One Oscar forecast is certain: chilly weather for dolled-up stars promenading on the arrivals red carpet at the Kodak Theatre, with temperatures in the low 50s at show time, unusually crisp for Los Angeles. The ceremony begins at 8 p.m. EST, hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway.King's Speech' poised for Oscar coronation

  King George the stutterer seems primed to reign at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night, unless there's a palace coup by Mark Zuckerberg, that asocial billionaire who created Facebook.
"The King's Speech," dramatizing British monarch George VI's struggle to vanquish a crippling stammer, leads with 12 nominations and is favored to win best picture.
Yet "The Social Network," chronicling Zuckerberg's fierce Facebook legal battles, remains a serious candidate for the Oscar crown.
One Oscar forecast is certain: chilly weather for dolled-up stars promenading on the arrivals red carpet at the Kodak Theatre, with temperatures in the low 50s at show time, unusually crisp for Los Angeles. The ceremony begins at 8 p.m. EST, hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway.