Slideshow: 20-Image Gallery From Back Stage at 81st Annual Academy Awards

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Danny Boyle

CHICAGO – This 20-image slideshow contains a selection of the award-winners and presenters back backstage at “The 81st Annual Academy Awards,” which aired on ABC on Sunday, February 22nd, 2009.

Winners and presenters include Dustin Lance Black, Kate Winslet, Sean Penn, A.R. Rahman, Danny Boyle, Christian Colson, Steven Spielberg, Kate Winslet, Sean Penn, Penelope Cruz, Anjelica Huston, Tilda Swinton, Goldie Hawn, Eva Marie Saint, Whoopi Goldberg, Tina Fey, Steve Martin, Andrew Stanton, Sir Ben Kingsley, Robert DeNiro, Michael Douglas, Adrien Brody, and Sir Anthony Hopkins.

You can click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through this slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos are credited to Adam Larkey and courtesy of ABC. All Rights Reserved.

  1. oscars2009_backstage_01: Dustin Lance Black

  2. oscars2009_backstage_02: Kate Winslet

  3. oscars2009_backstage_03: Kate Winslet

  4. oscars2009_backstage_04: Sean Penn

  5. oscars2009_backstage_05: Sean Penn

  6. oscars2009_backstage_06: A.R. Rahman

  7. oscars2009_backstage_07: Danny Boyle

  8. oscars2009_backstage_08: Danny Boyle

  9. oscars2009_backstage_09: Christian Colson and Steven Spielberg

  10. oscars2009_backstage_10: Kate Winslet, Sean Penn, and Penelope Cruz

  11. oscars2009_backstage_11: Kate Winslet, Sean Penn, and Penelope Cruz

  12. oscars2009_backstage_12: Atmosphere

  13. oscars2009_backstage_13: Anjelica Huston, Tilda Swinton, Goldie Hawn, Penelope Cruz, Eva Marie Saint, and Whoopi Goldberg

  14. oscars2009_backstage_14: Tina Fey, Dustin Lance Black, and Steve Martin

  15. oscars2009_backstage_15: Andrew Stanton

  16. oscars2009_backstage_16: Sir Ben Kingsley, Sean Penn, Robert DeNiro, Michael Douglas, Adrien Brody, and Sir Anthony Hopkins

  17. oscars2009_backstage_17: Penelope Cruz

  18. oscars2009_backstage_18: Penelope Cruz

  19. oscars2009_backstage_19: Penelope Cruz

  20. oscars2009_backstage_20: Dustin Lance Black

HollywoodChicago.com content director Brian Tallerico

By BRIAN TALLERICO
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HollywoodChicago.com
brian@hollywoodchicago.com

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