BRIAN NELSON, CNN ANCHOR: In Hollywood, they're putting on the ritz more than they usually do, and that's because Sunday is Oscar night in Tinseltown.</s>ANDRIA HALL, CNN ANCHOR: And CNN's Sherri Sylvester joins us now live outside the Shrine Auditorium in Hollywood, with an Oscar preview. Sherri, what's happening?</s>SHERRI SYLVESTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: What a difference a day makes. We came out here this morning, it wasn't so beautiful. Tonight, it is so glamorous. It's absolutely stunning here at the Shrine Auditorium. They have inside been rehearsing all day, Billy Crystal going over some of his punchlines for tomorrow night. And apparently, all the things that have gone wrong in the last couple of weeks will up the comedy quotient tomorrow night. That's according to head writer Bruce Vilanch, who we spoke with yesterday. A lot of activity still here at the Shrine at night. It looks like a little mini city, and the crews are going to be working all night to make sure that everything is picture perfect tomorrow. The people who will be very cold this evening are the fans. They're camping out on the sidewalks, because they want to have first crack; 7:30 in the morning, they're opening the doors. They'll be filing the bleachers behind me, hoping to get a look at all the stars as they arrive for the Oscars. Reporting live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, I'm Sherri Sylvester. Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNmoney.com The Web
Sunday is Oscar Night in Hollywood