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Oscars: From Colman Domingo’s Toast To Lap Dogs To Selfies, What TV Cameras Didn’t Catch


Deadline goes behind-the-scenes to reveal some lighter moments at the 97th Oscars. See what TV cameras didn't catch.

During the 2025 Oscars Sunday, nominee Colman Domingo jumped on stage during one of the commercial breaks, tequila in hand, offered a toast and engaged the audience to stand up and dance. The five Best Actor nominees, Domingo, Timothée Chalamet, Sebastian Stan, Ralph Fiennes and Adrien Brody, had become chummy during awards season and commemorated its end by gathering together to take a photo during an Oscar break. Minutes before he took his place behind the microphone as the voice of the Oscars, Nick Offerman went on stage to greet the audience, giving them “a brief and wondrous opportunity to feast your glamorous eyes upon my sturdy form.”

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