Oscar Red Carpet Live Coverage

The Oscar Red Carpet Live Coverage page is minute by minute coverage of the red carpet arrivals at the 2010 Oscars, that were held on March 7, 2010 at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, California.

This year, Oscar.com and Facebook teamed up for a special pre-show, "Oscar.com Live from the Red Carpet," which featured questions from Facebook users and was streamed live on Oscar.com. The hosts for this special presentation were Lisa Guerrero and Brett Chukerman. They covered all the red carpet excitement and delivered the questions to the celebrities. This event began at 6 p.m. EST (3 p.m. PST).http://oscar.go.com/red-carpet/live-from-the-red-carpet?cid=10_oscars_landingCallout_red-carpet

ABC broadcasted both the red carpet event and the 82nd Academy Awards live and it was simulcast on Oscar.com.

Additional information on Red Carpet coverage can be found at Oscar Red Carpet 2010.

• 4:55 PM: Cameron Diaz is the last star to arrive. Thanks for joining us, everyone!
  
  

• 4:54 PM: Jennifer Lopez is there in pink, and Kate Winslet is in a metallic gown that's very simple and elegant.
  
  

• 4:53 PM: Robert Downey Jr and his wife debate whether or not they're a "power couple." The latest Iron Man 2 trailer will debut after the Oscars during Jimmy Kimmel Live. He's a presenter this evening, but says he gets confident when others are nervous.

Cyrus says she feels she has "mastered comedy" and is excited to be at the show. She wore her hair up for a more elegant look.

Jennifer Lopez, a presenter at the show, wore a pink gown from Armani. It's being called an "ambitious look."

Meryl Streep in a white dress. She says she's rooting for all of her competition. She does not really seem nervous despite all the pressure.

• 4:49 PM: Queen Latifah is there as a presenter. She's wearing a purple dress. It has one jeweled shoulder that then wraps around the body in a continuous curve.
  
  

• 4:47 PM: Quentin Tarantino sounds really hoarse. He says he's surprised and gratified that he gets to make very culty, non-mainstream works and yet consistently gets praise from the Academy. He says he can't ever revisit From Dusk Till Dawn because he's too old now.
  
  

• 4:43 PM: Jeff Bridges' wife says she loves seeing her husband acknowledged by his peers. He talks a bit about Tron Legacy and says that he still loves to talk about Crazy Heart, one of his favorite films in which he's been involved. He says that, if his father Lloyd Bridges were alive today, he'd tell him "Atta boy!"
  
  

• 4:40 PM: Meryl Streep, in a white dress that almost looks like a suit, talks about her nominated role as Julia Child, but says she's rooting for Sandra Bullock, and also loves Gabourey Sidibe, Carey Mulligan and Helen Mirren as well. She's the most nominated actress in Oscar history.
  
  

• 4:37 PM: Matt Damon's wife Luciana said he was nominated for Invictus because he was "wonderful."

Gabourey Sidibe said that the red carpet reminds her of Prom.

Clooney talked about running a telethon for Haiti, and that he didn't have any experience in knowing about the island nation before getting involved.

• 4:33 PM: Gabourey Sidibe has arrived. She's "the belle of the ball." She's wearing a blue gown with silver vines crisscrossing the front. She says she looks at the Oscars like the Prom. She's up for Best Actress for Precious.
  
  

• 4:29 PM: Presenter Samuel L Jackson is wearing an Armani tuxedo. He says he comes to the Oscars to see old friends. He'll be presenting Best Picture contender Up!, a movie he loved.
  
  

• 4:26 PM: George Clooney, nominated for Up in the Air, said he was gratified that people wanted to talk about the movie after watching it. He also talks about his relief efforts in the aftermath of the Haiti Earthquake.
  
  

• 4:24 PM: Best Director nominee Kathryn Bigelow could be the first woman ever to win the award. She says she wishes all the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan would come home safe.

Carey Mulligan, star of An Education, doesn't know why there are scissors and forks dangling from her dress, and readily admits as much.

