I don’t have an Oscar story but I do have a Dolby (then Kodak) theater story. 

I needed some fake Oscars for a party at SLA in 2002 or so.  I took the subway to Hollywood and Highland but couldn’t get back to the subway because the sidewalk was blocked for an AFI Tribute to Tom Hanks. I knew I could cut through the theater lobby and ended up being escorted by a guy with a headset and a clip board.  I looked really important but he was escorting me all the way not because I was someone but because I rode the subway. He was really excited to tell me he rode the subway too.  

You just never know what will impress someone.