kelly ripa and mark consuelos are in town for the oscars, and to host their next day show from insides has become an annual tradition. it's also a challenging one. from their little cubbyhole backstage. >> we have no idea who's going to come back. >> the oscars are an exciting, nerve racking event, not just for the nominees who hit the red carpet before heading into the dolby theater, but also for talk show hosts kelly ripa and mark consuelos, who taped interviews for their annual live after the oscars show. during the award show telecast, it's not as glamorous as it might seem. >> we can't hear. we can't see. and then suddenly, the winner is right there standing in front of us. and we have to, like, figure out who just won, what they we. >> know the category. >> we know the category. we just don't know. like who's who it is. >> i'm always excited to meet some of the people that i've admired for so many years, and especially at the time when they've won something so massive and so important in their lives. it's like you don't not everybody gets to experience that. and so it's nice to

kelly ripa and mark consuelos are in hollywood for the big show, and once again will host their next from inside the dolby theater. it's become an annual tradition. abc news reporter george pennacchio reports. >> hello from hollywood. kelly ripa and mark consuelos are in town for the oscars, and to host their next day show from inside the dolby theater. this has become an annual tradition. it's also a challenging one. from their little cubbyhole backstage. >> we have no idea who's going to come back. >> the oscars are an exciting, nerve racking event, not just for the nominees who hit the red carpet before heading into the dolby theater, but also for talk show hosts kelly ripa and mark consuelos, who taped interviews for their annual live after the oscars show. during the award show telecast, it's not as glamorous as it might seem. >> we can't hear. we can't see. and then suddenly, the winner is right there standing in front of us. and we have to, like, figure out who just won. what. >> we know the category. >> we know the category. we just don't know. like who's who it is. >> i'm al

. >> here are kelly ripa and mark consuelos. >> beaming backstage after someone's won an oscar is somethingt you won't soon forget. >> the duo is first to talk to the oscar winners just moments after they walk off that stage. >> we are in this little tiny crawl space of an area. >> i'm convinced that if we were any bigger as people, we wouldn't be able to do the job. >> 250 in the morning and we are still editing. >> what happens in between the oscars and your show? >> we're transforming their stage into our stage. my producers are in the edit all night, so they're working like crazy. >> but the truth, jack, you can't handle the oscars. >> the show's cold open, always a hit, and this year promises to be no different. can you teaseto what's on tap for this year? >> we like to remind the producers and directors that are at the academy that we are, in fact, actors. >> great actors. >> well, we're actors. >> nobody puts kelly in the corner. we're doing wicked. >> it's our take on wicked. >> kelly stepping into the role as glinda. you know, with a guy. >> what i see is kelly as ariana grande. an

kelly ripa and mark consuelos.ege-jean page will join us, and lionel richie will be here with music from soccer mommy and smokey robinson. but not together. they will be separate. our first guest tonight is a galaxy-guarding, raptor-wrangling, shoe-shining superstar. his new movie, "the electric state," premieres march 14th on netflix. please welcome chris pratt. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> that's my favorite part. >> jimmy: did you guys practice that? >> yeah, thanks, guys. that rehearsal we did over the weekend really paid off. thank you for that. >> jimmy: it just goes to show you that really successful people prepare. >> that's it. separation's in the preparation. >> jimmy: congratulations. i know you have a new child since last i saw you. [ cheering ] >> thank you. thank you, yeah. >> jimmy: how old is he? >> ford. >> jimmy: 4 months old? >> ford. he is 3 months old. ford i was saying -- >> jimmy: he doesn't get confused by that. >> not at all. he's 3 months now. >> jimmy: you got a bo