"This is ?" "This is the red carpet." "Hi, this is tara." "P. Henson, and this is the oscars." "Live from the kodak theatre in Hollywood, the excitement starts here." "The oscars red carpet 2009." "Now, the biggest stars, their dazzling dates, and a couple of Accountants journey down movie's Road to gold." "And welcome, everyone, to the Red carpet, i'm robin roberts With "good morning america,"" "with Me, ?" "tim gunn from "project Runway."" " ?" " Thank you." "Wonderful to be with you too, robin." "Thank you so much." "Tonight's fashion challenge is To dress in the most exquisite Gowns and?" "make them all look Like winners." "You know, the perfect Example, kate winslet." "The youngest person to earn six Nominations." "She's up for lead actress." "?" "Great to see you." "You look beautiful." "Thank you very much." "Thank you." "You have had a terrific award Season." "And we heard that your son said," "You know, mom, if you are " "Thing goes your way tonight, Keep it simple." "Don't be so gushy?" "." "?" "to you." "He just said, why don't you Think thank you to all the People for helping me." " ?" " it was." "Kate." "I know you are wearing saint Laurent?" "." "Who designed your shoes?" "They are also saint Laurent." " They are also saint Laurent?" "." " They are also saint Laurent." "Beautiful." "Absolutely beautiful." "I have to ask you." "What is on your mind most Tonight?" "Winning or not tripping?" "Um " " Probably not tripping, Actually." "Isn't that what all women think In moments like this?" "yes?" "not tripping." "Absolutely." "Any way you do it, you'll look Marvelous." "Best wishes Kate." " And watch your step." " Thank you." " ?" " Thank you very much." " Thank you." " Thank you." " ?" " Thank you so much." "What a great start." "What a great start." "And we can't do this by Ourselves." "Let's go to our co-Host and Managing editor of "Entertainment weekly," jess Cagle." "hey, jess." "Thank you, robin.?" "Look who is here with me, josh Brolin, nominatenominated?" ", and his Stunning wife diane lane?" "." "?" "Thank you, you too." "Now, diane, who is more excited To see josh win tonight." "You or josh?" " Her." " I think me, too." "I think he's probably in a bit Of a blur." "I'm actually here to represent Us both sort of awake and " "She's the most awake one." "Not me." "You have both been here Before." "So, with "no country for old Men" last year" "?" "and "milk" this Year, you are like a good luck Charm." "That sounds wonderful." "?" "yeah, That sounds nice." "And i would like to continue That, you know?" "It's been a great couple of Years." "?" "All right, well, it is great To see you guys here on the Carpet." " You look fantastic." "Thank you" " Thank you." " So do you." " thank you." "Good to see you." "Amy adams is ?" "back at the Oscars, nominated for supporting Actress in "doubt."" "?" "Amy I have to say, you could not Look more radiant" " in this Gorgeous gown." " Thank you, thank you." " ?" " Thank you." "I have to add, sister james In "doubt" you are covered in Head to foot." " Yes." " ?" "And you are against marissa Tomei, who is a topless Stripper." "Amy?" "Is that fair?" "?" "What's a girl to do?" "NO, NO, It's not fair." " It's not fair." " It's not fair." "Not at all." "Not fair she looks so good." "Actually, no one could look More fabulous than you do." " I have to say." " Thank you." " I want to wish you the very, Very best." " Thank you SO MUCH." "You are a beacon for fashion." "?" "Everyone, amy adams." " Best wishes, AMY." " Thank you." "Sara jessica parker, first on The red carpet 20 years ago, and ?" "Back today, looking better than She did back then." "?" "?" "?" "There is a handsome man next To you." "?" " Matthew?" " HELLO?" "NOW Matthew, you are headed to Broadway soon, right?" "Yes, yes." "April " " Twooil april 24th and 28th." "All right, and the tony Awards will be soon." "And you, "sex and the city" Sequel?" "That's what i hear." "YES, Michael patrick is working on a Story." "That makes me happy." "We're so excited." " ?" "Great to see you here." " THANK YOU." "You belong on the red carpet." "Very kind of you." "Good to see you." "As queenie, tarajip." "Henson" "?" "Was in "benjamin button."?" "?" "?" " What is it like to be here?" " ?" "?" "i ?" " It's all about YOU, BABY." " It's all about me." "I can only imagine how many People wanted to dress you." "Oh, god." "I've been dresses thrown at me," "Diamonds thrown at me." "It's just amazing." "You want to hug your adopted Son brad pitt tonight?" "I will.?" "I will." "Absolutely." "Congratulations." " Get used to this." " Thank you so much." " Thank you." " All right." " Thank you." " Thank you." "Richard nixon could not be Here tonight." "We do have something better." "Frank langella." "?" "NOW, You played this role on Broadway, now the movie." "What do you think about richard Nixon the man?" "I came to love him?" "." "?" "I saw tony hopkins the other Night, and rereminiced about how Affectionate we felt for him." "And i want you to introduce This lovely young woman?" "." "This is my