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Oscars 2019: Yes, That Was Anita Dobson You Spotted At The Academy Awards

"Something weirdly satisfying about seeing Anita Dobson off EastEnders at the Oscars"
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Every year, the Oscars are invariably one of the most A-list events in the showbiz calendar, and we were pleased to see that at the 2019 ceremony, the British stars were out in force.

As well as Best Actress nominee Olivia Colman, Christian Bale was pictured on the red carpet, along with the likes of Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig, Black Panther star Letitia Wright, Best Original Song contender Mark Ronson and, of course, the toast of awards season, Richard E Grant.

But as we looked through all the photos of the Academy Awards red carpet, there was one iconic British star we were a little surprised to see in attendance…

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Anita Dobson at the Oscars
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Yes, that’s EastEnders legend Anita Dobson serving full red carpet glamour at the Oscars.

Sadly, Anita was not there to collect an award for her own contribution to the world of acting, but rather to support her husband Sir Brian May, a producer of Best Picture nominee Bohemian Rhapsody, who also opened the show with a performance of Queen hits, to mark the film’s success.

Early on in the ceremony, Bohemian Rhapsody picked up a number of technical categories, and when the camera panned to Sir Brian, we weren’t the only ones surprised to see Anita seated in the Oscars audience...

But Anita Dobson wasn’t the only potentially unlikely guest at this year’s Academy Awards.

Also in attendance was RuPaul’s Drag Race finalist Shangela, who stunned on the red carpet in full drag, off the back of her scene-stealing role opposite Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born.

Oscars 2019: All The Red Carpet Pics
Lady Gaga(01 of63)
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Nominated for Best Actress and Best Original Song (credit:Andrew H. Walker/BEI/REX/Shutterstock)
Olivia Colman(02 of63)
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Nominated for Best Actress (credit:Christopher Polk/Rex/Shutterstock)
Yalitza Aparicio(03 of63)
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Nominated for Best Actress (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk(04 of63)
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Nominated for Best Actor (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
Emma Stone(05 of63)
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Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
Glenn Close(06 of63)
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Nominated for Best Actress (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Regina King(07 of63)
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Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
Melissa McCarthy(08 of63)
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Nominated for Best Actress (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
Mark Ronson(09 of63)
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Nominated for Best Original Song (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Rami Malek and Lucy Boynton(10 of63)
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Nominated for Best Actor (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
Amy Adams(11 of63)
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Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
Adam Driver and Joanne Tucker(12 of63)
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Nominated for Best Actor (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
Richard E Grant and Olivia Grant(13 of63)
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Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
Viggo Mortensen(14 of63)
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Nominated for Best Actor (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
Chadwick Boseman(15 of63)
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Rachel Weisz(16 of63)
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Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
Michael B Jordan and Donna Jordan(17 of63)
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Jennifer Lopez(18 of63)
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Michael B. Jordan, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke and Ryan Coogler of Black Panther, with Zinzi Evans(19 of63)
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Marina de Tavira(20 of63)
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Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (credit:Getty Editorial)
Willem Dafoe and Giada Colagrande(21 of63)
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Nominated for Best Actor (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
Sam Elliott(22 of63)
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Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
Spike Lee(23 of63)
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Nominated for Best Director (credit:Rick Rowell via Getty Images)
Sam Rockwell(24 of63)
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Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
Allison Janney(25 of63)
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Last year's Best Supporting Actress recipient (credit:MARK RALSTON via Getty Images)
Serena Williams(26 of63)
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Charlize Theron(27 of63)
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Dame Helen Mirren(28 of63)
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Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh(29 of63)
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David Oyelowo(30 of63)
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Nicholas Hoult and Joe Alwyn of The Favourite(31 of63)
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Brie Larson and Samuel L Jackson of Captain Marvel(32 of63)
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Sarah Paulson(33 of63)
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James McAvoy(34 of63)
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Adam Lambert(35 of63)
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Oscars 2019 performer (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
Gwilym Lee, Allen Leech, Joseph Mazzello, and Ben Hardy of Bohemian Rhapsody(36 of63)
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Billy Porter(37 of63)
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Linda Cardellini(38 of63)
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Octavia Spencer(39 of63)
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Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti(40 of63)
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Last year's recipient of Best Original Screenplay (credit:MARK RALSTON via Getty Images)
Tina Fey(41 of63)
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Maya Rudolph(42 of63)
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Amy Poehler(43 of63)
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Gemma Chan(44 of63)
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Angela Bassett(45 of63)
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Emilia Clarke(46 of63)
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Diane Warren(47 of63)
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Nominated for Best Original Song (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
Constance Wu(48 of63)
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Shangela(49 of63)
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Danielle Macdonald(50 of63)
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Elsie Fisher(51 of63)
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Jennifer Hudson(52 of63)
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Oscars 2019 performer (credit:MARK RALSTON via Getty Images)
Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet(53 of63)
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Nancy García(54 of63)
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Stephan James(55 of63)
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Amandla Stenberg(56 of63)
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Awkwafina(57 of63)
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Kacey Musgraves(58 of63)
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Laura Harrier(59 of63)
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Barry Jenkins and Lulu Wang(60 of63)
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Ryan Seacrest(61 of63)
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Jennifer Lewis(62 of63)
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Giuliana Rancic(63 of63)
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