Inside Oscars Rehearsals: Andrew Garfield, Goldie Hawn and Oprah Bring Fun, Flubbed Lines and Star Power Ahead of 2025 Show

Mar. 15, 2025

Goldie Hawn and Andrew Garfield at 2025 Oscars rehearsals; Oprah at 2025 Oscars rehearsals.Photo:AMPAS

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Upbeat and casual in shorts, sneakers and a black hoodie, Brown, 48, andAna de Armasare practicing lines off a teleprompter as they prepare to co-present the Live Action Short category. “I gotchu,” says Brown, a Best Supporting Actor nominee last year for hisAmerican Fictionrole, as he chats and links arms with the 36-year-old actress, who received a Best Actress nod in 2023 forBlonde.

And, having nailed their first run-through, theParadisestar exclaims, “Let’s do it!”

Sterling K. Brown and Ana de Armas at 2025 Oscars rehearsals.AMPAS

Rehearsal shenanigans unfolded throughout Saturday morning as a spirited succession of A-listers took the stage to master blocking, lines and timing ahead of Hollywood’s biggest night.

After fumbling her first words, two-time Oscar winnerEmma Stonelaughed and, in self-deprecating fashion, announced, “Oh God, this is going to go great.”

A steady stream of dazzling stars, includingDa’Vine Joy Randolph,Miles Teller,Whoopi Goldberg,Miley CyrusandOprah Winfrey(with BFFGayle Kingin tow in the front row!), were mostly dressed down and makeup-free as they worked out kinks, navigated nerves and took in the vast Hollywood theater, mostly empty save for a bustling production staff and crew.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph at 2025 Oscars rehearsals.Miles Teller at 2025 Oscars rehearsals.Da’Vine Joy Randolph at 2025 Oscars rehearsals.PHOTO:AMPASMiles Teller at 2025 Oscars rehearsals.PHOTO:AMPAS

Da’Vine Joy Randolph at 2025 Oscars rehearsals.Miles Teller at 2025 Oscars rehearsals.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph at 2025 Oscars rehearsals.

Miles Teller at 2025 Oscars rehearsals.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph at 2025 Oscars rehearsals.PHOTO:AMPASMiles Teller at 2025 Oscars rehearsals.PHOTO:AMPAS

At one point, a jeans-clad Stone, 36, peered out at the orchestra section peppered with cardboard placards emblazoned with each nominee’s headshot. Having perfected her lines — and handed an Oscar statuette to a stand-in winner — the star flashed a big smile, waved and headed out into the wings.

Andrew Garfield, a two-time nominee, andGoldie Hawn, who took home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1970 forCactus Flower, were in similarly high spirits as they worked on timing and giggled together from centerstage.

Co-presenting the Animated Feature and Animated Short categories, the unlikely duo navigated their bits and at various moments, sweetly linked arms or hands.

Oprah Winfrey (left) and Whoopi Goldberg at 2025 Oscars rehearsals.AMPAS

When Hawn, 79, looking sharp in a black pantsuit and with her blonde hair down, briefly fumbled a line, she said, “Okay, here we go…” Garfield, 41, with a sweater slung over his shoulders, glasses and his button-down untucked, rubbed Hawn’s back — and, when they eventually nailed their run-through, the two shared an enthusiastic high-five.

In typical fashion, the 2025 Oscars are set to be star-studded, as the Academy previously announced that the list of presenters will includeEmilia PérezstarSelena Gomez,The Brutalist’sJoe Alwyn,Nosferatu’sLily-Rose DeppandWillem Dafoe, andGladiator II’sConnie Nielsen.

Goldie Hawn holds hands with Andrew Garfield backstage at 2025 Oscars rehearsals.AMPAS

Other presenters at theConan O’Brien-hosted show include Winfrey, Brown, Armas, Hawn,Ben Stiller,Nick Offerman, as well as 2024 Oscar winners Randolph, Stone,Robert Downey Jr.andCillian Murphy.

The list oflive performers, meanwhile, includesWickedstarsAriana GrandeandCynthia Erivo,Queen Latifah,Doja Cat,Lisa of BLACKPINK, andRaye.

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