The producers of last night’s Oscars telecast must have known that the best supporting actress race was their most eagerly anticipated, waiting nearly two hours to bestow the award that typically gets handed out near the beginning of the show. Presenter Christoph Waltz ended up reading Lupita Nyong’o’s name, of course, and the 12 Years a Slave actress seemingly floated up the stairs to accept her prize. Jennifer Lawrence, who could be seen enthusiastically cheering for Nyong’o from her seat, very likely whispered, “Phew” (or some J. Law variation, probably involving profanity), as many had felt that a second straight Lawrence win could have led to a backlash.
Later in the evening, the women were captured backstage by Getty Images photographer Christopher Polk—who deserves an Oscar of his own for snapping this shot—like this, as Lawrence playfully made an attempt to grab Nyong’o’s trophy. (One can only hope Hollywood is right now setting a buddy comedy—or four—starring these two into motion.) Meanwhile, the two white-jacketed, partially obscured men behind Lawrence are Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto! And the woman with gold earrings between the women appears to be completely unaware that the two most famous actresses in the world at the moment are tussling in a glorious photo op, like, ten feet away from her! Thesis statements have been written about less than the contents of this image.