Oscar nominees luncheon: Memorable quotes from Redmayne, Moore, Keaton

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The 87th Academy Award nominee class during the Oscar luncheon held at the Beverly Hills Hilton. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Bradley Cooper checks in at the Beverly Hills Hilton for the Oscar nominees luncheon for the 87th Academy Awards. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Bradley Cooper greets Clint Eastwood at the nominees luncheon. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Aneta Kopacz, from left, nominated for documentary short subject (“Joanna”), Abderrahmane Sissako, nominated for foreign film (“Timbuktu”), and Rory Kennedy, nominated for documentary feature (“Last Days in Vietnam”), arrive at the Beverly Hills Hilton. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Greg Landaker and Garry Rizzo, nominees for sound mixing for “Interstellar,” arrive at the Beverly Hills Hilton for the Oscar nominees luncheon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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“Gone Girl” actress Rosamund Pike arrives at the Beverly Hills Hilton for the Oscar nominees luncheon for the 87th Academy Awards. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Richard Stammers and Tim Crosbie, nominees for visual effects for “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” arrive at the Beverly Hills Hilton. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Animator Don Hall, left, producer Roy Conli and director Chris Williams, from “Big Hero 6,” pose on the red carpet at the nominees lucheon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris, nominee Common and “American Sniper” director Clint Eastwood arrive for the nominees luncheon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Becky Sullivan and Andrew Decristofaro, sound editors for “Unbroken,” are all smiles at the Oscar nominees luncheon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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A nominee for original music for “Begin Again,” Danielle Brisebois arrives at the Beverly Hills Hilton. (Rob Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Oscar President Cheryl Boone-Isaacs greets host Neil Patrick Harris on the red carpet at the 87th Academy Awards nominees luncheon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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J.K. Simmons and Bradley Cooper chat at the luncheon. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Morten Tyldum, director of “The Imitation Game,” Charlie Siskel, nominated for documentary feature (“Finding Vivian Maier”) and Orlando Von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara, nominees for documentary feature (“Virunga”) arrive for the luncheon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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“Foxcatcher” director Bennett Miller, left, and makeup artist Bill Corso arrive at the Beverly Hills Hilton. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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“Two Days, One Night” actress Marion Cotillard, from left, “How to Train Your Dragon 2” producer Bonnie Arnold and writer/director Dean DeBlois, and “Selma” producer/costar Oprah Winfrey arrive for the luncheon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Director Clint Eastwood and Oscar-nominated actor Bradley Cooper walk the red carpet together at the 87th Academy Awards nominees luncheon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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“Foxcatcher” actor Steve Carell laughs with makeup artist Bill Corso at the Beverly Hills Hilton’s Oscar nominees luncheon. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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“American Sniper” actor Bradley Cooper, “Gone Girl” actress Rosamund Pike and “Birdman” actor Michael Keaton at the Oscar nominees luncheon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Ronan Blaney and Michael Lennox, nominees for live action short film (“Boogaloo and Graham”) make their way down the red carpet to the nominees luncheon. (Rob Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Ellar Coltrane and director Richard Linklater of “Boyhood” arrive at the Beverly Hills Hilton. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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“Wild” actress Reese Witherspoon arrives at the Beverly Hills Hilton for the Oscar nominees luncheon for the 87th Academy Awards. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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“Foxcatcher” actor Steve Carell arrives at the Beverly Hills Hilton. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Acting nominees Felicity Jones (“The Theory of Everything”), left, Laura Dern (“Wild”) and Emma Stone (“Birdman”) arrive at the Oscar nominees luncheon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Oprah Winfrey, one of the producers of “Selma,” is hurried along at the Beverly Hills Hilton for the Oscar nominees luncheon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Acting nominee Eddie Redmayne, from “The Theory of Everything,” waves on the red carpet. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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“The Judge’s” Robert Duvall gets a hug and a kiss from fellow Oscar nominee and “Wild” actress Laura Dern. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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“Still Alice’s” Julianne Moore takes a photo with a guest upon her arrival at the Oscar nominees luncheon. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Oprah Winfrey and Larry Gordon, producers of “Selma,” arrive at the Beverly Hills Hilton. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Acting nominees Steve Carrell (“Foxcatcher”), Edward Norton (“Birdman”) and J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”) at the Oscar nominees luncheon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Acting nominees Julianne Moore (“Still Alice”), left, and Patricia Arquette (“Boyhood”) are pictured alongside actress America Ferrera. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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“Boyhood” actress Patricia Arquette arrives at the Beverly Hills Hilton for the 87th Academy Awards’ Oscar nominees luncheon. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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“Two Days, One Night’s” Marion Cotillard takes a photo with fans as she arrives at the Beverly Hills Hilton for the Oscar nominees luncheon. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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“The Judge” supporting actor nominee Robert Duvall signs autographs at the Oscar nominees luncheon. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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America Ferrera arrives, and continues the fan-photo trend, at the Beverly Hills Hilton for the Oscar nominees luncheon. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Common, who co-wrote “Selma’s” Oscar-nominated song “Glory,” poses for photos with fans at the Beverly Hills Hilton. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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“Wild’s” Reese Witherspoon arrives at the Beverly Hills Hilton for the Oscar nominees luncheon. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

