The stars attending the awards ceremony Sunday will walk on a pale beige carpet
A lot has changed about the Oscars over the years, but over the past six decades there has been one thing that hasn’t changed: the red carpet. Although different, it was always in shades of red.
However, on Wednesday, outside the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, workers unearthed a faded beige carpet, while Jimmy Kimmel, who is hosting the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday, watched the action.
“I think choosing a champagne carpet instead of a red carpet shows how confident we are that there will be no bloodshed,” Kimmel said.
The decision to change the color came from innovation consultants Lisa Love and Raul Avila.
The history of the Oscars red carpet dates back to 1961, which witnessed the 33rd Academy Awards ceremony, in which Billy Wilder’s movie “The Apartment” won the Best Picture award, and Burt Lancaster and Elizabeth Taylor won the Best Actor and Actress awards, hosted by Bob Hope.
The public did not see the red carpet on television until 1966, when the Academy Awards were first televised in color.