The red carpet got a lot of attention at the Oscars this year — but it wasn’t just because of who was strolling on it.
On March 16, the day after the 2026 ceremony, production assistant Paige Thalia posted a TikTok of herself arriving at the Dolby Theatre. As crews broke down the awards show setup, she had hopes of taking a piece of the carpet home to use as a rug in her apartment. The video follows her stumbling upon dumpsters with rolls and rolls of the Oscar red carpet inside and lugging one section back to her place as prized new decor (after a good vacuuming).
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The TikTok quickly went viral, racking up more than 6 million views, with hundreds of commenters expressing shock and horror that the Oscars carpet would be used for just a few hours and then
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