Oscars 2024 afterparties: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Margot Robbie attend exclusive events
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were spotted at the post-Oscars celebrations where Margot Robbie appeared to make a statement in a gold corset. See photos, recap Oscars ceremony.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce made a dash from Singapore to Los Angeles to be at Madonna’s Oscars 2024 afterparty.
The US sweethearts attended the exclusive event – known simple as the Party – at talent manager Guy Oseary’s mansion in the Hollywood Hills, Page Six reports.
But, to the dismay of fans, they were not photographed due to the event’s strict no-cameras policy.
The occasion marked the first major Hollywood event the couple have attended together. They have yet to make their red carpet debut as a couple.
Swift wrapped up the Singapore leg of her blockbuster Eras Tour on March 9.
Her opening act Sabrina Carpenter also hit the party circuit with Saltburn actor boyfriend Barry Keoghan.
Australia’s Margot Robbie appeared to borrow an outfit from Swift’s Eras tour wardrobe with a gold Mugler corset and bronze coat.
Her Vanity Fair party outfit, after a sleek black Versace strapless gown at the awards ceremony which some claimed showed her mourning her Oscars nomination “snub”, may signal a farewell to the pinktastic days of her Barbie campaign.
BIG JOHN CENA QUESTION ANSWERED
Meanwhile, backstage photos of John Cena have shown the secret precautions that went into his ‘nude’ performance at the Oscars.
The actor’s comedy segment blew up on social media, as he presented the award for Best Costume Design to Holly Waddington for her work on Poor Things.
Photos from behind-the-scenes at the awards showed that Cena was wearing modesty patches on his private parts, coloured in the same tone as his skin.
This way, any slip-ups or mistakes in the costume change wouldn’t cause him to flash the entire film industry.
“Costumes… they are so important,” Cena said when presenting the award, with the winner’s envelope covering his crotch.
“Maybe the most important thing there is.”
OSCARS HOST WARNED NOT TO READ TRUMP REVIEW
Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel has revealed he was told not to read former president Donald Trump’s review of his hosting near the end of the show.
Kimmel told Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos he was informed he had “a little” extra time before the closing awards.
“I was like, ‘I’m reading the Trump tweet,’ and they’re like, ‘No, no, don’t read that,’” he said.
He went on to read Trump’s post, which he wrote on conservative social media platform Truth Social.
“Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars,” Trump wrote at the beginning of the post.
“Thank you, President Trump,” Kimmel responded. “I’m surprised you’re still up-- isn’t it past your jail time?”
THE KARDASHIANS HAVE ARRIVED
Kim Kardashian joined her famous mother Kris Jenner and siblings Kendall and Kylie Jenner at the Vanity Fair party.
While they were loved-up at the Golden Globes, it appears Kylie’s fling with actor Timothee Chalamet may be over as he wasn’t by her side at the glittering event.
JULIA FOX SHOCKS AT ELTON JOHN GALA DINNER
The other big Oscars viewing party was Elton John’s annual gala dinner celebfest in honour of his Aids Foundatio which was hosted this year by Tiffany Haddish, Neil Patrick Harris and his husband, David Burtka.
Controversial actress Julia Fox shocked on the red carpet with her topless look in a dress with nipple tassels.
Paris Jackson, who is also queen of the barely there look, wore a mesh dress with skirt panels which bared her toned legs.
Sharon Stone put on a happy display for the cemaras as she made her way into the party in a strapless dress.
Among the Rocket Man’s inner circle to attend his soiree this year were Elizabeth Hurley and her son Damian, television presenter and singer Heidi Klum, pop star Ellie Goulding and current chart-topper Benson Boone.
Singer-choreographer Paula Abdul looked dashing in a blue velvet figure hugging gown.
Former Queer Eye star Bobby Berk was invited to John’s party while the reported villain in his ousting from the show, Tan France, hosted the Vanity Fair red carpet.
KYLIE MINOGUE AT VANITY FAIR OSCARS PARTY
Kylie Minogue joined Hollywood royalty and celebrities at the annual Vanity Fair Oscars party.
The Australian singer and actor, whose career is enjoying a big boost in the US thanks to Padam Padam and her Vegas residency, looked stunning in a sparkling green and violet gown.
Minogue recently signed a deal with United Talent Agency to reignite her acting career so no doubt she’ll be working the room for future opportunities and catching up with other Aussies at the party including Isla Fisher.
