Ready or not, here it comes: the Oscars [1] are just days away, so what better way to gear up for the big night than by highlighting the best moments from years past? Through the years, the press room has given many a celebrity an opportunity to ham it up with their trophies and show off their goofiest faces. There's a lot that happens behind the scenes, so check out these hilarious photos that you may not have seen before.
Penelope Cruz [5], 2009
Jeremy Irons, 1991
Dustin Hoffman [6] and Tom Cruise [7], 1989
Leonardo DiCaprio [8], 2016
Meryl Streep [9], 1983
George Clooney [10], 2006
Mira Sorvino, 1996
Matt Damon [11] and Ben Affleck [12], 1998
Adele, 2013
Brenda Fricker and Daniel Day-Lewis, 1990
Sophia Loren and Gregory Peck, 1991
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, 1984
Robin Williams [13], 1996
Patricia Arquette and Nicolas Cage [14], 1996
Jennifer Lawrence [15], 2013
Kevin Spacey [16], 1996
Jennifer Lawrence [17] and Matthew McConaughey [18], 2014
Geoffrey Rush and Frances McDormand, 1997
John Wayne and Barbra Streisand, 1969
Walter Matthau and Howard Koch, 1990
Kate Winslet [19], 2009
Clint Eastwood [20], 2005
Jennifer Lawrence [21], 2013
Jean Dujardin, 2012
Tilda Swinton, 2008
Jack Nicholson [22], 1998
Steven Spielberg [23], 1994
Elton John and Tim Rice, 1995
Mel Gibson [24], 1996
Joel Cohen, 2008
Warren Beatty, 1983
Denzel Washington [25] and Halle Berry [26], 2002
Jack Nicholson [27] and Shirley MacLaine, 1984
Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks [28], 1995
Octavia Spencer, 2012
Roberto Benigni, 1999
Jennifer Hudson [29], 2007
Daniel Day-Lewis, Tilda Swinton, Marion Cotillard, Javier Bardem [30], 2008
Dustin Hoffman [31], 1980
Nicolas Cage [32] and Susan Sarandon, 1996
Bret McKenzie, 2012
Meryl Streep [33], 2012
Matthew McConaughey [34], Cate Blanchett [35], Lupita Nyong'o, and Jared Leto [36], 2014
Emma Thompson [37], 1993
Jeff Bridges [38], 2010
Ben Affleck [39], 2013
Billy Bob Thornton [40], 1997
Reese Witherspoon [41], 2006
Anthony Hopkins [42] and Jodie Foster [43], 1992
Lupita Nyong'o, 2014
Danny Boyle, 2009
Jack Nicholson [44], 1976
Cuba Gooding Jr., 1997
Javier Bardem [45], 2008
Sylvester Stallone, 1977
Jamie Foxx [46], 2005
Kevin Costner [47], 1991
Natalie Wood and Darth Vader, 1978
Dustin Hoffman [48] and Clint Eastwood [49], 2005
Oprah Winfrey [50], 1986
Christoph Waltz, 2010
Francis Ford Coppola, 1975
Brad Pitt [51], 2013
J.K. Simmons, Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore, and Eddie Redmayne, 2015
Common and John Legend [52], 2015