The month of March has been huge for Hollywood as all the prestigious award shows are conducted during this time. In what is possibly the biggest event for the film fraternity, the Academy Awards was hosted at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles in all its glory. Jessica Chastain, actress extraordinaire, had won Best Actress for The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova congratulated the star and was seen almost fangirling about the actress on her Instagram stories.

The former World No. 1 from shared a post made by another Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway, which shows Chastain clutching the trophy and smiling away as she looked ethereal in the gold-lilac ensemble for the ceremony. She also posted a story about a picture from the pre-Oscar party that Gucci threw.

For the Gucci party, some high-profile guests like Anne Hathaway, Edgar Ramirez, Zoe Saldana, and as it turns out, our very own Maria Sharapova were in attendance.

Sharapova was also known for her sartorial choices and fashion sense besides being an intelligent tennis star. Having attended the event held at Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura in Beverly Hills, the Russian captioned her Instagram story, “Last weekend we got to celebrate and honor the beautiful @jessicachastain ahead of her Oscar victory.”

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Maria Sharapova and other tennis stars enjoy the Oscars

Maria Sharapova seemed to enjoy the Oscars and the ceremony that followed as was made clear by her recent Instagram updates. She also informed her many fans that she found the Oscar-winning movie Coda extremely moving and worthy. However, she was not the only tennis player who got to cherish the Oscars.

Her longtime rival Serena Williams and her sister Venus were entered the prestigious event as presenters. Not only that, they were also there as executive producers for their movie King Richard, which is based on their father and longtime coach Richard Williams.

In what was a very dramatic turn of events, Will Smith, who starred as Richard Williams, became the center of the ‘Oscar moment’ when he slapped Chris Rock for an insensitive joke minutes ahead of winning the best actor award for King Richard.

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