Images: Dolby Theatre gears up for the 85th Academy Awards Night

Preparations for the 85th Academy Awards to be held in Dolby Theatre, at Los Angeles, California is in full swing. The red carpet has been laid down and the statues have been brought in, the only wait is for the stars to walk down the red carpet and the night of Oscars 2013 to begin. Here are the images.

[caption id=“attachment_636212” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Stage manager Dency Nelson is seen during rehearsals for the 85th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb 21, 2013. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_636216” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] A worker writes on a plastic cover in the red carpet arrival area outside the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb 21, 2013. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_636218” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] An Oscar statue is seen in front of the Oscar Green Room for the 85th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb 21, 2013. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_636219” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Virginia Belloni paints a rail in the red carpet arrival area outside the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_636221” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Workers prepare the red carpet arrival area outside the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_636222” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Visitors crowd around a large Oscar statue which was being transported along the path to the Dolby Theatre, the site for the 85th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California February 21, 2013. Reuters[/caption]