Jennifer Aniston didn’t “reunite” with ex-husband Brad Pitt and his leading lady Angelina Jolie on the Oscars red carpet like many had hoped, but that’s not because Jen has a problem with the Tinseltown twosome … was there another method in the madness?

Aniston skipped out of official carpet duties but the mechanics of her presenting role were almost strategically choreographed. During the live telecast the former “Friends” starlet slightly signaled her head (not once, but twice) directly toward the front-row couple which prompted close-ups of Brad and Angelina, who were obviously well-prepared for the spotlighted moment and had their stick-on-smiles in-place throughout her whole segment.

“It was a bit awkward, everyone was looking and they were trying to play it cool,” said an insider, adding that as soon as Aniston left the stage they switched back into normalcy and exchanged a quick whisper.

It was also interesting that during the Best Actor acceptance speech they opted for an over-the-shoulder shot of the audience from the winner’s perspective on-stage with Aniston in clear view and notably this was the one and only time that angle was used in the show. So had that been Brad instead of Sean Penn , it would have been a very clear set-up of Aniston’s reaction to her ex taking the honors …

“It’s a bit nerve-wracking knowing everyone is watching but Jen is totally ready for it. She knows it’s going to happen sooner or later,” said a source close to Aniston. “She’s in a really good place now, she’s ready to get it over with and move on.”

John Mayer and Aniston were also all-smiles as Nicole Kidman announced Angelina Jolie’s nomination (the camera of course caught that too) and we’re told Aniston had some idea she would be placed close to Brangelina in the theater (she was one row behind and roughly a dozen seats away) and didn’t have a problem with it.

The “Marley & Me” actress was quick to arrive at Vanity Fair’s super swanky post-party with beau John Mayer, knowing very well that Brangelina could make a cameo. According to inside sources, Pitt and Jolie were definitely invited and were tipped to swing by but that didn’t seem to concern Aniston who was all over her new man well into the early hours.

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