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'Paperman' producer ejected from Oscars for throwing paper planes

Kristina Reed celebrated a win for short film 'Paperman' by throwing paper planes from the balcony of the Dolby Theater Auditorium during the Academy Awards ceremony.
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John Kahrs poses with Paul Rudd and Melissa McCarthy as he holds his Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for "Paperman" backstage at the 85th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 24, 2013. (File/UPI/Phil McCarten)
John Kahrs poses with Paul Rudd and Melissa McCarthy as he holds his Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for "Paperman" backstage at the 85th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 24, 2013. (File/UPI/Phil McCarten) 
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Published: Feb. 25, 2013 at 8:46 AM

After Disney's "Paperman" won the Academy Award for best animated short, producer Kristina Reed began throwing paper airplanes with kisses on them, like the ones seen in the film, from the mezzanine.

The three or four planes went mostly unnoticed. A few onlookers said they flew straight down from the balcony and didn't make it anywhere near the stage. Nonetheless, security removed her from the auditorium. After about ten minutes and a "short protest" she was allowed to return to her seat.

Directed by John Kahrs, the black-and-white hand-drawn short film appeared ahead of the animated feature "Wreck it Ralph," which lost to Pixar's "Brave" at the Academy Awards Sunday.

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