The pre-awards scoop phoned in from the red carpet:
Pete says he passed on good wishes from me (to Melissa Leo) on her way in and she was genuinely touched to hear about all these efforts to cheer her on, and all that, good stuff, so, yay! What can I say, I'm just really, really happy for her right now. He said she looked great and that her son was there with her although she was walking down the press line with her producer and director and fellow actress Misty Upham. He said the most gorgeous, the most glamorous ones, other than Melissa, of course, were, in order of gushing: #1: Kate Winslet. (He says she's so stunning and genuine and real and bla, bla, bla...Every year he gushes about her. And she does look amazing. He's always adored her, with good reason.) #2: Penelope Cruz #3: Taraji Henson #4: And he seemed a bit speechless after talking with french actress, Marion Cotillard, who won the Best Actress Academy Award for her role as Édith Piaf. He said Langella looked nice, but kind of reserved (aka: shy) and