ANGELES — It’s one in every of Hollywood’s most closemouthed and weird jobs: Brian Cullinan, a partner at the house PwC, and a colleague square measure tasked with ensuring the statuettes at the annual Academy Awards square measure properly distributed. He stands within the wings of the Ray M. Dolby Theater here during a black tie and pulls sealed envelopes out of a case, giving the proper one to presenters as they walk onto the stage.
This is the one night a year once the conservative PwC extremely gets to shine. The firm’s chief govt sits with stars within the audience. Mr. Cullinan walks the red carpet, wherever reporters typically say he resembles Matt friend. He told one TV crew that he had no nerves. “We’ve done this a couple of times,” he same before Sunday night’s show, “and we have a tendency to prepare lots.” He was therefore comfy, he even found time to tweet from backstage regarding Emma Stone because the show neared its climax.