The annual Vanity Fair shindig, for those who couldn’t get a ticket to the main event, also featured A-listers and style mavens including Kelly Rowland, Kris Jenner, Pamela Anderson, Olivia Wilde, Sofia Vergara, Chrissy Teigen, Sandra Oh and Serena Williams.
The suited and booted male guests included John Hamm, Donald Glover and Dua Lipa’s new boyfriend, British actor Callum Turner.
Model, actress and podcaster Emily Ratajkowski sported a sculpture rather than a gown for her red carpet moment at the Vanity Fair party. The white creation from Jacquemus looked like a piece of cladding that had fallen from a building and would be impossible to sit comfortably in during the long night of networking.
OPPENHEIMER SWEEPS OSCARS
Jimmy Kimmel opened his monologue by serving it up to Oscar voters for their snub of Barbie director Greta Gerwig and its star and executive producer Margot Robbie.
And his desire to go camping with nominee Ryan Gosling.
“What a film. What an achievement, to take a plastic doll, nobody even liked any more … I mean, my wife before this movie … You would have had a better chance of my wife to buy our daughter a pack of Malboro reds than a Barbie doll,” he said at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Monday.
“Now ‘Barbie’ is an icon thanks to Greta Gerwig who many people believe should be nominated for Best Director. I know you are clapping, but you’re the ones who didn’t vote for her, by the way. Don’t act like you had nothing to do with this.
“I don’t want to leave out Margot Robbie. Margot put this giant hit together.”
Kimmel went on to say even if Robbie and Gosling went home empty-handed, they had already won the “genetic lottery.”
“Ryan you are so hot. Let’s go camping together and not tell our wives!” Kimmel said.
Kimmel then turned his attention to the movie most likely to sweep the awards, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
The host pointed out Nolan’s very offline lifestyle.
“Christopher Nolan doesn’t have a smartphone. He doesn’t use email. He writes his scripts on a computer with no internet connection, which is a powerful way of saying, “I will not allow my porn addiction to get in the way of my work.”
His cheeky opener also paid tribute to the “performance of the year” by Anatomy of a Fall star Messi who played Snoop in the Best Picture nominated film.
He paid “tribute” to the dog’s overdose scene which resulted in him eating vomit.
Kimmel ruffled a few feathers and scored some groans when he mentioned nominees Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster who were both nominated back in 1976 for Taxi Driver.
“In 1976 Jodie Foster was young enough to be Robert De Niro’s daughter. Now she’s 20 years too old to be his girlfriend.”
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WINNERS ARE GRINNERS
OPPENHEIMER OSCARS SWEEP
The Oscar for Best Feature Film has gone to Oppenheimer.
Producers Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan received the award for the film, which was nominated 13 times today and scored seven wins.
This is now Nolan’s second Oscar award, as he served as both director and producer on the film.
The cast and crew of Oppenheimer all walked on stage together to accept the award, with producer Emma Thomas starting the acceptance speech.
“The reason this movie was the movie that it was, was Christopher Nolan,” she said, thanking her collaborator and husband. “He is singular, he is brilliant, and I am so grateful for you.”
She went on to thank the cast and crew of the film, along with the team at IMAX, for which the film was shot.
“Thank you to all the theatres, as a movie goer and as a filmmaker – that’s why we do what we do,” she said.
Producer Charles Roven, who gave the book American Prometheus to Nolan and Thomas, thanked the Academy, as well as Universal Pictures for helping them adapt the novel.
“To be part of making movies with [Chris and Emma] has been completely thrilling. So, thank you so much,” he said.
This concludes the 96th Academy Awards.
EMMA STONE SUFFERS WARDROBE MALFUNCTION
If the Best Actress presenters line-up of Michelle Yeoh, Sally Field, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlize Theron and Jessica Lange wasn’t enough to bring the 2024 winner Emma Stone to tears, having a wardrobe malfunction as she climbed the stairs did the trick.
“I think it happened during I’m Just Ken … oh boy, this is really overwhelming. Sorry … My voice is also a little gone. Whatever,” the overcome actress said as she fought back a full-blown ugly cry.
After namechecking her fellow nominees, the Poor Things star finally pulled herself together to accept her second Oscar after winning for La La Land seven years ago.
“The other night I was panicking, as you can kind of see, that happens a lot. That maybe something like this could happen … and (director) Yorgos said to me, ‘Please take yourself out of it.’ He was right.