Sarah Jessica Parker wore a Chanel gown that was very unusual. She won praise for both the dress and her simple, "pale" make-up.

• 4:20PM: Carey Mulligan, a nominee for Best Actress for An Education talks about her unique hairstyle, which is being called "the Carey Mulligan." This is her first big red carpet, she says. She'll next be seen in Oliver Stone's Wall Street sequel. She has scissors and forks on her dress. (She doesn't know why either.)
  
  

• 4:19 PM: George Clooney, whom the hosts are noting is a "nice guy" and "genuine," is signing autographs for fans.
  
  

• 4:18 PM: Praise for Sarah Jessica Parker's make-up and Chanel gown, which is called "daring" and "original," as well as "modern" and "Napoleonic."
  
  

• 4:16 PM: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are on the carpet. She's talking about the forthcoming Sex and the City sequel coming to theaters this year. She says it's a "caper" and "really fun."
  
  

• 4:12 PM: Ryan Reynolds is talking about the rigors of shooting TV, and how movies are "slower."
  
  

• 4:10 PM: Maggie Gyllenhaal is wearing a printed gown that's floral and draped. It suits her slender, model body well. The pundits describe it as "chic."
  
  

• 4:09 PM: Jake Gyllenhaal is there to support his sister Maggie. He's also promoting his upcoming film adaptation of Prince of Persia, which he describes as "epic."

The pundits couldn't decide whether the embroidery on Bullock's gown was gold, silver or champagne colored, but it was universally praised save for the color of her lipstick, which was deemed to not match the rest of the ensemble.

• 4:05 PM: Vera Farmiga has arrived. She's in a fuschia gown and is wearing her hair up. She says that the nomination is really the award itself. She just completed a zany romantic comedy with Keanu Reeves. She's up for Best Supporting Actress for Up in the Air.
  
  

• 4:04 PM: Miley Cyrus, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have all arrived.
  
  

• 4:00 PM: Sandra Bullock, nominated for Best Actress for The Blind Side, has arrived. She's in a mesh silver/champagne gown that looks like embroidered vines. Her husband is hiding from Pennacchio. She showed up at the 2010 Razzies the other day to accept her award for Worst Actress in All About Steve.
  
  

• 3:53 PM: Director Tom Ford of A Single Man says that, though he's also a designer, he's focused on film this evening, not fashion.

Austrian actor Christoph Waltz has arrived and is blown away by his first Oscars. He calls being cast by Quentin Tarantino one of the most flattering things that has ever happened to him.

• 3:48 PM: The Hurt Locker Best Actor nominee Jeremy Renner has brought his mother Valerie to the Oscars. He says the only other thing he would've wanted to bring is "a shotgun." Valerie describes Jeremy as "a wonderful boy." He gives a shoutout to members of the military who are watching the show, saying he appreciates their service.
  
  

• 3:46 PM: Christoph Waltz, Supporting Actor nominee for Inglourious Basterds, is taking about how he has no perspective on the Oscars. He's talking about the journey of meeting Quentin Tarantino and making the film.
  
  

• 3:45 PM: Sigourney Weaver from Avatar has arrived. She's in a red sash-like dress.

Sigourney Weaver wore a red sash-like gown and said she was always happy to talk about Avatar. She had worked with director James Cameron in the past on Aliens.

Mo'Nique, in an elegant blue gown, describes the experience of being nominated as "precious," and her husband Sidney admires all the wonderful places she has brought him.

Saldana, best known as one of the Na'vi from Avatar, appeared in a purple blouse with a glittering bodice. The skirt reached down to the red carpet in a floral pattern.

James Cameron says he's flattered by the international reaction to his film Avatar and feels that the fact that people want to see it multiple times is a tribute to the fact that they've been touched by the movie.

• 3:39 PM: Monique, nominated for Supporting Actress for Precious, has arrived. She's in blue and describes the experience of her nomination as "precious."
  
  

• 3:36 PM: Supporting Actress nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal has arrived.
  