By Oliver Gettell

and Tre’vell Anderson

Feb. 2, 2015 2:50 PM PT

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ annual Oscar nominees luncheon Monday drew A-listers including Eddie Redmayne, Julianne Moore, Patricia Arquette and Bradley Cooper. For some the event was a chance to do a bit of last-minute campaigning, for others it was an Oscar-night warmup, and for the rest — well, it was an honor just to be nominated.

Here are some of the most memorable moments from the Oscar luncheon.

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Redmayne: The “Theory of Everything” star and lead actor nominee continued his charm offensive with an anecdote about trying to get his shiny new Golden Globe through airport security. As his bag went through the X-ray machine, he recalled, a TSA attendant stopped the bag, zoomed in and said, “I think it’s an award or something.”

“I was really hoping they would make me take it out,” Redmayne said with a laugh. “And they did. That was a very special moment.” As for his prospects on Oscar night, he said he’s not going to jump the gun: “It’s bad luck if you start over-preparing.”

Moore: The frontrunner in the lead actress race for her performance in the Alzheimer’s drama “Still Alice” said she’s just happy to bring attention to what men and women living with the disease experience. Based on responses she’s gotten, “They do feel like what they’re going through has been represented,” she said. “That for me is more important than anything.”

Cooper: The “American Sniper” star similarly said he was glad to get people talking, in his case about veterans and the challenges they face on and off the battlefield.

“Any discussion that sheds light on the plight of the men and women in the armed forces … is fantastic,” he said.

Reese Witherspoon: The actress talked about her fight to get “Wild” made, saying that she needed to take action to create the kinds of roles she wants to see.

“It’s great to speak up, but I really think you’ve got to do something,” Witherspoon said, adding that she started her own production company after seeing “six of my favorite actresses fighting over a really crappy role. … It’s time for change and people really want it.”

Michael Keaton: The “Birdman” leading man, a first-time Oscar nominee at age 63, said, “It’s nice to be older because you don’t care about a lot of things.” He added, “You know … I’m going to say what I want to say and how I feel.” He never wants to look back and think that he was just a big talker, he said.

Arquette: Fellow acting veteran and first-time nominee Arquette said awards recognition “was never a pursuit of mine. I never imagined it.” The “Boyhood” actress continued, “Having said that, at 46 … I feel like I can appreciate all the beauty of this moment.”

Steve Carell: The lead actor nominee summed up the day’s sentiment. Asked about his shift from comedy to drama in “Foxcatcher,” he said: “I just want to do stuff that’s good … that people respond to.”

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