Freida Pinto Helps Feed 800 People With Surplus Food From Oscars

Hats off to you, Freida Pinto.

So, La La Land won the Academy Awards for 'Best Picture'. Ha! No it didn't...it was Moonlight. But, we all remember the epic mix-up on stage last week which made everyone say ‘oh-no-they-didn't’, after Warren Beatty accidentally announced the wrong movie.

Another one of those ‘memorable’ moments, one that almost went unnoticed, happened when actor Freida Pinto-turn-saviour to help utilise the leftover food from parties organised over the Oscars weekend to feed around 800 homeless people.

So excited to be kicking off Oscar weekend with this fantastic initiative. This year #Copia and I team up with some of Oscar weekends biggest parties to recover excess food and deliver it to communities most in need in Los Angeles. #zerowaste #zerohunger Because this food is too good to be wasted. Thank you Women in Film for your incredible support 📷@hellomikeamico

A post shared by Freida Pinto (@freidapinto) on Feb 24, 2017 at 11:45pm PST

Like every year, the elaborate and fancy menu included potatoes with caviar, braised short ribs, chicken pot pie, Oscar-shaped matzo crackers with smoked salmon, gold-dusted popcorn and more. It was catered by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck.

Here's a taste of what's cooking behind the scenes.

A post shared by The Academy (@theacademy) on Feb 24, 2017 at 6:15pm PST

When @TheAcademy Awards show comes to a close on Sunday night, we’ll be focused and choreographed in the #kitchen. This will be our 23rd #GovernorsBall #gala celebration! #WPCatering #Oscars #🍴🌟

A post shared by Wolfgang Puck (@chefwolfgangpuck) on Feb 22, 2017 at 2:17pm PST

When Awards Week gives back - food that would have otherwise been wasted has now been shared and connected with the LA LGBT ‍🌈 Center , just 3.3 miles away from the Event in Los Angeles. Wastage isn't glamorous, feeding people is! #zerowaste #zerohunger #eatlikeastar @gocopia

A post shared by Freida Pinto (@freidapinto) on Feb 25, 2017 at 3:30pm PST

The Slumdog Millionaire actor was part of an initiative by the food technology company Copia, based in San Fransisco, under which the excess food was utilised in an effective manner.

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Pinto said: “Our aim is to ensure that no one goes hungry in our film and TV town of Los Angeles by recovering leftover foods from all of our big parties and events.”

(With inputs from PTI)