  

• 3:32 PM: James Cameron's wife Suzie created an environmental school and is talking about it. Cameron says that he's flattered that people want to see Avatar multiple times. He thinks when people see a movie once, it's just a tribute to the marketing campaign.
  
  

• 3:31 PM: Zoe Saldana of Avatar is no longer in blue. She's wearing a lavender skirt reaching all the way down to the carpet, with a beaded strapless bodice.
  
  

• 3:30 PM: James Cameron has arrived.
  
  

• 3:26 PM: Oscar DJ Joel Madden has arrived.
  
  

• 3:22 PM: Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have just arrived. She's wearing a revealing blue dress.
  
  

• 3:16 PM: Avatar star Sam Worthington is being interviewed. He says he's been hyped so much because of the film that he's "sick of myself."
  
  

• 3:12 PM: It's raining on the red carpet.
  
  

• 3:06 PM: Anna Kendrick, nominated for Up in the Air, has arrived. She's talking about her next film, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. She's been on the go since the Sundance Film Festival in January, she says.
  
  

• 3:05 PM: Zac Efron arrives, says he feels like he has "snuck in." Now we're reviewing the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress nominees.

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• 8:30 PM: Red Carpet draws to a close. Check out our Oscar Live Coverage page!

• 8:27 PM: We see a sneak peak into the staging and seating for the big night.

• 8:25 PM: Marisa Tomei is wearing Versace

• 8:24 PM: Tim Gunn has cocktails with Jack Black at his wife
• YouTube: Jack Black Interview

• 8:22 PM: Richard Jenkins describes his shock at his nomination

• 8:21 PM: Meryl Streep introduces her daughter, Louisa
• YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Meryl Streep Red Carpet Interview

• 8:20 PM: ABC presents a musical number honoring the accountants that cover the award show

• 8:16 PM: Anne Hathaway is wearing Armani
• YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Anne Hathaway Red Carpet Interview

• 8:16 PM: Miley Cyrus expresses her love for Angelina Jolie

• 8:15 PM: Viola Davis admits she had to take stress-tabs before she rehearsed with Meryl Streep in Doubt

• 8:13 PM: Vanessa Anne Hudgens and Zac Efron cannot be talked into giving any information about their musical number

• 8:12 PM: Mickey Rourke aches for his dog Loki and wears a necklace of him

• 8:11 PM: Danny Boyle, Dev Patel and the kids from Slumdog Millionaire cheer their way into the program

• 8:10 PM: Tim Gunn interviews Valentino

• 8:07 PM: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie buzz by interviewers

• 8:06 PM: Taraji Henson is so excited to be an the event. While picking an Oscar dress, she had designers and jewelers begging for her to wear their clothes and jewelry

• 8:05 PM: Amy Adams, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Matthew Broderick are interviewed. Broderick talks about his new Broadway play, and SJP talks about Sex and the City 2. The film is in the process of being written

• 8:02 PM: Josh Brolin and Diane Lane stop by the ABC interview booth

• 8:00 PM: Kate Winslet stops by the event

• 7:55 PM: The Red Carpet comes to a close and Oscars 2009 begins!

• 7:54 PM: Frank Langella walks the Red Carpet
• YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Frank Langella Interviewed by Ryan Seacrest

• 7:52 PM: Meryl Streep just got cornered by the Slumdog Millionaire kids for her autograph

• 7:51 PM: Seacrest is with Kate Winslet. She's up for Best Actress for The Reader. Her husband, Sam Mendes, directed multiple-nominee Revolutionary Road.
• YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Kate Winslet Red Carpet Interview

• 7:45 PM: Kate Winslet has arrived wearing a pewter colored gown with black trim.

• 7:43 PM: Marion Cotillard is talking with Ryan Seacrest. She's a huge fan of Cruz and called her performance in Vicky Cristina "amazing." She'll be in the new Michael Mann film, Public Enemies.

• 7:42 PM: Daniel Craig from Defiance and Quantum of Solace has arrived.

