Oscars red carpet — has been experiencing a series of losses and recoveries in power. Ovation Hollywood, a shopping area previously known as Hollywood & Highland, has seen several key areas go completely dark, including credential and safety offices.
The Dolby Theater, which will host the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, is part of the Ovation site. Sources close to the Academy state that power has been restored in the Dolby auditorium after a brief outage indoors.
Rehearsals are proceeding as planned. Academy staff informed people waiting for red carpet and show credentials that they were working in coordination with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on a fix.
Reporters on site state that power has returned to the red carpet. Parking garage elevators are operational, though escalators remain frozen.
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