Posted on 03/03/2006 6:42:27 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Oscar nominees Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal and Frances McDormand are among those expected to step out of green vehicles and onto the red carpet at the Academy Awards ceremony Sunday.
In all, 25 VIPs are participating in the fourth annual "Red Carpet, Green Cars" event sponsored by Toyota Motor Corp. and the environmental organization Global Green USA. McDormand, Phoenix, Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Aniston and George Clooney are all expected to arrive at the Oscars in Toyota or Lexus hybrids, including the Toyota Prius, Lexus RX crossover and a hybrid version of the Toyota Camry, which goes on sale in May.
Event spokeswoman Kathy Kniss said the program began with just four participants in 2002, but interest in fuel-efficient vehicles has grown exponentially since then.
"There's a huge, huge following. People are flocking to the hybrids," Kniss said.
Other automakers are also getting into the act. Ford Motor Co. said Cathy Schulman, the producer of best-picture nominee "Crash," plans to arrive in a hybrid Mercury Mariner, while best-supporting-actor nominee Gyllenhaal's entourage is scheduled to show up in a Ford Excursion powered by clean-burning biodiesel.
General Motors Corp. also will be bringing VIPs to the ceremony, but its focus will be on luxury rather than fuel efficiency. GM spokeswoman Ryndee Carney said a fleet of 50 Cadillacs mostly 2007 Escalade SUVs will be used to pick up and drop off celebrities. Carney said the automaker also will run ads during the broadcast featuring GM's two other luxury brands, Hummer and Saab
I guess the SUVs and limos will be at the 2500 acres homes.
I guess the SUVs and limos will be at the 2500 acres homes.
Another example of Hollyweirdos showing off their holier-than-thou attitude.
........liberal Hollweird idiots
yawn.....
will they be wearing clown suits?
These snot-nosed brats probably burn more gas making one movie than I do in 10 years.
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I'll till Monday to see the pics of celebrity hooters "accidentally" popping out of dresses that cost more than my yearly income, then move on.
And how many will have flown in on personal jets?
This publicity fest is going to fall so flat on its face Sunday night that Jon Stewart's career may never recover!
I used to go to the movies....about 30 years ago.
It is to puke.
Which is also green.
Not under them? Dang.
I thought they'd be driving rainbow colored cars this year.
They should ride bikes.
So the political Bullshit starts before they even get to the door. Pathetic creeps. I will be doing my bit for the environment that night by turning off the TV.
-PJ
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