Witness the highs and lows, the heartfelt and the celebratory, as we bring behind the curtain inside the 97th Academy Awards Gala ceremony.
Beyond the televised spectacle, photographers backstage capture the raw emotion and unscripted moments of candid portraits of Academy Award winners, performers, and presenters before and after they hit the stage.
Scroll down to view the best of the backstage photos.
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97th Annual Oscars – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty Sean Baker
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97th Annual Oscars – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty Robert Downey and Kieran Culkin
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97th Annual Oscars – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty Margaret Qualley
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97th Annual Oscars – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty Connie Nielsen, Elle Fanning, John Lithgow, Lily-Rose Depp, and Bowen Yang
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97th Annual Oscars – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty (L-R) Goldie Hawn and Andrew Garfield
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97th Annual Oscars – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty (L-R) Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Gregory Zalcman and Ron Dyens
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97th Annual Oscars – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty Lisa backstage
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97th Annual Oscars – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty (L-R) Elle Fanning and Lily-Rose Depp
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97th Annual Oscars – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty Paul Tazewell and Bowen Yang
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97th Annual Oscars – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty (L-R) Paul Tazewell and Bowen Yang pose backstage
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97th Annual Oscars – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty Elle Fanning, Connie Nielsen, Paul Tazewell, Bowen Yang, John Lithgow, and Lily-Rose Depp
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97th Annual Oscars – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty A view of the Academy Awards is seen backstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02
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97th Annual Oscars – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty Dancers seen backstage
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97th Annual Oscars – Backstage
Image Credit: Getty Dancers seen backstage
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