Oscar nominee Julie Christie (for Away from Her) is greeted by Robert Osborne on the 2008 Oscar Red Carpet
Robert Osborne, Turner Classic Movies host, The Hollywood Reporter columnist, and film historian, will be greeting Academy Award nominees and presenters on Oscar’s red carpet on Sunday, March 7. Red carpet guest arrivals are expected to begin at approximately 3 p.m. PT and conclude at the start of the Oscar show at 5 p.m. PT.
This year will be Osborne’s fifth stint on the red carpet for the Academy. According to the Academy's press release, Osborne's "red carpet celebrity chats will be audible to the other arriving guests as well as to the bleacher fans on the opposite side of the carpet." Osborne is the author of the Academy’s 80 Years of the Oscar, the official history of the Academy Awards. Additionally, he hosts Robert Osborne’s Classic Film Festival in Athens, Georgia.
The 2010 Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 7 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. In the United States, it'll be televised live by ABC.
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