What You Didn’t See on TV at Oscars 2023: Florence Pugh Takes a Selfie, Lady Gaga Helps a Photographer, and More Updates?

By Trevor Fillers On Mar 13, 2023

The 95th Academy Awards, held at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on Sunday, were a huge success and lived up to its billing as the film industry’s biggest night.

After a night filled with firsts, including Everything, Everywhere, All at Once’s sweeping of the awards and costume designer Ruth E. Carter being the only Black woman to win two Oscars, the film finally received its due recognition.

But what really went on behind the scenes? Here is the inside scoop, exclusively available to PEOPLE:

When the Curtain Drops

Van Hunt, Halle Berry’s boyfriend, tenderly carried her clutch on the red carpet at around 4:30 p.m. PT before the couple went inside for the show.

After making it to the top of the steps in her black dress with gold embellishments, Julia Louis-Dreyfus exclaimed, “Now that was a workout!” before taking a photo with her son Henry Hall, who had accompanied her to Hollywood’s greatest night.

It was a family affair at the Oscars for Jennifer Connelly as well. Bettany’s younger son, Stellan Connelly Bettany, is 19 years old, and the two of them posed for a photo together.

Henry, Colin Farrell’s kid, who is 13, and his father made a rare public appearance together. The couple was seen smiling and holding each other on the red carpet.

Andie MacDowell accompanied her older daughter Rainey Qualley on the red carpet for the awards show.

Matching stunning, colorful purple outfits, Angela Bassett and her 17-year-old daughter Bronwyn Golden walked the champagne carpet together.

Salma Hayek and her 15-year-old daughter Valentina Paloma Pinault enjoyed a matching outfit photo op. Both Hayek and her daughter wore fiery red gowns for the event; Hayek wore a sequined halter dress, while her daughter wore a strapless dress with a tulle skirt.

On the night of the 2023 Academy Awards, Lady Gaga helped a photojournalist up from the red carpet after he had fallen. The actress/singer turned around in her Versace dress (with a revealing back) to assist the fallen photographer.

Taking a Peek Behind the Scenes

Actor Gabriel LaBelle of “The Fabelmans” was on his way to the lavatory when he saw Bill Nye coming in the opposite direction and was overcome with star-struck admiration “Oh! Oh. Wow. Congratulations. The likes of which we have never seen before.”

Cara Delevingne and Florence Pugh posed for a photo in the orchestra lobby around 6:30 p.m. PT on October 10.

Jamie Lee Curtis called winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her part in Everything, All at Once “the pleasure of my life” when she accepted the award in the press room.

A$AP Rocky (born Rakim Mayers), Rihanna’s rumored lover, was spotted cheering on the Grammy winner and lifting a glass to her after her performance. This will be the couple’s second child; they already have a son who is 9 months old.

Upon hearing that Michelle Yeoh had won Best Actress, Lady Gaga, in her third outfit change of the evening, was taken across the foyer to the elevators. As she heard the name of the actress, she leaned forward in a swoon of delight.

Elizabeth Banks, a host, walked out of the building barefoot.

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Jimmy Kimmel, who previously hosted in 2017 and 2018, presided over the ceremony this year, which was place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, announced in November 2022 that all 23 category winners will be announced at once during the main ceremony. In 2017, eight categories had to be eliminated to keep the ceremony on schedule, and the awards were presented in advance. The televised ceremony featured excerpts from the acceptance speeches that had been taped in advance.

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On Sunday night at 8 o’clock PM ET, ABC broadcast the Academy Awards live.