7:30 PM Okay, that’s it for red-carpet liveblogging. Official liveblog starts at 8:00 PM EST.

7:28 PM I’m simply overwhelmed with jealousy with all these gowns. Some of them look like they have sequins or sparkles! “What will they think of next, in Hollywood’s gown factories?”

7:27 PM Everybody looks amazing — beautiful, handsome, and healthy! And the gowns. Ladies and gentlemen, how much do we love these gowns? “I guess angels are real,” that’s what I say whenever I see a beautiful Hollywood person in one of their gowns.