• 7:42 PM: Philip Seymour Hoffman has arrived, wearing a peculiar black hat. Maybe he is serious about taking that role as The Penguin.

• 7:41 PM: Penelope Cruz, a nominee for Best Supporting Actress for Vicky Cristina Barcelona, is with Ryan Seacrest. Her character is unstable and mentally tortured. She says she does not become the character when she's shooting, and was grateful that it was only a 4-week shoot. She'll next be seen in Nine with Marion Cotillard.
• YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Penelope Cruz Interview

• 7:38 PM: OMG! Brangelina has made an appearance!

• 7:36 PM: Wall-E director Andrew Stanton is very excited to be on the red carpet.

• 7:36 PM: Seacrest is interviewing Evan Rachel Wood. He said he could smell her coming. Awk-ward. She'll be on Broadway in the new musical from Julie Taymor.
• YouTube: Oscars 2009: Evan Rachel Wood with Ryan Seacrest

• 7:35 PM: Seacrest is talking to Peter Gabriel, nominated for Best Original Song for Wall-E. He wanted to perform the song during the show, but did not want to perform an abridged version, so he is just attending the ceremony.
• YouTube: Oscars 2009: Peter Gabriel Interviewed

• 7:34 PM: Marion Cotillard, a Best Actress winner last year, has arrived.

• 7:33 PM: Ron Howard says he met Richard Nixon back in the 1980s at a book signing. He says the former President had no idea who he was, but was "civil." He says he wanted to make a movie out of Frost/Nixon after seeing the play. He says it's likely there will be an Arrested Development movie.
• YouTube: Oscars 2009: Ron Howard Interviewed

• 7:32 PM: Anne Hathaway is wearing a jewel-encrusted white gown with scaling.

• 7:32 PM: Jessica Biel has arrived.

• 7:31 PM: Queen Latifah is mocking how many shows Ryan Seacrest appears on. She'll be singing a song dedicated to all those who died in 2008.

• 7:30 PM: Brolin had the time wrong on the Oscar nominations, and thought he had not been nominated. Then, an hour later, he found out he was up for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Milk. He calls Harvey Milk one of the great, last American heroes.
• YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Diane Lane, Josh Brolin and Kate Winslet Interview

• 7:29 PM: Seacrest is talking to Diane Lane and Josh Brolin.

• 7:29 PM: Queen Latifah has arrived. She will perform at the ceremony.

• 7:27 PM: Rourke has never been to the Oscars before. He's wearing what he describes as his version of a tux, which was put together for him by Jean-Paul Gaultier. He's wearing a necklace dedicated to his recently-departed dog. He would have rather had the dog another two years than an Oscar. He says he'll be happy if Sean Penn wins.
• YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Mickey Rourke Interviewed

• 7:26 PM: Beyonce and Sophia Loren are both arriving at the red carpet.

• 7:25 PM: Marisa Tomei is talking to Seacrest about her role in The Wrestler. She's describing her character as undisciplined. In 1993, she won an Oscar for My Cousin Vinnie. She's currently working with Jonah Hill and John C. Reilly on a comedy.
• YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Marisa Tomei Interviewed

• 7:23 PM: Robert Downey Jr. has just arrived.
• YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Robert Downey Jr. Red Carpet Interview

• 7:20 PM: Ron Howard, a nominee for Best Director for Frost/Nixon has arrived.

• 7:19 PM: Seth Rogen is upset about having to follow Sarah Jessica Parker. Seacrest notes that he's looking thinner. Rogen says he lost the weight for a role, and isn't sure whether or not he'll get fat again once the movie's done filming. He's currently working with Judd Apatow on another collaboration, and encourages people to watch the Funny People trailer.
• YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Seth Rogen Interviewed

• 7:18 PM: Sean Penn, Best Actor nominee for Milk, has arrived.

• 7:17 PM: Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband, Matthew Broderick, are chatting with Ryan Seacrest. She's wearing Dior Couture. She says that a Sex and the City sequel movie is currently being written.
• YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Sarah Jessica Parker Interviewed

• 7:17 PM: Evan Rachel Wood from The Wrestler has arrived.

