STARS RETREAT TO SWISS CHALET
Ross King says the biggest concern of show bosses isn’t what the red carpet stars are wearing but that the walkway is never empty.
“Most people know there are “seat fillers” so that when a big star pops out to the loo an “extra” sits in their place,” said Ross. “But not many know there are carpet
“To make the red carpet always look busy, people are employed to look like stars and constantly walk it. When they get to the end they don’t go into the Dolby Theatre, they just nip round the back and down to the front of the carpet again.”
This year’s backstage green room is designed to look like a Swiss chalet as it’s sponsored by Rolex. And while the stars won’t be getting a free watch, they’ll still be leaving laden with loot.
The unofficial goodie bags for nominees, put together by Distinctive Assets, are valued at £100,000.
They include free holidays to Tanzania, Hawaii and Greece as well as well as a diamond necklace and a £7,500 donation for an animal shelter of their choice.
The organisers were left red-faced last year when La La Land was wrongly named as Best Picture by presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty.
Now accounting firm Pricewaterhousecoopers, who were responsible, have introduced a rigorous new procedure to stop any excruciating repetition.