Easily one of the most anticipated and arguably the most glamorous of the awards shows in Hollywood, stargazers are either lining the streets and designated fan areas in and around the Kodak Theater, glued to their TV sets at home or positioned with the best vantage points on the red carpet to catch the stars as they file into the theaters and down Oscars history.

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards went underway in its typical fashion, unleashing the glitz and glamour of Hollywood onto the world. Various entertainment programs made sure we didn’t miss a thing and welcomed the stars with bit interviews about the evening’s festivities. Here are some red carpet highlights:

· George Clooney (“Up in the Air”) chose to hold off a trek down the red carpet when he went from his car straight to the fans behind the chain link fence to say hi, shake some hands and sign an autograph or two. Gracious… a classy guy indeed.

· The cameras greeted Sanda Bullock (“The Blind Side”) as she made her way to the red carpet, and she greeted back playfully with gang signs. During her interview, she said, “It’s all fantastic… It’s time to eat after this. I’m thinking, like, a nice juicy burger… maybe some deep deep fries—double fried, maybe!”

· Matt Damon (“Invictus”) admitted during his interview that it was much tougher to master his role’s accent than learning to play football, and attributed his Best Supporting Actor nomination to his dialect coach, Tim Monich.

· Morgan Freeman (“Invictus”) did his red carpet interview with his producers, and showed off his bracelet of choice. Dubbed “The South African Bracelet for Hope,” his metal accessory, as well as those his companions were wearing, would be auctioned off through the 46664 Campaign, a program of the Nelson Mandela Foundation for their ongoing fight against HIV/AIDS.

· Quentin Tarantino talked about the role, Col. Hans Landa (played by Austrian actor, Christoph Waltz [pronounced Vultz]), as the best role he’s ever written or would ever write. He said he didn’t think he would find an actor that could play it so when he found Waltz, he was amazed.

· Tina Fey and Steve Carell, presenting awards separately, did a joint red carpet interview. Carell marveled at being able to tell this wasn’t the Emmy’s for its “much better looking crowd;” Fey agreed, saying, “Everyone’s taller and much better looking.”

· Jeff Bridges ("Crazy Heart"), when asked how he chose roles, replied he prefers to “make the kind of movie I’d like to see.”

· Kate Winslet, who was also on hand just as a presenter, said, “The pressure is certainly off…” and joked that she’s glad she could just “watch everyone panic” from the sidelights.

· Meryl Street (“Julie and Julia”), who was heralded as early as on the red carpet for being the most Oscar-nominated actress in history, all of 16 times already, said the best part for her would be, “Getting inside, sitting down… getting off the Jimmy Choos.” She also added, “I like seeing all my friends. It’s nice seeing [them] all cleaned up and looking good.”

Well, for sure the fashion police would not be that generous to some of the celebrity-attendees, but the truth is, at the Oscars, it does seem that everyone looks truly good indeed!