LOS ANGELES (AP) — What you see on the television broadcast is only part of the story at the Oscars.
There’s a whole world of action happening in between commercial breaks, and at the lobby bar in the Dolby Theatre — where nominees and winners convene, commiserate and celebrate.
Here’s a chronological recap of things you didn’t see happen on TV:
Ready for showtime
Nick Offerman, the Oscars announcer took a moment on stage reminding people to keep their speeches short and pay attention to the countdown. When the play off music started up for him, he feigned incensed: “I’m the announcer, I announce the show. You can’t start the show without me!”
Wickedly supportive co-stars
Sure, everyone in the Dolby was standing after the Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande medley but Jeff Goldblum and Bowen Yang seemed the most excited in the crowd.
A Sandman cameo
A man in a bright turquoise hoodie is escorted into the Dolby, near the stage. It was, of course Adam Sandler, right behind Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who giggled along to Conan O’Brien’s headshot bit.
Soon, the cameras took their place in front of him and he joined the joke too. He high fived dozens of people on his way out of the theater.
