Author: Amy Kaufman / Source: latimes.com
Viola Davis’ daughter, Genesis, bounded down the steps of the Oscars stage and hopped into the seat where “The Post” star would sit just a day later. With roughly 24 hours left until the Dolby Theatre opened its doors to for the Academy Awards, the auditorium was filled with production staffers, seat holders featuring the images of nominees and one very excited kid.
One might imagine that the child of an Oscar-winning actress might be unfazed by celebrity. Not Genesis. As she watched her mother rehearse her presentation for Sunday’s show, she was wide-eyed, taking note of all the stars who would be in attendance.
Which makes sense. Genesis was one of the few — alongside a handful of rehearsal actors and a few reporters — to be granted an early look at Sunday’s show. And for the select group who are allowed inside the Dolby’s tightly-guarded walls, there are rules: No speaking to presenters unless they speak to you. All pictures must be approved by Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to make sure the images don’t reveal too much of the set. You can talk about who is presenting an award, but you can’t say which award that person is presenting — or what they’re going to say when they present it.
To wit: Ashley Judd, Annabella Sciorra and Salma Hayek — all of whom have disclosed in recent months that they were sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein — turned up to present together.
But their role in the show must remain secret for a few more hours.Saturday’s rehearsal — which the media witnessed about four hours of — was meant largely for the presenters, who are required to turn up to the Dolby in the days leading up…
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