As the film industry was celebrating its most prestigious day in Hollywood, two actors in Thailand were being jailed.
Pornthip Munkong and Patiwat Saraiyaem were both sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for their roles in a play deemed to have defamed Thailand's monarchy.
The play called "Wolf Bride" was about a fictional king and his advisor.
It was performed at Bangkok's Thammasat University in October 2013 to mark the anniversary of a 1973 anti-dictatorship uprising.
Pornthip, a student activist, and Patiwat, a fourth-year student, both pleaded guilty to the offence which can carry a sentence of up to 15 years.
Thailand has some of the most draconian laws in the world for the offence of insulting the king, the queen, the crown prince and the regent.
The offence is known as lese majeste.
Supporters of the law say it is necessary to protect the institution of monarchy as it is one of the pillars of Thai society.
Opponents say it is frequently used as a blunt instrument to silence political opponents.
The military-installed government that seized power from an elected administration in last May's coup has made defending the monarchy a priority in an effort to ensure stability towards the end of 87-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej's reign.
