Jimmy Kimmel
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images John Cena and Holly Waddington
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Jimmy Kimmel and John Cena
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Catherine O’Hara and Michael Keaton
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Billie Eilish
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Cord Jefferson
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Nadia Stacey
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Melissa McCarthy hugs Sean Lennon
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96th Academy Awards Back Stage
Image Credit: Getty Images Florence Pugh
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