Oscars 2012 | Red carpet

Oscar winner Penelope Cruz.  (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

Oscar nominee George Clooney (“The Descendants,” “The Ides of March”), with girlfriend Stacy Keibler.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“The Help” Oscar nominee Viola Davis and husband Julius Tennon.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Oscar nominee Rooney Mara (“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”).  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock.  (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

“The Help’s” Emma Stone.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“Bad Teacher” and “The Green Hornet’s” Cameron Diaz, a presenter at the Oscars.  (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)

Lead actress Oscar winner Meryl Streep (“The Iron Lady”).  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Oscar winner Angelina Jolie.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“Live! with Kelly” host Kelly Ripa.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed as his character Gen. Aladeen from “The Dictator,” walks the red carpet with an urn containing what he says are the ashes of Kim Jong Il.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Oscar nominee Nick Nolte (“Warrior”).  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Princess Charlene and Prince Albert II of Monaco.  (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Oscar nominee Glenn Close (“Albert Nobbs”).  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Oscar nominee Gary Oldman (“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”) and wife Alexandra Edenborough.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Oscar winner Colin Firth, with wife Livia Giuggioli.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Last year’s actress Oscar winner Natalie Portman.  (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

“30 Rock’s” Tina Fey.  (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Oscar-nominated “Moneyball” screenwriter Aaron Sorkin.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“Bridesmaids” producer Judd Apatow and actress-wife Leslie Mann.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Oscar nominee Michelle Williams ( “My Week With Marilyn”).  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Singer, actress and “American Idol” judge Jennifer Lopez.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“Cougar Town’s” Busy Phillips.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Rose Byrne of “Bridesmaids.”  (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Mother Dolores Hart, featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary short “God is the Bigger Elvis,” makes her way along the red carpet.  (Mike Nelson / EPA)

Actress Kate Mara (“American Horror Story”).  (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

Oscar-nominated “Bridesmaids” actress Melissa McCarthy.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Lead actor Oscar winner Jean Dujardin of “The Artist” and actress-wife Alexandra Lamy.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Supporting actress Oscar winner Octavia Spencer (“The Help”).  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“The Artist’s” Missi Pyle.  (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)

Chris Miller, who directed the Oscar-nominated “Puss in Boots,” and choreographer wife Laura Gorenstein Miller.  (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Penelope Ann Miller  (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

“Love Lust” actress Louise Roe.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Anne-Sophie Bion, Oscar-nominated film editor for “The Artist.”  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

“The Descendants” actress Shailene Woodley.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain of “The Help.”  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“The Descendants” actress Judy Greer.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“The Artist” director and Oscar winner Michel Hazanavicius.  (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

“Bridesmaids” actress Ellie Kemper.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“The Artist” star and nominee Berenice Bejo.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Supporting actor Oscar winner Christopher Plummer and wife Elaine Taylor.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Actress Jane Seymour  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Bret McKenzie’s “Muppets” song “Man or Muppet” won the Oscar.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

TV personality Maria Menounos.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

TV personality Giuliana Rancic.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“The Artist” actor James Cromwell.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“Modern Family” actress Sarah Hyland.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

TV personality Mario Lopez.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“Resident Evil” actress Milla Jovovich.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)