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Back stage drama at the Oscars

Updated on: 23 February,2009 12:24 PM IST  | 
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While John Mayer joked that Jennifer took three hours to get ready, actor like Hugh Jackman and were jittery backstage before his act as the Oscar host

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While John Mayer joked that Jennifer took three hours to get ready, actor Hugh Jackmanu00a0was jittery backstage before his act as the Oscar host

It's all about romance




Didn't Hugh Jackman look relaxed onstage playing David Frost to Anne Hathaway's Richard Nixon during his opening comedy bit as host of the 81st annual Academy Awards? Don't let him fool you.
With three minutes to showtime, Jackman was backstage trying to shake off pre-show jitters by high-fiving a backstage worker and wishing everyone a great show. "You're the best," Oscar producer Laurence Mark reassured him. "I want to be the underdog," Jackman replied. Then the curtain went up and it was showtime.

Two better than one

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u00a0Jennifer Anniston and Jack Black

Jennifer Aniston and Jack Black were busy rehearsing their lines for their Oscar presentations when they heard Dustin Lance Black's name called as the Oscar winner for best original screenplay for the film "Milk". Both burst into applause.
Then it was back to work, with Black reassuring Aniston there was nothing wrong with presenting two awards back-to-back in the animation category. He pointed out that Steve Martin and Tina Fey were onstage at the moment presenting two screenplay awards. "See, they're doing two too. They're all doing two. It's not just us," he said.

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