LOS ANGELES -- One. More. Day.
Hollywood's anticipation for Sunday's Academy Awards has been building all week.
The main boulevard is shut down to make room for the stars' grand red-carpet entrance. Tourists are swarming the area to get a peek at Oscar preparations. Show rehearsals keep the Kodak Theatre abuzz with activity. There are gift suites every day and parties every night as Tinseltown gears up for its big celebration.
Stars of the year's biggest films stepped out on Oscar's stage late Friday.
Never mind it was just a rehearsal.
First it was Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner of Twilight. A stage manager told them where to go and suggested they walk arm in arm.
They approached the microphone and producer Adam Shankman gently scolded, "No folded arms!" Stewart quickly dropped her arms by her side.
The two teen stars ran through their lines, joking with each other between takes.
Next was Sigourney Weaver wearing the towering stilettos she plans to wear Sunday night. The 60-year-old actress practiced making her entrance again and again, concerned about how her long dress might hinder her approach.
Finally, Avatar star Sam Worthington took the stage. The Australian actor was unflappable. He rehearsed his lines, and the theater went dark. One more day of rehearsals and then the real deal.
Dana Delany, Kathy Najimy, Ty Burrell and Rachael Leigh Cook were among the celebrities who recorded public service announcements for the Creative Coalition Friday.
Creative Coalition co-president Tim Daly is directing the public service announcements, which show stars singing the ABC's, as part of the organization's lobbying efforts to increase funding for arts education in public schools.
The videos will be presented at the Creative Coalition's Arts Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., next month, along with a companion book, Art & Soul, that features portraits of actors and their handwritten messages about what art means to them, Daly said.
Oscar hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin seemed relaxed as they stepped out together on the Kodak Theatre stage Thursday to run through their lines for the show.
The two looked out into a sea of placards showing where the stars will sit on Sunday. They laughed with each other and goofed around with show workers. At one point, Baldwin appeared to give a piggyback ride to Oscar producer Adam Shankman.
From actresses and producers to sound engineers and film editors, female Oscar nominees celebrated their achievements Thursday at Women In Film's third annual pre-Oscar party.
Held at a home in tiny Bel Air, the intimate cocktail party honored women's contribution to the film industry and urged women on both sides of the camera to inspire the next generation of female filmmakers.
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