E! Academy Awards Red Carpet Specials

Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:42 PM

COUNTDOWN TO THE RED CARPET: THE 2012 ACADEMY AWARDS
E! – Monday 27 February, from 7.30am (previously starting at 8am)

LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET: THE 2012 ACADEMY AWARDS
E! - Monday 27 February, 11.30am – 2.30pm (previously starting at 12pm)

JOIN RYAN SEACREST AND GIULIANA RANCIC LIVE FROM LA’S KODAK THEATRE

E! Entertainment Television has unveiled their red carpet supreme team for the Network's 2012 coverage of the Academy Awards®.  E! News anchor, Ryan Seacrest, and E! News co-host, Giuliana Rancic, will spearhead the Network's unprecedented star-studded presence on the red carpet on Monday, 27th February, for this year's "Live from the Red Carpet: The 2012 Academy® Awards" coverage from the site of the annual ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

This year’s Academy Awards are filled with anticipation and suspense at the film industry’s most prestigious event of the year.  E! will capture all the buzz and the latest news LIVE and deliver it right into your front rooms.  With nominations for Best Performance by an Actor including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Jean Dujardin and Gary Oldman; and Best Performance by an Actress including Meryl Streep, Glenn Close and Michelle Williams this year promises to deliver excitement, glamour and intrigue. 

Hugo received the most nominations overall (11), with The Artist following closely behind (10). Transformers: Dark Of The Moon and The Tree Of Life go head to head with three each.

Live From The Red Carpet: The 2012 Academy® Awards with Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic premieres live in New Zealand on Monday 27 February at 11.30am from LA’s Kodak Theatre only on E! Entertainment Television.

The Network's Academy Awards® coverage continues with the very glamorous Fashion Police team. Headed by Joan Rivers who is joined by style gurus Kelly Osbourne, George Kotsiopoulos  and Giuliana Rancic when Awards Fashion Police: The 2012 Academy Awards premieres on Wednesday 29 February at 11am.