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Just hours to go: How your favourite stars are rehearsing for Oscars
All your favourite stars are rehearsing to make sure the Oscars night is just perfect. (AP)
Updated on: Feb 28, 2016 6:23 PM IST
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All your favourite stars are rehearsing to make sure the Oscars night is just perfect. (AP)
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Margot Robbie, left, and Jared Leto appear during rehearsals. Leto and Robbie laughed through their rehearsal. First, Leto read the actress’ name when he opened the winners’ envelope, then he intentionally fumbled the prop Oscar (in this case, a plain plastic water bottle) and dropped it on the floor. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Eddie Redmayne has been nominated for Best Actor Award for The Danish Girl. The stage is dressed in a glam, 1970s-inspired theme incorporating thousands of Swarovski crystals. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Tina Fey, left, and Steve Carell. Fey asked Steve Carell about their “Saturday Night Live” colleague during rehearsals. Sudeikis is attending the show with fiancée Olivia Wilde, who is a presenter. “We’re in the second row,” Carell pointed out. “Not too bad,” Fey replied. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Priyanka Chopra appears during rehearsals. She will present an award during the evening. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Sofia Vergara, right, and Byung-hun Lee. For many of the stars rehearsing Saturday, finding their seats inside the Dolby Theatre is among the most exciting elements. Celebrity seats are marked with photo placards during rehearsals. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Star Wars director JJ Abrams. Everyone dressed down for the preparations and had quite a bit of fun. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Abraham Attah, right, and Jacob Tremblay. Saturday is rehearsal day for the superstar presenters appearing on Sunday’s Academy Awards, and a parade of celebrities came through the Dolby Theatre to practice reading their lines and hitting their marks. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Daisy Ridley, left, and Dev Patel. While the men rehearsing on Saturday wore sneakers or other casual shoes, most of the women tried out the towering high heels they plan to wear during the show. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Chadwick Boseman, left, and Chris Evans. Other stars rehearsing Saturday included Emily Blunt, Kerry Washington, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Sofia Vergara, Eddie Redmayne, John Legend, Common, Benicio del Toro and Russell Crowe. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Patricia Arquette improvised as she read the nominees in the category she’s presenting, describing one as “very foxy” and awarding the prop Oscar to Freeman, who is not nominated. “It’s a total upset victory!” she said with a giggle. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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“Where am I sitting?” Kevin Hart asked no one in particular. “I was about to say all the black people should be in the first row.” (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Cate Blanchett was the most scrupulous in her rehearsal, running through her presentation several times. “Is it here? Did I stop in my spot? Ish?” she asked the stage manager, adding, “You can always re-cast.” (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Emily Blunt appears during rehearsals. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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