• 7:17 PM: James Franco from multiple nominee Milk has arrived.

• 7:15 PM: Now, Seacrest is with Robert Pattinson from Twilight.
• YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Robert Pattinson Interviewed by Ryan Seacrest

• 7:14 PM: Amy Adams is talking to Seacrest about Doubt and working with Meryl Streep. now she's discussing Enchanted, for which teenage girls idolize her.
• YouTube: Amy Adams Interviewed

• 7:12 PM: Seyfried will be part of the Mamma Mia! musical number. She's teasing Seacrest about revealing more secrets about the performance. She worked with Megan Fox and Diablo Cody on Jennifer's Body.
• YouTube: Amanda Seyfried Interviewed

• 7:12 PM: Amy Adams is wearing red as well. Usually, stars shy away from red at red carpet events, but not this year.

• 7:11 PM: Sarah Jessica Parker and Natalie Portman have arrived. No, not together...

• 7:10 PM: Mickey Rourke, a favorite in the Best Actor category for The Wrestler, has arrived. He's wearing a white suit.

• 7:10 PM: Seacrest is talking to Richard Jenkins. He's finding the red carpet very crowded.
• YouTube: Richard Jenkins Interviewed

• 7:10 PM: Seth Rogen, who did a voice for Kung Fu Panda, a nominee for Best Animated Feature, has arrived.

• 7:09 PM: Amanda Seyfried of Mamma Mia! has arrived.

• 7:09 PM: Seacrest talks to Michael Sheen, who will sit next to David Frost during the show, the man he played in Frost/Nixon. He did "far too much" research for the part, he says.

• 7:06 PM: Joey Fatone is getting sassy because someone else's cameraman keeps bumping into him. "I'm getting the crap beat out of me by a camera, I might punch this guy out in about two seconds". Lisa Rinna has to remind him they are on live television.

• 7:05 PM: Amy Adams has arrived on the red carpet. She's also a Supporting Actress nominee for Doubt.

• 7:05 PM: Seacrest is now talking to Seal and Heidi Klum. Klum's dress will require her to sit on "just one cheek" all night.

• 7:04 PM: Marisa Tomei, a nominee for The Wrestler, has arrived.

• 7:03 PM: Seacrest kind of awkwardly asks Shannon if Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio talked about Titanic all the time. He says they did not.

• 7:02 PM: Michael Shannon, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Revolutionary Road, is now talking to Seacrest. He's a big fan of the book and was excited to be in the film and to work with Sam Mendes.

• 7:01 PM: Henson from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, for which she's nominated for Best Supporting Actress is talking to Ryan Seacrest. She thought they were kidding when she was asked to portray Brad Pitt's mother.
• YouTube: Taraji Henson Interviewed by Ryan Seacrest

• 7:01 PM: The producers of Kung Fu Panda have arrived. They all agree that working with Jack Black was fantastic.

• 7:00 PM: Heidi Klum is wearing a vibrant red dress.

• 6:57 PM: Seacrest is greeting Viola Davis, a nominee for Best Supporting Actress for Doubt. She's a nominee despite being in only one extended sequence, sharing the screen with fellow nominee Meryl Streep.
• YouTube: Viola Davis Interviewed

• 6:56 PM Slumdog director Danny Boyle, a nominee for Best Director, has brought many members of the cast to the event He says they were all treated as equals, which is kind of an odd thing to say. He says that Dev Patel, like his character, is underestimated but proved himself to be "a hero." Boyle's daughter recommended Patel to her father.

• 6:55 PM: Robert Pattinson from Twilight has arrived.

• 6:55 PM: Seacrest talks with Melissa Leo, a nominee for Best Actress.

• 6:54 PM: Josh Brolin from Milk has arrived.

• 6:54 PM: Richard Jenkins, a nominee for The Visitor, has arrived.

