The designers behind Hollywood\u2019s grandest stage pulled back the curtain on their green-themed inspiration for the Oscars dais.<\/p>\n
The stage for the 98th Academy Awards show resembles a garden courtyard, with overhanging tree branches and other floral touches meant to provide a feeling of zen.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is an unsettled nature around the climate right now, and there\u2019s just something very calming about being surrounded by architecture, but having this space for trees to grow,\u201d Oscars production designer Alana Billingsley told Vanity Fair<\/a> of the stage\u2019s theme.<\/p>\n The stage for the 98th Academy Awards show resembles a garden courtyard, with overhanging tree branches and other floral touches.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are exploring the contrast between the organic and the rigidly architectural, and that creates the feeling that life can exist anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n The award show\u2019s A-list guests<\/a> should feel like they\u2019re in a \u201csanctuary for celebration\u201d inside the Dolby Theater, added production designer Misty Buckley. \u201cIt\u2019s got that gorgeous sense of place and belonging.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s just so divine,\u201d Buckley added. \u201cI think that also helps the audience feel connected and part of something, and really warm and held within the space.\u201d<\/p>\n In previous years, the stage was decorated with gold tones and sparkling details, creating a sense of luxury.<\/p>\n Preparations are made on for the red carpet arrivals ahead of the 98th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n The red carpet for the Oscar Gala gets the finishing touches. Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n This year, the team used stone, metal, and glass to reflect a more natural style<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that our material choice this year was very much about finding materials that had a beautiful quality that the light could pass through and less about reflective surfaces,\u201d Buckley explained.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, authorities are deploying more security than ever at the Oscars<\/a> this year amid heightened tensions and terror attacks since the start of the war in Iran.<\/p>\n In previous years, the stage was decorated with gold tones and sparkling details, creating a sense of luxury. Penske Media via Getty Images<\/p>\n Decorative replica Oscar statues covered in protective plastic sheeting at the red carpet arrivals area. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n Officials said security at Sunday\u2019s show in Hollywood will be \u201cbetter\u201d than ever, with a one-mile security perimeter around the awards show.<\/p>\n The 98th Academy Awards will be broadcast live on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 7 p.m. ET and 4 p.m. PT, with comedian Conan O\u2019Brien as the host.<\/p>\n Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n California Post News: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, X<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, WhatsApp<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t
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