Emma Stone RIPS her Oscars Dress on ‘I’m Just Ken’ – Dramatic Backstage Sewing Rescue!

Emma Stone faced a significant wardrobe malfunction backstage on Sunday after securing her second Academy Award.

Stone, who claimed the lead actress Oscar for her role as the mischievous Bella Baxter in “Poor Things,” detailed the clothing mishap that almost overshadowed her acceptance speech during the broadcast.

“My dress is broken,” she nervously whispered before stepping onto the Dolby Theatre stage. Stone tried to cover the back seam of her custom Louis Vuitton dress as she climbed the stairs, with presenter Jessica Lange lending a hand. After accepting the trophy from Michelle Yeoh and embracing her friend Jennifer Lawrence, an emotional Stone began her speech by acknowledging the dress mishap.

“My dress is broken — I believe it happened during ‘I’m Just Ken,’” she said, glancing at her “La La Land” co-star Ryan Gosling in the crowd. “Barbie’s” Ken sang the Oscar-nominated song during the event, and Stone was among those who joined in with Gosling’s high-energy performance.

Backstage in the press room, Stone reiterated the status of her peplum-waisted column dress as media inquired about its condition.

“They stitched me back in,” she joyfully revealed. “Right when I returned backstage, they stitched me back in, which was a relief.”

She continued: “I genuinely believe I ruined it during, ‘I’m Just Ken.’ I was so captivated by Ryan and his performance, and that number just astounded me. And I was right there, and I just went for it, and, well, things happen.”

She didn’t go into further detail about the wardrobe mishap, and representatives for LVMH, the parent company of Louis Vuitton, did not immediately reply to The Times’ request for a comment on Monday. (Stone eventually switched out of the dress and wore a sheer high-low gown — also by Louis Vuitton — to the Vanity Fair party following the show.)

The surprised actress told journalists that she was taken aback by the win, which was a close competition with fellow nominee Lily Gladstone for “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Stone expressed that she felt like she had a memory blackout on stage, although she did mention her daughter during the event and spoke about the collaborative nature of cinema (a sentiment later echoed by best picture winner Emma Thomas, who won the top award with her husband and producing partner Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer”).

Stone disclosed what she took away from portraying Bella Baxter in Yorgos Lanthimos’ period drama, which seized three additional Oscars — for costume design, production design, and makeup and hairstyling.

“This character means so much to me,” the 35-year-old actress said. She praised “the opportunity to depict a person starting from nothing but in a completely metaphorical, unrealistic way.” Stone explained that she portrayed the character “acquiring language and skills at an accelerated rate each day and being able to map that journey and realize that she was just filled with joy, curiosity, and pure love.”

“That was an incredible lesson for me,” she reflected. “So I really miss playing that role, ever since we finished filming, which was quite a while ago. It was about 2½ years ago. I miss Bella, and I’m truly grateful that we got to celebrate the film tonight.”

The “La La Land” Oscar winner also made news earlier that evening due to her reaction to missing the presentation of three technical awards claimed by the film’s crew members.

“Earlier in the lobby, I saw Emma Stone chatting with [co-star] Mark Ruffalo’s wife Sunrise Coigney,” tweeted Times columnist Amy Kaufman. “They took a restroom break and saw ‘Poor Things’ winning craft awards on the monitors. ‘We missed all of the awards we’re going to win,’ Stone said. ‘Damn. We really messed up.’”

Then a clip showing Stone rushing back to the theater went viral during costume designer Holly Waddington’s acceptance speech.

Times editorial assistant Malia Mendez contributed to this report.