• 6:53 PM: John Legend says Slumdog was his favorite film of the year, because it was exciting and made him feel good.
• YouTube: John Legend, Virginia Madsen and Anthony Hopkins on the Red Carpet

• 6:53 PM: Director of The Garden, Scott Hamilton Kennedy, has arrived. His film was nominated for Best Documentary.

• 6:52 PM: Freida Pinto was excited to meet Angelina Jolie at the SAG Awards a few weeks back. She will not really confirm or deny whether or not she's dating her co-star from Slumdog as has been rumored.

• 6:51 PM: Seacrest is talking with Patel and Pinto from Slumdog. Anil Kapoor is giving them love advice. Dev Patel was excited to meet John Legend, whom he then invites over.
• YouTube: Dev Patel and Freida Pinto Interviewed by Ryan Seacrest

• 6:49 PM: Taraji Henson has arrived. She's wearing a layered cream-colored gown.

• 6:48 PM: Melissa Leo, a nominee for Frozen River, has arrived.
• YouTube: Melissa Leo Interviewed

• 6:48 PM: More Slumdog cast members, including Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan, have arrived. They think the canny combination of Indian and Western filmmaking styles have made the film such an international success.
• YouTube: Cast of Slumdog Millionaire Interviewed

• 6:47 PM: Virginia Madsen arrives with Eddie Mills and tells Lisa Rinna and Joey Fatone that her next film, The Haunting in Connecticut will come out soon.

• 6:46 PM: Slumdog stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto have arrived.

• 6:44 PM: Seacrest is chatting with the young cast of Slumdog Millionaire, including Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail and Rubiana Ali. He begins by trying to chat up a cast member who does not speak English...and is greeted with stunned silence.
• YouTube: Slumdog Millionaire Kids Interviewed

• 6:40 PM: Anthony Hopkins says this is his 100th time at the Academy Awards. He confirms he has taken a role in an upcoming Woody Allen film.

• 6:37 PM: Tonight's show will feature unannounced stars who aren't even walking the Red Carpet. Previous Oscar winners will come out and announce the nominees "very dramatically."

• 6:35 PM: Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates have arrived. They are involved in the ceremony in some way, but won't specify. They both enjoyed Slumdog. They're also praising Hugh Jackman's hosting skills. Big American Idol fans, they're rooting for Danny Gokey.

• 6:31 PM: Vanessa Hudgens has arrived. Her dress was designed by Harvey Weinstein's wife.
• YouTube: Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens Interviewed by Ryan Seacrest

• 6:30 PM: Ryan Seacrest is talking to Zac Efron about his "top-secret" performance. Efron is doing a movie called 17 Again with Matthew Perry.

• 6:28 PM: Anthony Hopkins has arrived.

• 6:27 PM: Slumdog Millionaire may go on to be one of the few films to win Best Picture without having any acting nominations. The last time this happened was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2003.

• 6:22 PM: Lisa Rinna and Joey Fatone greet In Bruges writer/director Martin McDonagh as he arrives.

• 6:22 PM: Dominic Cooper from Mamma Mia and The Duchess has arrived and will participate in the show.

• 6:21 PM: Jackman will pat his chest during the show as a message to his wife.

• 6:21 PM: Jackman wants the show to feel spontaneous, like a party.

• 6:20 PM: Jackman will perform in some musical numbers, including one with Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens, and another with the cast of Mamma Mia.

• 6:18 PM: Hugh Jackman is already inside the theater, preparing. He had a few drinks earlier in the day, to calm his nerves. He's previously hosted the Tony Awards, but calls the Oscars "the Tonys on steroids."

• 6:10 PM: Emile Hirsch from Milk has arrived.

• 6:08 PM: Miley Cyrus says her dress weighs "more than me." She says she wants to be adopted by Angelina Jolie. She has brought her mother as her date. She did a voice for the film Bolt, which is nominated for Best Animated Feature.
• YouTube: Miley Cyrus Interviewed

• 6:04 PM: Miley Cyrus has arrived.

• 6:03 PM: Hosts announce that Nicole Richie is pregnant again.

• 6:00 PM: Red carpet arrivals are about to begin.