daughter sarah," "Who is shy." "She won't say very much, but i'm Very happy." "She's my lucky charm." "?" "We won't make you speak." "You look great." " And we're glad to see you here." " Thank you." "Angelina jolie and brad pitt, ?" "I want to say, you are the most Glorious couple here." "You are very sweet." "You make the oscars the most Glamorous event of the entire " " You are so kind." " Thank you VERY MUCH." "We are live on the red Carpet, and coming up, we'll Take you where cameras have Never been." "The bar in the kodak theatre Lobby, as we count down to the 81st annual academy awards." "It's easy to spot a Valentino dress at the oscars." "Even easier to spot one that's Not." "Three decades of valentino Creations are stopped traffic on The red carpet." "His gowns have made a recorord Seven trips to the stage to Collect an academy award, making Valentino oscar's good luck Designer." "Thank you." "I lovit up here!" "It's an honor to welcome an Icon of global style, valentino." "Mr. Valentino, you really are Fashion's and oscar's good luck Designer?" "." "What does it feel like to dress The world's most beautiful women" "And have them walk on the Biggest runway in the world?" "It is an honor for me to Dress the most beautiful women," "The most beautiful star, and Many of them, they go to the Academy award with my clothes," "So, i'm here tonht as a Spectator, because as you know," "I stop in it?" ", but i am involved In many other things, and Tonight i am a spectator," "Watching all the dresses when They are around." "Thank you so much, mr." "Valentino." "Great to have you with us." "Wow." "Nominated for best director," "Danny boyle is here with dev Patel, the entire cast of "Slumdog millionaire."" "So wonderful." "Danny, this is such a rags to Riches story." "Coming to hollywood, coming to The oscars." "It is like life imitating art?" "Absolutely wonderful." "So pleased we've been able to Get so many people here from the Cast and crew, it's absolutely Fantastic." "You know, there's a lot more at Home watching and a big shoutout To them, of course." " abdolutely." " It is lovely to have them here." "It was a big family making the Movie." "Quite an ensemble." "And dev, you are 18 years old." "Here you are on the red carpet Already." "Where do you go from here?" "I don't know." "This is just an amazing feeling." "These guys here are the real Stars of tonight." "And look at them, they're just Representing and it is great." "That's wonderful." "And this one so excited about Seeing my lee cyrus." "i promised i would ?" "?" "introduce Him to her.But sorry." "Work it out." "Thank you so much very for being Here." "Congratulations." "Thanks a lot." "The best part of this awards Season is seeing the resurgence Of an actor we love." "We didn't know how much we loved Him." "Mickey rourke is up for lead Actor." "Congratulations." "First things first." "What are you wearing tonight?" "Take a guess." "It's sort of saturday night Live meets -  ?" " ?" "Jean-Paul gauthier." "?" "You're wearing " "?" "Yeah, she passed away six Days ago." "?" "?" "She went to sleep in my arms, Six days ago." "I had her tux made but i got it With me, so." "Well, listen." "We're going to be thinking about You tonight." "We'll be thinking about your ?" "and we are wishing you the Best of luck." " Thank you, brother." " Take care." "and i am here with america's Sweethearts, zac efron and Vanessa hudgens." "?" "?" "This is bigger than any prom?" "This is incredible." "I wish my prom was like this." "It is amazing." "I can't believe we're here." "Pinch yourselves, i'm sure." "Who do you want to see tonight?" "I have to see meryl streep Tonight." "I think she's so incredible.?" "How about for you?" "I already met dev patel." "?" "Great kid, so nice, so happy to Be here.?" "And that was great." "I love his film, so." "Perhaps see you back here as Nominees one day." " ?" " Hope so." "Thank you so much." "Robert downey jr." "Starred in Two blockbuster films this year," ""Iron man" ?" "and "tropic thunder," Which led to tonight's nod." "He is here with, would you like To introduce your date?" "Well, my date, yeah, she's my Date for the rest of this Incarnation, susan downey." "?" "You are producing "sherlock Holmes," robert's next movie." "We're done, and excited about It." "That's going to be darn Swell." "What is it like ?" "being married To the boss?" "Oh, it has its finer points." "Yep." "Great to see youoth here." "And good luck tonight." " Great to see you." " Thank you." "Meryl streep said that when This woman, her performance in "Doubt,"" "they will never forget Her name." "That name is viola davis, who is Up for supporting actress, here With your lovely husband." " Beautiful husband." " Nice to see you both." " right - thank you" "I heard, word on the street," "Before you rehearsed with meryl Streep the first time, you had To take some stress tabs." "Yes, homeopathic?" "." "?" "Dissolve one every 20 minutes" "And i used the whole box in half An hour." "Do you knee a few for Tonight?" "You know what?" "Believe