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When you win an Oscar you don8217;t just get a trophy 8212; you also get a torn piece of paper.8226; As Sofia Coppola was being swept awa...

When you win an Oscar you don8217;t just get a trophy 8212; you also get a torn piece of paper.

8226; As Sofia Coppola was being swept away from the stage after winning best original screenplay for Lost In Translation, presenter Susan Sarandon hurried after her, yelling, 8220;Sofia! Sofia!8221; Coppola stopped and Sarandon stuffed the envelope containing her name into her hand. 8216;8216;Keep this,8217;8217; said Sarandon, a former Oscar winner. 8216;8216;You8217;ll want to frame that.8217;8217;

8226; Nicole Kidman, who presented the lead actor award to Sean Penn for Mystic River, did the same favour for him. 8216;8216;Sean! Sean!8217;8217; shouted Kidman, also a previous Oscar winner. 8216;8216;Take that.8217;8217; She slipped the envelope into his hand.

8226; There is a dazed expression shared by most Oscar winners when they walk away from millions of viewers and back into reality.

8226; Tim Robbins, who collected the Supporting Actor trophy on Sunday for Mystic River, strolled backstage with an awed look in his eyes and began wandering the wrong way as his handlers tried to herd him down a walkway to the press room. 8216;8216;Oh,8217;8217; he exclaimed as they grabbed him, snapping back to attention. He smiled. 8216;8216;I just wanted to go home.8217;8217;

Catherine Zeta-Jones, who presented the trophy to Robbins, kissed him and offered congratulations. Then, to the astonishment of everyone within earshot, she clutched at the back of her crimson gown and said, 8216;8216;I need to get this thing off.8217;8217; She turned around, exposing the uncomfortable looking remote microphone pack wedged between her back and the gown. 8216;8216;I feel like a robot with this on.8217;8217;

8226; 8216;8216;It8217;s now official 8212; there is nobody left in New Zealand to thank,8217;8217; Academy Awards host Billy Crystal said midway in the show when it became clear that The Lord of the Rings was on its way to an Oscars sweep. PM Helen Clark on Sunday hailed the Oscar success. 8212;Agencies