OSCARS RED CARPET LIVE! @ Velvet Channel

Velvet will air the Oscars Red Carpet Live, a prelude to the awarding ceremonies, an up to the minute coverage of the special event, from the highly anticipated arrival of stars to exciting happenings backstage. For this year, it will be hosted by none other than Robin Roberts, Tim Gunn, Krista Smith and Maria Menounos.

Which designers will the stars wear this year? Who will be candidates for the Best Dressed list? Gunn, the chief executive officer of Liz Claiborne Inc. and well known mentor on Project Runway, will provide answers. He will be

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manning the red carpet to interview celebrities and comment on their fashion choices. Gunn also hosted the arrivals show two years ago along with Roberts.

For this year, Roberts will be handling the pre-show stage, and will be conducting interviews with the nominees. Roberts, who is co-anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America, is a well-traveled journalist who was also a commentator and contributor in ESPN.

The Oscars Red Carpet Live will be followed by the main awards show.

Catch the live telecast and complete coverage of The 83rd Academy Awards on the following schedules:

LIVE TELECAST FEB. 28
7am                On The Red Carpet: The Arrivals
8am                Oscars Red Carpet Live
9:30am            The 83rd Annual Academy Awards
1pm                 E! After Party: The 2011 Academy Awards

PRIMETIME TELECAST FEB. 28
7pm                 On The Red Carpet: The Arrivals
8pm                 Oscars Red Carpet Live
9:30pm            The 83rd Annual Academy Awards
12:30am          E! After Party: The 2011 Academy Awards

OSCARS POST-SHOW MAR. 1
10pm                On the Red Carpet: The Winners

FASHION POLICE: THE 2011 ACADEMY AWARDS
Mar. 3, 7:30pm
Mar. 4, 12mn & 2pm

WEEKEND TELECAST MAR. 5-6
4:30pm           On The Red Carpet: The Arrivals
5:30pm           Oscars Red Carpet Live
7pm                The 83rd Annual Academy Awards
10pm              E! After Party: The 2011 Academy Awards                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
11:30pm         Fashion Police: The 2011 Academy Awards
12:30am         On The Red Carpet: The Winners

SUNDAY MARATHON BLOCK MAR. 6
10am              E! After Party: The 2011 Academy Awards
11:30am         Fashion Police: The 2011 Academy Awards
1:309m           On The Red Carpet: The Winners

Velvet (SkyCable Channel 53), the country’s premium general entertainment channel, is available on SkyCable Platinum, SkyCable Gold, SkyCable Silver and other quality cable operators nationwide. Log on to www.velvetchannel.multiply.com for more details.

The 83rd Academy Awards will also be aired on free-to-air TV via ABS-CBN on Monday (Feb 28) at 10:30 am and a primetime telecast on Studio 23 on Tuesday (March 1) at 10:30 PM.