{{Hollywood’s finest finally hit the red carpet Sunday for the most fiercely contested Oscars show in decades – after organizers scrambled to make sure the weather doesn’t rain on the glamorous parade.}}<\/p>\n
After months of drought, a huge storm has hit just in time for the Academy Awards, drenching the famous red carpet where A-listers will strut their stuff as Tinseltown’s annual awards season comes to a climax.<\/p>\n
Final preparations underway on the red carpet in front of the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 1, 2014 for the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California. <\/p>\n
Three movies – harrowing historical drama “12 Years a Slave,” 3D space thriller “Gravity” and 1970s crime caper “American Hustle” – are leading a packed field for the top prizes.<\/p>\n
On the acting front, Cate Blanchett is the hot favourite for her turn in Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine,” while Matthew McConaughey is widely tipped to strike Oscars gold for his portrayal of homophobic HIV-positive AIDS activist Ron Woodroof in “Dallas Buyers Club.”<\/p>\n
Jared Leto’s role as Woodroof’s unlikely transgender business partner has put him ahead of the field for best supporting actor, and Lupita Nyong’o could take home a statuette for her big-screen debut in “12 Years a Slave.”<\/p>\n
red Leto poses with his award for Best Supporting Actor in Dallas Buyers Club at the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, March 1, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. <\/p>\n
{{VERY SUSPENSEFUL}}<\/p>\n
On the eve of Hollywood’s biggest night, “12 Years a Slave” scored a last-minute boost by winning best feature and best director for Briton Steve McQueen Saturday at the Independent Spirit Awards.<\/p>\n
McConaughey, Leto, Blanchett and Nyong’o took home the acting awards, further cementing their status as the ones to beat for the prized Oscar statuettes. <\/p>\n
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