“It’s not about me. It’s about a team that came together to make something greater than some of its parts. And that is the best part about making movies.”
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN WINS BEST DIRECTOR
The Oscar for Best Director has gone to Christopher Nolan for his directing of Oppenheimer.
This is the eighth nomination Nolan has received at the Academy Awards, and his first Oscar win.
“I can’t say enough about the incredible crew that we got together on this film,” he said, thanking the cast, crew, his supporters and his wife Emma Thomas: “producer of all our films, and all our children”.
Nolan ended his speech by reminiscing on the art of filmmaking now being over a hundred years old.
“We don’t know where this incredible journey is going from here,” he said.
“But to know that you think I am a meaningful part of it means the world to me. Thank you so much.”
Nolan accepted the award from Oscar winner and cinematic icon, Steven Spielberg.
‘PROUD IRISHMAN’: CILLIAN MURPHY NAMED BEST ACTOR
Murphy received a rapturous reaction from the audience and stood still to soak it all up before making his acceptance speech.
“I’m a little overwhelmed. Thank you to the Academy. Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas, it’s been the wildest, most exhilarating, most creatively satisfying journey you have taken me on over the last 20 years. I owe you more than I can say,” he said.
OPPENHEIMER TAKES ORIGINAL SCORE
The Oscar for Outstanding Original Score has gone to Ludwig Göransson for his work on Oppenheimer.
Göransson is now a two-time Oscar winner after previously winning for Black Panther.
This is his second collaboration with director Christopher Nolan after their work on Tenet.
“Christopher Nolan, it was your idea to use the violin in the score,” he said, “and it allowed me to work and collaborate with my wonderful wife and acclaimed violinist, Serena Göransson.”
“[Thank you] to my parents – thank you for giving me drum machines and music instruments instead of video games.”
BILLIE EILISH WINS BEST ORIGINAL SONG
The Oscar for Original Song went to Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell for ‘What I Was Made For’, featured in Barbie.
The sister and brother collaborators had also previously won an Oscar, for their single ‘No Time to Die’ in the James Bond film of the same name.
“I had a nightmare about this last night,” Eilish said at the stage, taking a moment before continuing.
“I’m so grateful for this song and movie and the way it made me feel,” she said, as she and O’Connell thanked the people in their life and who worked on the film.
“This goes out to everyone who was affected by the movie and how incredible it is.”
Musicians Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo presented the awards to the three winners.
INTERNET IN A FRENZY OVER GOSLING-STONE MOMENT
Social media went into meltdown when Ryan Gosling passed the mic to his La La Land co-star Emma Stone.
The awards producers made it easy for the superstar crowd to sing along with the I’m Just Ken lyrics projected on the big screens, even though most attendees would have busted out that song in front of their bathroom mirror or in the car sometime over the past nine months.
GOSLING LEAVES AUDIENCE IN AWE
The Zone Of Interest picked up its second major win after Best International Film with the Best Sound trophy.
And then it was all about the Kenergy invading the theatre as a pink suited Ryan Gosling brought back the Hollywood musical era with his performance of the Barbie power ballad I’m Just Ken.
Gosling kicked off his hilarious performance sitting behind co-star Margot Robbie before joining hit maker Mark Ronson and dozens of Kens on stage, including some of his Barbie co-stars.
It had everything from over-emoting, over-choreographed fake fight moves and over-the-top vocals from Gosling in his first-ever live performance of the song.
After high-fiving and sharing the mic with Greta Gerwig and Robbie, he embraced the full 80s rock star glory of I’m Just Ken by vibing off rock god Slash who ripped the guitar solo, just days after winding up his Australian tour.
AUSSIES KNOCKED OUT
The Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film has gone to The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, directed by Wes Anderson.
The film was produced by Wes Anderson, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson. This is Anderson’s first Oscar win, though his previous feature film The Grand Budapest Hotel won several Academy Awards.
Issa Rae and Rammy Youssef presented and accepted the award for Anderson, who could not attend the event.
“Congratulations,” Youssef said.
“We knew you could make them long, but wow, beautiful.”
Australians Nicky Bentham and Sara McFarlane lost out on the award for their respective short films, The After and Red, White and Blue.
The only other Australian still up for an Oscar is Margot Robbie for producing Barbie.
OPPENHEIMER WIN … AGAIN!
The Oscar for Best Cinematography has gone to Hoyte van Hoytema for his work on Oppenheimer.