it or not, i'm calm." "You look very calm." "I know." "I think it's " " You know, the Man, the dress." "And i give you a tissue Because i did see the scene and The sister didn't help you out With the tissue." "She didn't." "I was waiting for meryl to hand Me one, but i think at some Point she just said, let it Flow." "Let it flow." "Let it flow tonight." "Thank you both so very much." " Have a great time." " Thank you." "Seven up and coming designers Competed in a contest to dress ?" "The on-Stage trophy escort, and The winner is sam george." "?" "Well done." "We're here with miley cyrus, Who looks absolutely stunning." "Thank you so much." "Who is that?" "Zon mirad." "?" "I saw it on the rack,?" "and i Loved it." "Great to see you here." "Are you excited to see anyone in Particular tonight?" "Yes, i'm one of the brad and Angelina fans, of course." "So, angelina is like my favorite Person in all history." "?" "You have a movie coming up." "Yes, april 10th." "I can't wait." "Hopefully i'll be here getting Something for it next year." "I would love to, because it's Really cool." "It's definitely a lot, i think," "A lot more real and a lot deeper Than people would expect for the Movie to be." "I think we'll be seeing a lot Of y here in years to come." " Great to see you here." " Thank you so much." "Good to see you, as well." "She's been a princess, a spy, A bride, and tonight her role is Oscar nominee as lead actress in "Rachel getting married."" "Anne?" ", congratulations." "Thank you so much, tim." "I have to ask you." "What percentage are you excited" "And what percentage you r you Terrified?" "I am about 100% excited," "Terror hasn't set in yet." "But it will." "But i'm enjoying this right now." "This is not some place i thought I would be." "And your armani gown is Staggering." " Do you like it?" " I love it?" "." "What you are wearing tonight, What belongs to you?" "I " " I can't tell you that." "It's a little bit too intimate." "Fair enough." "Anne, thank you so much." "Thank you." "We are live, and we'll be Back with more of the biggest Stars and a behind the scenes Look at this year's oscars." "So, let's see who is going Inside right now." "You were a glorified Accountant." "I'm an accountant." "Stimulated accountant sounds Very interesting." "Look at my suit." "Do you look like an accountant." "I'd have to strongly advise You against that." "You're not my accountant." "You noticed?" "Even accountants have Imagination." "* fun to charter an accountant * * and sail the white accountant Sea *" "And now the most famous Accountants in film." "Well, tonight anyway." "The brice water house coopers Accounta Accountants" "?" "with the winning Envelopes." "And for the record, mr." "Oldman is wearing a tuxedo by Oxford of chicago with a white Shirt and black bow tie." "Mr.?" "chosen on ?" "by vicky Freeman and accessories by Thomas pink." "They really make it work." "This is such a thrill for me." "I'm here with the glorious meryl Streep, a record-Shattering Number of nominations." "How are you?" "Very well, thank you." "Would you introduce your date To us?" "This is my date, my baby." "Is this your first red Carpet?" "but i don't think so" "No, it's not." "I've been to a couple before, So " "Was it tough to decide what To wear when you were coming as A team?" "Yeah." "Yeah, it was." "It was hard." "But " "No, it wasn't hard for me." "The dress fit." "It worked." "It was fine." "Well, how great it is." "Yo get to share this experience" "Which is so crazy and wonderful With your daughter." "I know. ?" "come with me." "I need the backup." "All right, well, it's great To see you here Thank you for stopping by." "Thank you very much." "She's sexy, gorgeous, funny, Gorgeous, dramatic, gorgeous." "Penelope cruz is here with her Second nomination for ?" "." "and now?" "You are disarmed me." "I'm used to you wearing current Designers, and you?" "incredible?" "and this is vintage." "Twice as old as you are." "Tell me about it." "Thank you." "It is vintage, and it's 60 years Old." "And i found it many years ago" "And i knew i was going to go Back and look for it again some Day, and last week i looked for It, it was still there." "Same dress you saw eight Years ago?" " Yes, yes." " still there?" "Well, it is obvious it was Waiting for you." "It is clearly a museum piece." "and you?" "How are you feeling about Tonight?" "Very excited." "Very excited to have many Members of my family here and Friends." "And i want to have a good night No matter what happens." "We have to celebrate because This has been a very intense Adventure." "Penelope cruz dressed for a Win." "Thank you so much." "Thank you." "Nice to see you." "For over 30 years, richard Jenkins has been a character Actor." "Tonight, he's a leading man." "He's nominated for lead actor For "the visitor."" "Congratulations." "Thank you." "What did you say?" "Lead actor." "When you first heard about the Nomination, i should say, you Are here with your beautiful Wife, as well." "When you got the word about the Nomination, were you