The creative team opted for a champagne-colored carpet, bucking a tradition that dates back to 1961.
For the first time since 1961, the red carpet at the2023 Oscarsisn’t actually, well… red.
“We turned a day event into night,” Love toldAssociated Press.
Hong Chau on the champagne carpet at the 2023 Oscars.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
“It’s evening, even though it’s still 3:00.”
Love said they experimented with other darker colors before deciding on champagne.
The creative team wasn’t too concerned about Oscars traditionalists balking at the change, Love revealed.
“Somebody’s always got a way to find something wrong with something,” she said.
“This is just a lightness and hopefully people like it.
It doesn’t mean that it’s always going to be a champagne-colored carpet.”
“People have been asking, ‘Is there going to be any trouble this year?
Is there going to be any violence this year?’
Speaking of Curtis, the first-time nominee had quite the reaction to the carpet color change.
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