Hoytema was previously nominated for his work on Dunkirk, also directed by Christopher Nolan. This is his first Oscar win.
Hoytema accepted his award with a short speech, where he suggested aspiring filmmakers should try shooting with celluloid when practising their craft.
“Thank you Christopher Nolan, thank you Emma Thomas,” he said.
“You are by far the best thing that could have happened to my career, obviously. This wouldn’t have existed without you.”
The award was given out by Zendaya, star of Dune: Part Two, which is shot by Australian cinematographer Greig Fraser.
A FIRST FOR UKRAINE
The winner for the Best Documentary Short was the Last Repair Shop about the devoted craftsmen and women who have kept more than 80,000 student instruments in good shape.
Best Documentary Feature was won by 20 Days In Mariupol, the film which captured the horror of the Ukrainian town decimated by the Russian invasion.
In his passionate speech about his war-torn country, filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov said it is the first Oscar win for a Ukrainian film and wished he never had to make the documentary and could exchange the award for peace.
“I wish to be able to exchange this to Russia never attacking Ukraine, never occupying our cities … I wish to give all the recognition to Russia not killing tens of thousands of my fellow Ukrainians. I wish for them to release all the hostages, all the soldiers, who are protecting their land, all the civilians who are now in their jails but I cannot change the history.
“I cannot change the past. But we altogether, … among you are some of the most talented people in the world. We can make sure that the history record is set straight and that the truth will prevail and that the people of
Mariupol never be forgotten. Because cinema forms memories and memories form history.”
‘YOU TOOK A HUGE RISK ON ME’
The Oscar for Best Film Editing has gone to Jennifer Lame for her work on Oppenheimer.
This is the editor’s first Oscar win, and the second time she worked with director Christopher Nolan after their collaboration on Tenet.
Lame thanked Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, the creative and romantic partners in charge of Oppenheimer.
“Emma Thomas, you amaze me,” she said.
“You make these complicated, beautiful films and you are unflappable and I am in awe of you”.
“Chris Nolan, you’re okay too,” she joked.
“It felt like you took a huge risk on me, but you never made me feel that way … it is so exciting to collaborate with you and I can’t thank you enough”.
Lame received the award from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito, the former co-stars from the comedy-thriller Twins.
‘FELT LIKE ROCKY BALBOA’
The Oscar for Best Visual Effects has gone to the effects team on Godzilla: Minus One, the latest film in the monster movie franchise.
Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima accepted the award for the Japanese film, holding their trophies and miniature Godzilla figures in their hands.
Director Takashi Yamazaki said the team “felt like Rocky Balboa” when they were nominated, and that it was proof “that everyone has a chance”.
“We did it! Thank you so much!” he said.
Arnold Schrwarzenegger and Danny DeVito, who “both tried to kill Batman”, presented the award to the team, joking about their time filming the superhero movies.
“I’ll see you after the Governor’s Ball, pal!” DeVito said to a seated Michael Keaton, his co-star who played Batman in Batman Returns when he played the Penguin
RDJ SCORES OSCAR FOR OPPENHEIMER
It’s third time lucky for Oppenheimer star Robert Downey Jr who finally won his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
Downey Jr was the favourite for the golden man statuette against a stacked field which included Robert De Niro and Ryan Gosling.
He opened up a poignant and funny speech was thanking “my terrible childhood and the Academy in that order” before dedicating his win to his “veterinarian … I meant wife Susan Downey.”
“She found me a snarling rescue pet and you loved me back to life, and that is why I am here,” he said.
He also thanked director Christopher Nolan because “here is my little secret. I needed this job more than it needed me. Chris knew it” and credited his co-stars including Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy and Matt Damon.
“It was fantastic and I stand here before you a better man because of it. What we do is meaningful and the stuff that we decide to make is important.”
BLUNT, GOSLING TAKE BARBENHEIMER ‘FEUD’ ON STAGE
Actors Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling took to the stage of the Oscars to celebrate stunt performers and settle the ‘Barbenheimer’ feud between their two films.
Both Blunt and Gosling have been nominated for Supporting Actress and Actor in their respective films, Oppenheimer and Barbie.
“[Stunt performers] are the unsung heroes who risk life and limb for cinema”, Blunt said, and joked that with all of Oppenheimer’s nominations, ‘Barbenheimer’ no longer was “that much of a rivalry”.
Gosling countered that Oppenheimer was at the end of ‘Barbenheimer’ because it was “Riding Barbie’s coat-tails all summer”.
