Oscars: The ballots arrive on the Academy Awards red carpet

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The rain is gone, the sun is out and men in dark suits, looking very much like Secret Service agents, have carried sleek black leather briefcases into the Kodak Theatre.

They stopped to pose for photos, of course -- because it is Hollywood, and the men are from PricewaterhouseCoopers, and those briefcases contain the ballots for the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday in Hollywood.

Stay tuned to the Ministry of Gossip for more red carpet coverage.

-- Jessica Gelt