Oscars 2019: Instantly Iconic Photos

23 Instantly Iconic Photos from the 2019 Oscars

From Olivia Colman's goofy gesture to Spike Lee's big leap (and a lotta Lady Gaga), see the images that will stick with us long after the ceremony ends.

Alex Apatoff

Published on February 25, 2019 12:43PM EST

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Olivia Colman

91st Annual Academy Awards - Show — Kevin Winter/Getty

The Best Actress recipient indulged in what every winner wants to do once the music starts playing her off: A big ol' raspberry to the conductor.

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Spike Lee & Samuel L. Jackson

spike-lee-1 — Spike Lee and Samuel L. Jackson.

We don't know if Spike was celebrating his Best Adapted Screenplay win or just thanking his friend for revealing the Knicks' score before presenting the Oscar to him.

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The Acting Winners

ABC's Coverage Of The 91st Annual Academy Awards - Press Room — Rick Rowell/Getty

Rami Malek, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Mahershala Ali all practice what they plan to do with their Champagne later.

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Rami Malek

91st Annual Academy Awards - Governors Ball — Kevork Djansezian/Getty

He is the champion, my friends.

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Regina King

91st Annual Academy Awards, Press Room, Los Angeles, USA - 24 Feb 2019 — David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock

It's a lot of work to get guns like hers. Might as well put them to good use.

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Lady Gaga

91st Annual Academy Awards - Backstage — Matt Petit/A

Emotions ran high after her steamy performance of "Shallow" and follow-up Best Song win.

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Lady Gaga

ABC's Coverage Of The 91st Annual Academy Awards – Backstage — Lady Gaga. Eric McCandless/Getty

Like, really high.

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Lady Gaga

91st Annual Academy Awards - Press Room — Frazer Harrison/Getty

She recovered quickly, though.

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Lucy Boynton & Rami Malek

A good girlfriend celebrates your Best Actor win with a smooch. A great girlfriend makes sure the lipstick is all wiped off before you take the stage.

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Melissa McCarthy

It seems this already won Best Costumes at the 2020 Oscars.

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Samuel L. Jackson & Glenn Close

Glenn has the best Instagram in the business, so we can't blame Samuel for wanting to get some selfie tips.

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Julia Roberts & Linda Cardellini

"No, I love your pink dress!"

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Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Hey. We just wanted you to take another look at this.

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Jay Hart & Hannah Beachler

The Black Panther set designers are feeling understandably celebratory.

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Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey & Amy Poehler

Before our second-favorite performance of "Shallow" of the evening.

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Awkwafina & John Mulaney

If the Oscars are going to go back to having a host in 2020, we nominate these two.

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The Winners for Free Solo

The pairing of presenters Jason Momoa and Helen Mirren was already iconic, but add some incredibly excited documentary winners into the mix and it was backstage magic.

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