Oscars 2020: The backstage report on what you didn't see on TV
The Times is backstage at the Oscars, catching winners moments after their acceptance speeches and capturing the behind-the-scenes chatter as celebrity presenters prepare to walk on. Here’s a live diary of the night:“Parasite” writer and director Bong Joon Ho is surrounded by his cast, which is shouting with excitement after its. “Crazy! It’s ... crazy!” he says, dropping an English expletive with total fluency. Bong starts looking for his wife, who was still sitting in the audience.
A Times photographer looks on as “Joker” star and lead actor winner Joaquin Phoenix breaks down in tears, and Oscars staff help him find a moment of quiet before he faces the media onslaught backstage. Phoenix emerges with tears still in his eyes, and Jane Fonda lovingly places a hand on his cheek. The actor looks down at the trophy. “Now, whose is this?” he says, observing his Oscar as if he might have to give it back. “Uh, yours!” a stagehand says, laughing in disbelief..
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