Photos: Oscar rehearsals
Stage managers and crew were in constant motion Saturday during rehearsals at the Dolby Theatre for Sunday’s 88th annual Academy Awards.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)Snapshots from the final day of rehearsals before the Academy Awards telecast.
Trophy presenter Elizabeth Chomko, left, holding a faux wooden Oscar, waits for her cue from stage manager John Esposito during the rehearsals.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)Two-time Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett waits in the wings for her cue.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)Actors Margot Robbie and Jared Leto rehearse for the Oscar ceremony.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg rehearses a backstage shot at the Dolby Theatre.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)Trophy presenter Josh Johnson holds a faux wooden Oscar statue backstage as he waits for his next cue.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)Steadicam operator Fred Frederick, right, with camera assistant Randy Pulley work on stage during the rehearsals.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)Oscar-nominated producer-director Reginald Hudlin, left, who is producing the 88th annual Academy Awards telecast with David Hill, talks to two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett backstage at the Dolby Theatre.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)Steadicam operator Fred Frederick, right, and camera assistant Randy Pulley practice walk-offs.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)Actors Abraham Attah, from left, and Jacob Tremblay get direction from stage manager John Esposito before walking on stage.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)Stage manager Gary Natoli, left, and Ron Paul, right, talk with the show director Glenn Weiss on center stage.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)Academy Award-winning actress Patricia Arquette walks off the main stage during rehearsals.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)Techno-Jib operator Jay Kulick works the camera from the balcony.
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