Security at Sunday’s Oscars has Hollywood Boulevard in lockdown, exactly as Academy Awards organizers and police have long planned.
Around the Dolby Theater, cars with their star-studded passengers are inching towards the ceremony as they pass through a one-mile gated perimeter starting blocks south of Hollywood Blvd. Along the route, the vehicles are swept from top to bottom. Even before a FBI alert on potential Iranian drone attacks on coastal California was made public earlier this week, Oscar attendees were advised to give themselves plenty of time to get to the Conan O’Brien-hosted ceremony to avoid flared tempers and last-minute dashes before showtime.
Once nominees and attendees arrive, they will see choppers (along with a certain Goodyear dirigible) in the air over the tented red carpet at Ovation Hollywood. Amidst the fairly strong law enforcement presence, Oscar ticket holders will also encounter police dogs on the red carpet.
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