The Oscars carpet won’t be red this year; first time since 1961

Crew members roll out the carpet outside the Dolby Theatre on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Los Angeles, in preparation for Sunday’s Academy Awards. It’s the first time in almost 60 years that the famous “red carpet” will not be red. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

LOS ANGELES — Many things about the Academy Awards have changed over the years, but for the past six decades there has been at least one constant: The red carpet. The hues have varied over the years, but it has always been some shade of red. Until this year.

On Wednesday outside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, workers unspooled a champagne-colored carpet as Jimmy Kimmel, who is hosting the 95th Oscars on Sunday, presided over the occasion.