Academy Awards 2008- A preparation

Pedestrians take photographs as workers prepare the grounds outside the Kodak Theatre for the 80th Annual Academy Awards Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The show will be presented on Feb. 24.

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Oscar-nominated actor George Clooney poses at the 80th annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon in Beverly Hills, California February 4, 2008.

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Oscar statuettes on display at a "Meet the Oscars" event in New York's Times Square on February 15. Violent movies are tipped to carve up the top honors when the red carpet is rolled out for the 80th Academy Awards on February 24, reflecting Oscar voters' increasing willingness to honor darker fare.

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Oscar statuettes are displayed inside a glass case at the "Meet the Oscars" display in Hollywood, California February 13, 2008. The Oscars will be given out February 24.

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Academy Awards 2008- A preparation

A worker prepares a large plastic tent to shelter the red carpet outside the Kodak Theatre ahead of the 80th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood February 19, 2008. The Oscars will be held on February 24, 2008.

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Javier Maya-Benitez prepares a large tent to shelter the laying of the red carpet outside the Kodak Theatre ahead of the 80th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood February 19, 2008. The Oscars will be held on February 24.

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Los Angeles Fire Department inspector Robert Gladden takes photographs outside the Kodak Theatre, site of the 80th Academy Awards, in Hollywood February 19, 2008. The camera -wielding fire marshal has worked the Academy Awards since 1995 and is a regular at entertainment events in Los Angeles, ensuring fire safety codes are enforced on some of Hollywood's biggest nights.

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In anticipation of rain, workers put up a tent in the area that will house the red carpet outside the Kodak Theatre for the 80th Annual Academy Awards, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The show will be presented on Feb. 24.

(AP Photo/Ric Francis)

Workers prepare the grounds outside the Kodak Theatre for the 80th Annual Academy Awards, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The show will be presented on Feb. 24.

(AP Photo/Ric Francis)