one of your personal favorites, melissa mccarthy in the supporting actress race against her best bud, octavia spencer so again anyone's guess. have you seen what melissa's sporting on the carpet? >> reporter: i did. >> she looked amazinamazing. >> and george clooney with girlfriend stacey keebler and everyone is making much about the battle between he and brad pitt, they're good friends and made a lot of movies together. the common wisdom is the battle in the best actor is not necessarily between these two but jean dujourdin -- >> he's fantastic, won in so many categories not just for best acor and "the artist" ten nominations behind "hugo" nominated for 11 so we'll have to see. i caught george on the red carpet, george stepping out with girlfriend stacey keebler. he may have an edge over brad until brad steps out. >> we're going back out to nischelle turner. >> reporter: absolutely, a.j., all of the big nominees have already arrived here. we're talking about george clooney. i see viola dave this my sight, looking gorgeous in green. i spoke with best supporting actress melissa mccarth

. >> melissa mccarthy. >> melissa mccarthy. >> she's hysterical. >> we're talking about clothes.bout the personality. we're talking about the clothes here. she got the diamonds around her -- i mean, the worst thing to do when you're that size. >> what about judy greer? >> judy greer. she's finally starting to get known, judy greer, and then she comes up with that like racetrack silver. i mean, i think she could have done a much better job. much more sophisticated job. something a little bit different. >> best hair and makeup, ten seconds. >> best hair and makeup. what was her -- >> jessica -- >> jessica, yes. with the red hair. i have to tell you, she looked magnificent. her hair. i know it for a fact. it's so hard to do hair and makeup on red. and she just looked beautiful. >> and our thanks to beauty critic cindy barshop. we will be right back. you're watching "world news now." ♪ i am beautiful no matter what ♪ ter what ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" delivers your "morning papers." >>> welcome back, everybody. this is a new study out. apparently a survey by haagen-dazs. i don

melissa mccarthy and octavia spencer are neck to neck.biz tonight" can tell you these academy award nominees and long time pals make up the hottest oscar showdowns this year. >> i hope you were the groom. >> they were teaming up in oceans 11. >> we're going to shake things up. >> pit shook up a lead actor nomination for "moneyball." >> clooney did the same. >> it sounds like the rivalry is heating up. >> what's up with this competition going on? >> there's nothing friendly about it. i'm going to tell you that right now. >> we're going to wrestle it out at the end. we're going to fight it out. last man standing takes it all. >> my money's on brad. i mean in a fist fight. >> they're not the only big stars squaring off on the road to gold. >> i can whoop meryl streep's bebehind in a good old-fashioned street fight. as far as the oscars, i don't know that. >> "the help's" viola davis may not know. "showbiz tonight" can tell you she's currently the favorite in the lead actress category despite being nominated against meryl streep. >> viola's c

melissa mccarthy and octavius spencer are neck-in-neck.e up the hottest showdowns this year. >> i hope you were the groom. >> clooney and pitt share a bromance. pitt shook up a lead actor nomination for "money ball" clooney for "the descendants" sounds like the rivalry is heating up. >> what is the competition -- >> there is nothing friendly about it, i'll tell you that. >> we'll wrestle it out, fight it out and last man standing. >> my money is on brad. >> he's my friend. >> in a fist fight. >> they are not the only big stars squaring off on the road to gold. >> i can whoop meryl streep's behind. >> she is the favorite in the lead actress category despite being nominated against meryl streep. octavia spencer is honored to battle it out. the big show down pits her against her pal, melissa mccarthy. >> if it were people i didn't know, maybe there would be the competitive thing. i know what she has been through and she knows what i have been through. we're thrilled to be there side-by-side or head-to-head, shoet downs will be decided on the

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of the 20 actors up for an oscar this year, nine are first timers, including melissa mccarthy, nominated for best supporting actress in "bridesmaids." >> it's a pretty amazing surreal year. i'm really hoping i don't get the ciewl where someone -- the call where someone says just kidding. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. wouldn't you like to

competitor is melissa mccarthy in "bridesmaids." pitch great when you know the them for can root for the oscar. will celebrate by eating pie? [laughter] chocolate pie. [laughter] >> watched the movie to figure it out. up, find out why the show was put on hold this past week. a growing political divide between virginia and renovation is under the national mall. today that project got a big boost. and board is not from the national mall with the details -- sam ford is live. >> this calls for the federal private donors to estimated $700 million restoration. today, the chairman of the group, the trust for the mall, put his money where his mouth is with a $1 million donation. , the mall was day with visitors from maine but even they noticed it appeared a little worn, particularly the grass. be better. it's not that comfortable. >> on a scale from 1-10, i'd a 7.it >> this d.c. developer gave the $350 $1 million of the private effort. the effort is already under way but much of funds, a construction zone from third to seventh. >> it has be

