Forget the gossip mags - celebrities attending the Oscars and associated after-parties gave fans backstage passes by publishing messages, videos and pictures on their Twitter accounts throughout the evening.
After years of dealing with the media mangling their words, stars are now creating a direct dialogue with fans.
The combination of Twitter, which allows people to post short messages directly from their mobile phones, and alcohol, led to surprisingly candid postings from the Oscar festivities.
Ashton Kutcher and wife Demi Moore were by far the most prolific Oscar Twitterers. They didn't attend the awards ceremony but hosted an Oscars after-party attended by some of the biggest stars.
Kutcher posted an image of rapper Sean "P Diddy" Combs clutching an Oscar alongside the message "Diddy throws up Oscars". He also published an image of himself with Penelope Cruz's Oscar.
Using the Qik video online service, Kutcher posted two amateur videos during the party, one of Combs dancing to Prince's Kiss and another of Moore. He also published a clip of the couple relaxing at home before the party.
The postings humanised the stars, who are typically seen only in a pristine, staged environment.
"Coolest moment of the night ... Meeting Jack [Nicholson,] holding penelopes oscar and watching joe Pesci send back 3 martinis because they were sub par," Kutcher wrote on Twitter.
Moore, meanwhile, published two pictures from her Oscars party, one modelling her backless black dress and another with Kutcher.
"I am so tired 2day & my feet R killing me from dancing but I think it was rockin' shindig & everyone seemed 2 have a gr8 time! Nap time?," Moore wrote once the festivities were over.
As the night dragged on and more alcohol was consumed, Combs decided to run a bubble bath.
"I'm holding an oscar rt now and takin a bubble bath!!!! God is great!!! Let's go people," Combs wrote on his Twitter page.
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore pose for a Twitter photo during their Oscars after-party.
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