surprised," "Exciting, saying, guys what took You so long?" "I didn't say the last thing." "I was both surprised and Excited, yeah." "Shocked." " Little bit shocked?" " I was." "You know, you are the kind of Person that everyone knows your Work." "They're not so famiar with Your name." "You think that will change Tonight?" "I don't know." "I mean " " I don't know." "I have heard people yelling Richard, and then i hear people Hearing dick, and then i hear People yelling bobby." "So, i don't know." "He's wonderful to live with, I'm sure." "He is." "Thank you both very much." "Congratulations." "Well, don't let anybody tell You i don't have a dream job." "I'm having cocktails with jack Black." "Jack, would you like to Introduce your date tonight?" "This is my wife tania." "Is it really your dream to be Interviewing me?" "That's such a sweet compliment." "I think it said cocktails With you." "You look great." "What was the most " "What?" " I said -- - oh nonono" "You look fantastic." "That was the next question." "All right, we'll wrap it up." "You look " " Wrap it up?" " You look fantastic." "Wait,omeone more famous is Walking up, i feel." "All right." "This year's 20 acting Nominees, five have won before Including marisa tomei." "She's back for "the wrestler,"" "Hoping to bring home a matching Supporting actress trophy." "I have to ask you, micke says He loves seeing you with your Clothes off." "I love seeing you with them on." "You have to tell us about this Gown." "Oh, thank you." "Well, the gown is versace, and It was a long story." " Only arrived this morning." " oh my goodness" "One of those things." " That's nervous." " Yes, yes." "yeah, like butterfly in the stomach" "I have never seen such Glorious plating, such a Gorgeous color on you." "This is really about you." " Thank you." " And it is your night." "Thrilled to see you and best Wishes." "everyone?" "Well, tim and robin are out There working hard." "I'm at the bar, and here i have Actor seth rogan, leslie mann And judd apatau." "you're funny?" "I have a serious question for You." "A lot of serious celebrities Here." "Who do you save if there's an Earthquake here tonight?" "I would save judd." "Without him, i wouldn't work, Ever, i don't think." "Oh, very, very generous." "I would save my wife leslie," "But i wouldn't need to because Her dress is made out of Indestructible material." "The lack of concern for jerry Lewis is horrifying." "Thank you." "He'll be fine." "Mere minutes away, and this Year's oscars will be like no Other, so, here is a sneak peek." "I know a good project for me (David Rockwell, Architect, Kodak Theatre)" "Is when it's 50% terror and 50% Thrill." "(David Rockwell, Architect, Kodak Theatre)" "As i started to think about Designing the oscars, i thought About the kodak theatre and sort Of a camera zoom into the show." "Music, for me, i always About storytelling." "I would love to see, (Michael Giacchino, Musical Director, the Oscars) what would Benny goodman have done if he (Michael Giacchino, Musical Director, the Oscars)" "Were, you know, musical director For the oscars." "what would?" "That's what i would want to see." "We're putting music on stage," "And we're filling this Environment as if it were kind Of wonderful, magical club from The '30s, making this about the Audience and the performers Together." "I would get the orchestra out Of the pit and put them on the Stage in a bandstand and make it Look like the coconut grove in 1940." "Really feels like a party." "When you are beginning a Design, you try to bring in References that inspired you." "One of our references was buzzbi Berkeley movies, that?" "fashion and at the Other end of the extreme, the" "Beautiful paving design that Michelangelo used, that radiates Out from a central point." "So, we're getting a sense of What that pattern is going to Look like on the black floor." "What i wanted to do with this Evening was take movie themes That everyone knows and loves" "And putz them into a style which They haven't heard them before." "Themes like "moonriver,"" "going To do it in a style of a les Backster orchestraorchestra." "take?" "that melody, that famous melody, which is well, we'll put?" "Put them in a sing, sing, sing," "A swing beat behind it." "" " Those are the kinds of things We're going to do." "The one constant is the Crystal curtain." "About 100,000 crystals, in Multiple shapes, and they are Strung together on two-Inch Centers, and they float, Backlit, by moving lights." "The single most important Thing that the design ctribute" "Is to creating this magical Sense of occasion and that this Can only happen as one night." "I hope that when people are Watching the show, say to Themselves, wow, i wish i were There that night." "Oh, my god, look at all the fun." "I want to be there." "That kind offeeling." "And i think that's what it's all About." "And that's what we want to do With the show." "Theater's full and the oscars Are moments away." "We thank you for joining us." "For tim and jess, i'm robin Roberts." "Enjoy the oscars, everyone."