Exhilaration, relief and good sportsmanship: What you didn't see on TV at Oscars 2026

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An Oscars slugfest for the ages ran its course, with “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” duking it retired and tallying up wins portion the debased but dependable hum of big Conan O’Brien’s patented marque of weirdness tied the country together. A fewer unnecessarily curt code interruptions threatened the calm, but mainly, this was a smoothly tally instrumentality of a show, devoid of mishaps. Even the uncommon condition of a necktie was handled expertly by live-action-short grant presenter Kumail Nanjiani, ne'er bringing to caput the immortal disorder of “Moonlight” vs. “La La Land.”

But what didn’t marque it to the telecast? Here are immoderate flavorful takeaways — tiny yet memorable — that instrumentality successful caput from our respective reporters successful the country connected Sunday.

A parade of praise for Jessie Buckley

An histrion successful a pinkish formal and reddish apical walks the reddish carpet.

As she strode done the lobby of the Dolby Theatre pre-show, Jessie Buckley, nominated for pb histrion for her relation successful “Hamnet,” was fanned with praise by different attendees. Even successful the restroom, she couldn’t flight the well-wishers. On her mode backmost to the buzzing lobby, she held the bid of her reddish and pinkish Chanel gown graciously saying, “Thank you, convey you.” — Brittany Levine Beckman

The pressure’s disconnected for stars during commercialized breaks

During the telecast’s archetypal commercialized break, supporting histrion nominee Elle Fanning of “Sentimental Value” took her nonaccomplishment successful stride and leaned implicit her spot to chat with erstwhile “A Complete Unknown” costar Timothée Chalamet, nominated this twelvemonth for “Marty Supreme,” and his partner, Kylie Jenner.

Across the aisle, “One Battle After Another’s” Leonardo DiCaprio stood up and reached implicit to fastener fingers with Benicio Del Toro. — Yvonne Villarreal

The Oscars code ostentation with a goodie box

A enactment from Conan O’Brien near for attendees successful snack boxes.

Each year, guests astatine the Academy Awards are fixed a tiny cardboard container of snacks near beneath their seats to get them done the ever lengthy ceremony. A enactment from the big is mostly inside. This year’s note, signed by Conan O’Brien, read, “I anticipation you bask this Conan O’Brien ‘Moderately Happy Meal’ ™. These snacks whitethorn not look similar overmuch but successful immoderate movie theatre they would tally you $85.” The snacks successful question were a container of Junior Mints (Times newsman Josh Rottenberg got Raisinets), a tiny container of Skinny Pop and a tin vessel of water. — Jessica Gelt

Jesse Plemons won’t succumb to ‘peer pressure’

Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons get astatine the 98th Academy Awards astatine the Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood.

“Bugonia” prima Jesse Plemons stood adjacent the main lobby barroom talking with friends and posing for pictures with fans portion finishing the dregs of a drink. A server approached him and asked if he’d similar another. Plemons politely declined and the server laughed, saying, “Sorry, I didn’t mean to springiness you immoderate adjacent pressure.” — Jessica Gelt

Amy Madigan inquires astir property country rules; ‘Is it similar bingo?’

Amy Madigan aft winning the Oscar for supporting histrion for "Weapons."

After taking the signifier to judge her archetypal Oscar triumph for “Weapons” connected Sunday, Amy Madigan paused operations successful the property country to inquire however moderators determine who gets to inquire questions of the night’s winners.

“Is it similar bingo?” the histrion asked. As laughter swelled crossed the assemblage successful response, she clarified hers was a “serious question.” — Malia Mendez

After a loss, Stellan Skarsgård knows the meaning of ‘Sentimental Value’

Megan Everett-Skarsgård and Stellan Skarsgård astatine the 98th Annual Academy Awards.

Stellan Skarsgård, of “Sentimental Value,” enjoyed a cocktail successful a VIP country conscionable disconnected the main auditorium caller disconnected of losing the Oscar for supporting histrion to Sean Penn for his show successful “One Battle After Another.”

Fans rushed Skarsgård anyway, shaking his manus and telling him however overmuch his show arsenic a troubled alcoholic begetter and creator resonated with them. “We had 4 histrion nominations connected an planetary film,” Skarsgård told 1 of them. “That’s ne'er happened before.” — Jessica Gelt

During a commercialized break, 6-foot-5 “Frankenstein” prima Jacob Elordi and 6-foot-6 Oliver Laxe, manager of planetary diagnostic nominee “Sirāt,” greeted 1 different astatine the lobby bar. The pair, who person been intolerable to miss arsenic 2 of the tallest radical astatine assorted events passim awards season, shared a warm, high-altitude clasp and Elordi introduced the French-born Laxe to his day for the Oscars: his mother, Melissa. — Josh Rottenberg

From left, shaper Jack Piatt and manager Sam A. Davis, the co-directors of "The Singers,"

Gasps erupted successful the property country aft presenter Kumail Nanjiani announced the seventh-ever necktie successful Academy Awards past Sunday evening, betwixt live-action shorts “The Singers,” directed by Sam A. Davis and produced by Jack Piatt, and “Two People Exchanging Saliva,” directed by Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata.

Speaking to the property country aft the ultra-rare event, Piatt was unbothered and adjacent enthused by the outcome, saying helium wished determination could beryllium a “five-way tie” among each the category’s nominees.

Davis agreed, confiding that he’d antecedently told the “Two People Exchanging Saliva” squad “in confidence, that if we lost, I anticipation we mislaid to them.”

Shortly thereafter, Musteata said tying with “The Singers” folks was “such a dream.”

“Someone connected Reddit asked america if we would beryllium blessed to stock the award, and we were like, ‘Heck yeah, we would emotion to stock it with different movie that is arsenic beauteous and wholly different.’ ” — Malia Mendez

Elle Fanning soothes Timothée Chalamet aft pb histrion Oscar goes to Michael B. Jordan

Elle Fanning talks with Stellan Skarsgard during the 98th Annual Academy Awards

When Michael B. Jordan walked disconnected signifier and the amusement went to commercialized break, Timothée Chalamet, who was up against Jordan successful the pb histrion category, took a sip of his portion arsenic Elle Fanning, sitting down him, gave him a pat connected the back.

Fanning talked to her “A Complete Unknown” co-star passim the night, who hardly turned astir to look astatine her. Kylie Jenner kept rubbing and patting Chalamet’s manus portion helium nervously jiggled his close leg. — Yvonne Villarreal and Jessica Gelt

Autumn Durald Arkapaw receives lasting ovation successful property country aft historical win

Autumn Durald Arkapaw accepts the Oscar for cinematography for "Sinners"

“Sinners” shooter Autumn Durald Arkapaw connected Sunday became the archetypal pistillate to triumph the Oscar for cinematography. As she arrived backstage pursuing her historical win, the property country erupted into applause, with galore reporters delivering a lasting ovation.

Arkapaw was arsenic thrilled, telling the room, “A batch of small girls that look similar maine volition slumber truly good tonight.”

“I heard Karen O accidental erstwhile astatine a concert… ‘You person to spot you to beryllium you,’” she said. “Ryan gives us, the women connected this film, and our heads of department, helium gives america those opportunities to radiance and beryllium ourselves and enactment successful a originative situation wherever we’re leading.”

Such spot is seldom extended by directors, Arkapaw said, and she is grateful. — Malia Mendez

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