Oscars 2012 Red Carpet: Celebrity Arrivals at the 84th Annual Academy Awards (PHOTOS)

Jessica Chastain

First Posted: 02/26/2012 5:38 pm Updated: 02/26/2012 9:07 pm

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The Oscars are finally (finally!) here. The 84th annual Academy Awards are being broadcast live from Los Angeles in a matter of hours, but before Billy Crystal sticks himself into every nominated movie during the monologue, let's take a look at what you all came to see: red carpet photos of your favorite stars! From Brad Pitt and George Clooney to Meryl Streep and Michelle Williams, check out Hollywood's best below.

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  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Anne-Sophie Bion, nominated for Film Editing for 'The Artist' arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Rooney Mara arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • Actor Nick Nolte arrives on the red carp

    Actor Nick Nolte arrives on the red carpet for the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress-writer Kristen Wiig arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Jessica Chastain arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Songwriter Brett McKenzie arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actor George Clooney and Stacy Kiebler arrive at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Musician Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • Actress Natalie Portman arrives on the r

    Actress Natalie Portman arrives on the red carpet for the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Songwriter Brett McKenzie arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Emma Stone arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Entertainer Jennifer Lopez arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actress Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied arrive at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    TV personality Kelly Ripa arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actor Colin Firth and Livia Giuggioli arrive at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Berenice Bejo arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Missi Pyle arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Anne-Sophie Bion, nominated for Film Editing for 'The Artist' arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actor Kenneth Branagh arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • Actress Michelle Williams arrives on the

    Actress Michelle Williams arrives on the red carpet for the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: TV personality Kelly Ripa arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actor Jonah Hill arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Jane Seymour arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Robert Gould, nominated for Art Direction for "The Artist," arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Penelope Ann Miller arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actor Robert Forster arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Maya Rudolph arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    TV personality Nancy O'Dell arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

  • Berenice Bejo and Michel Hazanavicius ar

    Actress Berenice Bejo and director Michel Hazanavicius arrive on the red carpet for the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Melissa McCarthy arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actor Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed as his character 'General Aladeen,' arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Viola Davis arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actor-producer Zachary Quinto arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

  • Christopher Plummer arrives on the red c

    Actor Christopher Plummer arrives on the red carpet for the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Milla Jovovich arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards .

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Penelope Ann Miller arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Ellie Kemper arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actress Glenn Close arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Bingbing Li arrives on the red carpet at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    TV personality Giuliana Rancic arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Model Stacy Keibler arrives on the red carpet for the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    TV personalities Maria Menounos (L) and Mario Lopez arrive at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Busy Philipps arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actor Christopher Plummer and actress Elaine Taylor arrive at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    TV personality Lara Spencer arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Judy Greer arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Meryl Streep arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Sheri Shepherd arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

    Actress Tina Fey arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

FOLLOW MOVIEFONE

'FONE FINDS
The Oscars are finally (finally!) here. The 84th annual Academy Awards are being broadcast live from Los Angeles in a matter of hours, but before Billy Crystal sticks himself into every nominated movi...
The Oscars are finally (finally!) here. The 84th annual Academy Awards are being broadcast live from Los Angeles in a matter of hours, but before Billy Crystal sticks himself into every nominated movi...
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maryann traveller
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11:52 AM on 02/29/2012
Best dressed male: Christian Bale and best looking, too
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JuliaDemJules2020
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01:42 AM on 02/27/2012
I wander if Turner Classic has any of the old Oscar ceremonies.
Watching Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor and Bogart and Joanne Woodard win would be fun.
And Gregory Peck and Paul Newman and Audrey Hepburn and Julie Andrews and Gene Kelly too.
We need Arthur Freed back and new composers and lyrics

The show was fun. Billy did well and glad Ms. Spencer won.
Meryl Streep looks amazing. Will be watching Oscar when he turns 85.
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11:18 PM on 02/28/2012
oh' grace kelly.will i ever get over you????????????????
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11:19 PM on 02/26/2012
Updated best dressed: Sandra Bullock, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Stacy Keibler, Kristin Wiig, Tina Fey.
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gutz54
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10:00 PM on 02/26/2012
Mostly wanna be "actors" with minimal or no talent. Who is the bozo making the faces and jumping-- some song-writer no one has ever heard of before-- does that idiot think he's funny?? most of these actors are people no one has ever heard of before?/ Even the statue has an idiotic look on its face. We skipped the entire farce
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GraniteSkyline
I wish you happiness!
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11:56 PM on 02/26/2012
Well thanks for boring us with your snide opinions.
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Xanadutu
Very easy going -- 'til you piss me off!
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05:55 AM on 02/27/2012
I'm sure gutz54 would say 'your welcome'!!
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09:39 PM on 02/26/2012
Best thing to do is tape it and fast forward ALL the insufferable commercials and then to best supporting actor/actress, best actress/actor, director, and best film .. the rest is WHO the heck cares?!!!
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bagelmaven
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09:38 PM on 02/26/2012
Some of it is such a WASTE of time...who cares about flying men in suits anyway...get on with the darn thing!
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Tovlogos
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09:32 PM on 02/26/2012
I couldn't stop staring at Penelope Ann Miller.
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geldonski
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09:25 PM on 02/26/2012
Who would actually sit in front of their TV on a Sunday Nite and watch this crap?
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myakkakat
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09:46 PM on 02/26/2012
You clicked on the article and took the time to comment on something you are criticizing other people for watching? Do you see the irony here? LOL
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10:28 PM on 02/26/2012
Yea, you tell 'em. Good one!
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JuliaDemJules2020
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01:33 AM on 02/27/2012
They all sat and watched. They just post their silly nonsense on here.
Meanwhile while the rest of who actually enjoy the movies and the history of the Oscars and do know something about the movies, like the show.
Around a billion people world wide watch. We will be watching when Oscar turns 85 next year.
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09:07 PM on 02/26/2012
Am I the only one other than Marknfl who thinks Sasha B Cohen should not have been allowed to appear? His movie is in BAD taste - and his stunt was disgusting. I am angry at myself for even giving his presence a comment. He deserves no publicity. What a FU**ing pig.
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puppetmaster609
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08:56 PM on 02/26/2012
I didn't think it was that bad. media making something outta nothing.

http://www.DIDB.org
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mcwhomper
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08:51 PM on 02/26/2012
back in the old days we use to pay about fifty cents to see a movie today i wouldn't pay that to see any of the movies nominated how these people get rich with this kind of crap i don't know i think walt disney could of done better for sure
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08:40 PM on 02/26/2012
I like it
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08:29 PM on 02/26/2012
Georg looks old standing next to Stacy. He simply doesn't measure up.
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bensintbictalin
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08:18 PM on 02/26/2012
Talk about vapid...has life become so ridiculous that we actually care what designer someone is wearing?
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viewfromuphere
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08:28 PM on 02/26/2012
uhm...yeh.....

but this is the Vapid Oscar thread....to be enjoyed by the many who can just relax and eat, drink, watch bad tv and laugh for a few hours.

give it a try sometime.
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08:32 PM on 02/26/2012
r u an American?
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08:14 PM on 02/26/2012
Brian Grazer -- fantastic hair. I'm getting a strong Munkustrap vibe. Love Cats!
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