We're bringing you the Oscars live on Monday

[KiwiCoromandel]

It's the Oscars on Monday and we're taking you there live in our special Oscars section...

From midday, nzherald.co.nz will feature two hours of live video direct from the red carpet. Click on the link below to launch the video player.....

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/academy-awards/n...am.cfm?c_id=604

Hollywood prepares for its golden day....more here....

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/academy-awards/n...es.cfm?c_id=604

[KiwiCoromandel]

Hollywood is crackling with excitement as stars light up the red carpet ahead of the 81st Oscars, with rags-to-riches drama Slumdog Millionaire tipped to win the race for best picture.

Celebrities have begun to arrive at the Kodak Theatre, which will host the 81st edition of the Academy Awards starting at 5.30pm local time.

The stars of Slumdog Millionaire delighted onlookers, with director Danny Boyle accompanying two of the child actors who were flown to Hollywood for the ceremony - a world away from their lives in Mumbai's shantytowns.

Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, who plays the film's hero as a child, told a reporter delightedly: "It's unbelievable. I never thought I'd be at the Oscars."

more here.....http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/02/23/1235237506269.html

source:AFP

image:SMH....Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, one of the young stars of Slumdog Millionaire, is rapt as the stars parade on the red carpet.....