FIRST POLITICAL MOMENT ON STAGE
Glazer accepted the award, saying the film was made to show “where dehumanisation leads” in the wake of the current Israel war.
“All the victims of this dehumanisation – how do we resist?” he asked, before dedicating the award to Polish woman Alexandria, who inspired the film.
“I dedicate this to her memory, and her resistance,” he said.
The Zone of Interest is the ninth feature film in the Oscars to be nominated for both Best International Feature Film and Best Picture in the same year.
SHOCK AS STAR STREAKS ON STAGE
Ricky Stanicky star John Cena, who filmed in Melbourne last year, was enlisted to make a non-costume statement by appearing nude except for a large, strategically placed envelope to present Best Costume Design.
The skit was “inspired” by the infamous streaker who crashed the Oscars stage in 1974 as David Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor.
“Costumes, they are so important, maybe the most important thing there is. I can’t open the envelope without …,” the buffed former wrestler joked before being draped in satin to preserve his modesty.
Holly Waddington’s win completed Poor Things’ trifecta of wins in the design categories.
POOR THINGS WINS BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
The Oscar for Best Hair and Makeup was won by Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston, the team behind Poor Things.
They gave a shout out to the film’s star Willem Dafoe for making “the working environment such a pleasure for myself … to work in” which begs the question which actors didn’t make it a fun workplace.
The film also took out the award for Best Production Design
STANDING OVATION FOR BILLIE EILISH
Billie Eilish opened the musical performances for Best Original Song with her stunning Barbie ballad What Was I Made For? on a revolving stage, again supported by her brother Finneas on piano.
The song swelled with the addition of the Oscars orchestra who got to stretch out on a piece that wasn’t the wind-up music for speeches.
The delicate and emotional performance ended up with Eilish beaming and then visibly overcome by the standing ovation she received from the star-studded audience.
Among those jumping to their feet and hollering for Eilish was Ariana Grande who will star as Glinda in the upcoming live musical film adaptation of Wicked.
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AUSSIE MISSES OUT ON BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay has gone to writer Cord Jefferson for his work on American Fiction, which he also directed.
“This means the world to me,” he said as he accepted his first Oscar, and encouraged studios to take more chances when making films.
“Instead of making one $200 million movie … try making ten $20 million movies, or 50 $4 million movies,” he said.
“The next Christopher Nolan is out there, I promise you.”
“This changed my life,” he said, thanking everyone who worked on the film “for trusting a 40 year-old black guy who has never directed anything before”.
Jefferson is also nominated as part of the producing team for American Fiction, which has a Best Picture nomination.
Australian writer Tony McNamara, who adapted Poor Things, lost the award to Jefferson.
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY GOES TO …
The winners for Best Original Screenplay are Justine Triet and Arthur Harari for Anatomy of a Fall.
Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer presented the award to the couple, who shared a hug as the first-time winners walked up to the stage.
“Thank you so much,” Triet said. “It will help me through my midlife crisis, I think.”
Triet spoke about working with Harari during the Covid lockdown, while also taking care of their children.
Harari thanked the film’s producers for helping them make the film possible.
Triet is also nominated for Best Director for Anatomy of a Fall.
HEMSWORTH PRESENTS BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Aussie star Chris Hemsworth and Anja Taylor Joy, co-stars in the upcoming Mad Max film Furiosa presented the animated film categories.
The winner of Animated Short Film was War Is Over: Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko.
Their son Sean Ono Lennon paid tribute to his mother.
“I want to quickly say my mother turned 91 this February and today is Mother’s Day in the UK. Could everyone please say happy Mother’s Day Yoko,” he said to huge cheers.
The winner of Best Animated Feature film was The Boy And The Heron.
‘GOD IS GOOD’: DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH CLAIMS FIRST AWARD
The Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role has gone to Da’Vine Joy Randolph for her role in The Holdovers.
“God is so good,” she said when she accepted the award, thanking her mother and the women and mentors in her life. “I thank you for seeing me,” she said.
“For so long I have always wanted to be different and now I realise I just need to be myself.”
Previous winners for the award presented it to Randolph, with Lupita Nyong’o making a personal tribute to her.
“Your performance is a tribute to those who have helped others heal, in spite of her own pain,” Nyong’o said. “It is also a tribute to your grandmother whose glasses you wore in the film. What an honour to see the world through her eyes and yours.”
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