Where do the winners go after collecting their trophies? We see them get there trophy and then they are gone.

The Kodak Theatre stage is where the singing and dancing happens, where the jokes are cracked, where the showbiz side of the Academy Awards takes place.

Backstage in the interview room, however, a more compelling show often unfolds. There’s no orchestra there to cut short the gushings of newly minted Oscar winners, no roomful of stars to intimidate them. Just a microphone, a podium and, often as not, honest emotion.

That’s where I spent Oscar night. Here’s some of what I saw and heard: read more…