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Academy Awards Preparation

Feb. 24: Oscar statues on the red carpet remain under plastic wrap while the rain falls outside the Kodak Theater in the morning of the 80th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Feb. 24: Eli Verduzco tries to vacuum water out of the red carpet outside the Kodak Theater in preparation for the 80th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Feb. 24: A man walks through the rain along the stars of the Hollywood Walk of fame outside the Kodak Theater.
Feb. 24: As the rains fall, the red carpet leading to the Kodak Theater remains under tenting in preparation for the 80th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Feb. 24: Under the lights of the El Capitan Theater, a worker tries to patch holes in the plastic tent covering the red carpet area outside the Kodak Theater in preparation for the 80th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Feb. 24: Josh Santibanez tries to vacuum water out of the red carpet outside the Kodak Theater in preparation for the 80th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Feb. 24: Josh Santibanez tries to vacuum water out of the red carpet outside the Kodak Theater in preparation for the 80th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.