Celebrity Autographs And Celebrity Addresses

Welcome to the red carpet coverage of the 77th Annual Academy Awards, where ninemsn has all the fashion action.
12:10am - Halle Berry brushes her way past as a very late arrival to the red carpet, but not before stopping to shmooze with some of the bigger US entertainment media. She just won the worst actor award at the 'anti-Oscars', the Razzie awards last night - so who can blame her for being a little brusque?

11:59am - Pierce Brosnan wanders past but the former Bond makes an unconvincing excuse of having lost his voice. A weak attempt at sign-language completes the brush-off.

11:57am - The fleeting glimpse of Director Martin Scorsese is a memorable one as he comes across all Godfather like in a black suit and those eyebrows. He only has time to to refer to Cate Blanchett as "the best, the best" with Italian panache before shuffling off to speak to 'important' people.

11:55am - Hollywood's man of the hour Jamie Foxx, is overcome by a bout of humility, bringing his daughter to the Red Carpet in a stylish blue pin-striped suit. He's virtually a shoo-in for Best Actor in Ray and could also pick up the Best Supporting Actor gong for Collateral.

11:53am - Thomas Baden-Howell tries to laugh off strange questions about being Australia's favourite ratbag and ends up straring at his shoes and looking uncomfortable.

11:51am - Annette Bening and husband Warren Beatty are playing it smart, she in a classic strapless dress and he in a classic tux... thankfully no cleavage here.

11:49am - Samuel L Jackson has gone all biblical in a zen-like black suit adorned with a small simple cross. He's nominated The Incredibles as his favourite film, which seems to indicate he may be sick of shooting people on screen all the time.

11:45am - Johnny Depp is typically eccentric in a weird dark blue tux with a black adorned silk choker thing masquerading as a bow tie. He's accompanied by long-term partner Vanessa Paradis and looks uncomfortable on the red carpet, but would you expect anything less.

11:43am - Cate Blanchett looks stunning in a yellow off-the-shoulder Valentino dress with a beautiful brooch on her left shoulder. 'Our Cate' says she's happy and strangely calm, adding that there's nothing she can do now but wait and enjoy the show.

11:40am - A sunglass-clad Morgan Freeman looks like he's stepped off the set of Men in Black, and he's equally all class. "It's mushy to say but it was an honour," referring to working with Clint Eastwood in Million Dollar Baby.

11:35am - A beaming Alan Alda struts down the carpet, saying he was stunned to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor. "I was totally out of it, I didn't understand I had been nominated." He looks as happy as a kid in a candy shop, after all M*A*S*H* was years ago.

11:32am - Salma Hayek is all cleavage in her blue Prada number, that looks like flamenco-style crossed with a mermaid. She'll be presenting an award for the fourth time.

11:25am - Clive Owen looks dapper in a classic tux, where he'll vie for the Best Supporting Actor award for Closer. He says he's simply honoured to be in such great company, up against Alan Alda, Jamie Foxx and Morgan Freeman.

11:24am - A platinum blonde Scarlett Johannson arrives in a plain black dress, which has been given the official thumbs down by the fashion police.

11:23am - Drew Barrymore arrives in a strapless basic black gown. Despite being considered a veteran of the awards, she's still thrilled to be a part of the Oscars. "It's an amazing tradition," she says.

11:15am - Virgina Madsen is in a jovial and generous mood when asked about going head to head with 'our Cate', after being nominated for best Actress in Sideways. "If Cate takes it home right on", she says in the full knowledge she's speaking to the Australian media.

11:13am - Hillary Swank joins the red carpet throng, and could become the youngest ever actress to win two Academy Awards after being nominated for Best Actress for her role as a female boxer in Million Dollar Baby. She'll be up against 'our' Cate Blanchett, but she's already gone through the tough stuff, saying she's 'black and blue' from pinching herself over the nomination. She also seems to have put her dress on back-to-front in the excitement.

11:09am - Australians Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory are lapping up the big-time Oscars action, nominated for Best Short Animated film with Birthday Boy. They'll be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Harvie Krumpet, made by fellow Australian Adam Elliot. Read more about Birthday Boy here.

11:08am - Leonardo diCaprio heaps adulation on Aviator co-star Cate Blanchett, calling her "the new Meryl Streep".

10:59am - "Australians are happy people" purrs Antonio Banderas, accompanied by wife Melanie Griffiths, who is walking with a cane for some reason.

10:55am - P.Diddy continues to try to rewrite the style books and can't wait to tell the media he's wearing a Sean John suit. However a request to see the label doesn't go down too well and he soon shuffles off to find a more adoring media.

10:47am - Now we get our first glimpse of Closer star Natalie Portman, nominated in the best supporting actress category, and who looks like a wealthy peasant in a green dress. Amazingly she's attending her first-ever Oscar's ceremony, but maintains her poise despite the pleading for 'just one question' from the world's media.

10:46am - Breaking up all the black tie glamour is a garishly dressed Adam Duritz, lead singer from The Counting Crows, who will perform a song penned for the big awards ceremony later today.

10:38am - The young star of The Phantom of the Opera, Emmy Rossum, is gorgeous in a strapless blood red dress with a plunging neckline, belying her mere 19 years.

10:35am - Director Taylor Hackford seems unperturbed by the fact he could walk away with a Best Director Oscar for his work on Ray. He's accompanied by his wife, Helen Mirren who looks literally like a million dollars, adorned with antique jewellry.

10:30am - Film director Mike Leigh, nominated for Vera Drake is enjoying the "crazy and fabulous" atmosphere, despite being British.

10:20am - Beyonce has the crowd in raptures as she makes her way toward the Kodak theatre in a gorgeous slinky black number with her hair tied back and in control. Her boyfriend, US rapper Jay-Z, is by her side after finally being released into the Beyonce limelight.

10:10am - A fit and healthy looking Morgan Spurlock is one of the first name stars to wander down the red carpet, where he's hoping to snatch an Oscar for his documentary Super Size Me.