The best unseen moments from the 2024 Oscars

From left: Pro-Palestine protest, Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence backstage, and a semi-nude John Cena

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The 2024 Academy Awards returned to the Dolby Theater on Sunday for Hollywood’s biggest night of the year. The awards ceremony began with an emotional win for Daven Joy Randolph and ended with a win for Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer He won the grand prize, in addition to six other prizes. But there was a lot going on off-camera, too. From Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence cuddling backstage, to how John Cena went from practically naked to wearing a toga, here are some things that missed the cameras during the 96th Annual Academy Awards.

Snack boxes for everyone

As usual, Jimmy Kimmel brought his A-game to the Oscars hosting party — and some snacks. This year, the late-night host provided snack boxes that included Shabby Pretzel and Mustard, Mike’s & Ike’s, water and a note from the host saying that to “keep the karma flowing,” they would be making a donation to the St. Joseph Center. This year marks the second time Adam Shapiro’s Shappy Pretzels have been included in Oscars snack boxes, with Kimmel reportedly a longtime fan of the soft pretzels that became a Hollywood phenomenon after launching the brand in 2020.

The protest results in late arrivals and arrivals on foot

Ahead of the 2024 Oscars telecast, a protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza emanated from the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles and headed toward the Dolby Theater. The protest — organized by Writers Against the War on Gaza, Los Angeles (WAWOG), Film Workers for Palestine, SAG-AFTRA Members for a Ceasefire and more groups — came to a halt at the intersection of Sunset and Highland, where cars were stuck in stopped traffic. For more than 30 minutes. As a result, people began leaving their cars at the intersection, knowing they would likely be towed, and walking toward the event.

Los Angeles Police, who indicated they were aware of the protest and were prepared, attempted to disperse the protest, but cars remained stuck before the awards ceremony, delaying the broadcast for six minutes. When the attendees got out of their cars and headed to the place, some demonstrators started shouting at them.

Politics was on people’s minds

Inside the 2024 Oscars, talk of the war between Israel and Hamas was quieter, but celebrities like Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, Ava DuVernay, Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell and more wore red Artists4Ceasfire pins on the carpet. The red pins, featuring an outstretched hand and a heart, show the artists’ support for ending the fighting and providing humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza. “We call for the safety of all involved, and we truly want lasting justice and peace for the Palestinian people,” Youssef said. Hollywood Reporter On the red carpet. “We really want to say, let’s stop killing children.”

Another war was on mind 20 days in Mariupol Film directors, who won Best Documentary Feature for their film about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Director Mstislav Chernov explained that he was honored with the award, but he is perhaps the first director who wishes he had never made his film. He added: “I wish I could exchange this for a Russia that would never attack Ukraine and never occupy our cities.” “I will renounce all admission that Russia did not kill tens of thousands of my Ukrainian colleagues. I hope they release all the hostages, all the soldiers protecting their lands, and all the civilians who are now in their prisons. But I can’t change history. “I can’t change the past.”