. >> i'm standing by with melissa mccarthy a day before the oscars, and she has lost her voice.er husband is here so i'm going to try to talk to him and see if he can give us a little dish. >> are you going up on stage with her if she win friday. >> oh, god, no. >> who is going to talk? >> she will pull it out here. if that happens -- >> did she get sick? >> laryngitis. >> you're not sick, not contagious. >> no. no. >> but what hayes everyone buzzing? that would be host billy crystal. yes. he is hosting, the 84th annual dame academy awardses. >> he is never vicious or malicious, and i hope he has the opening montage where he puts himself in movies. >> if you have oscar fever, go to oscar.com and get a lot of oscar history and find everything you knee to -- indiana to throw the perfect oscar party. and you can join the conversation on twitter by using hash tag oscars ff. >> let's tawg to leak leigh glaser. she says we have much need rain. >> leigh: a few light showers tomorrow night and a better chance of rain as we head into the middle part of next week. but we have cleared out

. >> reporter: yet no friends have been happier for the other's success than melissa mccarthy and octaviapencer. >> we look at each other. what is happening? >> octavia spencer. >> reporter: she proved it with pure emotion. there's melissa crying tears of joy for you also. >> she's one of my favorite people on the planet. >> reporter: even amid friendly rivals, everyone nose that 4 of 5 nominees will go home without an oscar. >> i've been nominated a lot before. on your way in, people are like, hey, you're nominated. on the way out, they're like, oh, i'm sorry. >> reporter: reports for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> i like the way he puts it. >>> one of the biggest cliff hangers leading up to the oscars involved the comedian, sacha baron cohen, who is demanding to walk the red carpet as the dictator he place in his new movie. the producers were against it. but cohen, or rather the general, would not take no for an answer. >> while i applaud the academy for taking away my right to free speech, i warn you, if you do not give me my tickets back by 12:00 p.m

melissa mccarthy partied with her family.he governors ball is the academy awards official after party. but for many it was just the first stop on a long night. octavia made her way to the vanity fair party. >> it feels like cake. there's nothing better than eating cake. >> reporter: some stars like cameron diaz and jennifer lopez changed out of their oscar's outfits. producer harvey winsetien celebrateed the artist. the mainly black and white film won eight awards. including best picture, best actor. >> i'm very happy, very proud. i'm shocked, i'm over the moon. >> reporter: katy perry was one of the many that celebrated. >>> the governors ball was retool third-degree year from a former sit down affair to a cocktail bash. >>> denise is standing by with the preview. >> scene of terror. wjz will keep you updated. we'll have all the breaking news. now back to kai and mary. >>> still to come tonight. wjz eyewitness news, it's been a long dry spell for the os. but adam jones is upbeat during, >>> you've heard the saying, hope spri

the showdown picture against her pal, melissa mccarthy. >> if it was people i didn't know i would be competitive but we know what we've been threw and we're thrilled be there side-by-side. >> these showdowns will be decided on the oscar stage and the contenders seem to be enjoying it. >> he's really nice. it's fun. >> our oscar coverage begins at 1:30 with a special edition of on the red carpet. you can watch the stars arrive beginning at 4:00 starting with the show itself at 5:00 and right after the late news, special edition of jimmy kim pell live and oprah winfrey. >> check out or web site, there's tons of great stuff including oscar ballots to make your picks and compare them with the winners. >> leigh: they took the tarp off the red carpet no rain expected tomorrow. sunshine, a few high clouds, but monday they're going to get wet and colder. we cooled down considerably today, 70s and 80s the past couple days, today we only managed upper 50s to low 60s. a beautiful shot of the high clouds causing the brilliant colors out there. the wind has been a big factor. know slowly starting

. >> i'm standing by with oscar nominee melissa mccarthy as one of the gifting suites the day befores and she's lost her voice. her husband and here so i will try to talk to him and see if he can give us a little dish. >> when she wins tomorrow will you go on stage with her? >> oh, gosh, no, no. >> who is going to talk? >> she will. i think she will pull it out and somehow if that happens she will. we haven't really even talked about it. >> did she get sick? >> laryngitis. just a vocal thing. >> you are not contagious, not sick? >> no, no, no. >> but what has everyone buzzing? that would be host billy crystal. yes, he's hosting the 84th annual academy awards. >> he's never vicious or malicious. he turns it on himself. i hope he has that opening montage like he normally does with the movies and he inserts himself into it. >> that's it from the red carpet. i'm lizzy for abc7 news. our coverage against today with -- begins at 1:30 with on the red carpet coverage for the oscars. the show itself begins at five. and it wraps up with oprah on "jimmy kimmel live." download the exclusive osca

. >> i'm standing by with oscar nominee melissa mccarthy as one of the gifting suites the day beforeand she's lost her voice. her husband and here so i will try to talk to him and see if he can give us a little dish. >> when she wins tomorrow will you go on stage with her? >> no, no. >> who is going to talk? >> she will. i think she will pull it out and somehow if that happens she will. we haven't really even talked about it. >> did she get sick? >> laryngitis. just a vocal thing. >> you are not contagious, not sick? >> no, no, no. >> but what has everyone buzzing? that would be host billy crystal. yes, he's hosting the 84th annual academy awards. >> he's never vicious or malicious. he turns it on himself. i hope he has that opening montage like he normally does with the movies and he inserts himself into it. >> that's it from the red carpet. i'm lizzy for abc7 news. >> looking good, lizy. our coverage against today with on the red carpet coverage for the oscars. show itself begins at 35:00. and it wraps up with oprah on "jimmy kimmel live." download the exclusive oscar app for live

inside, supporting actress nominee, melissa mccarthy partied with her family.rnor's ball is the official after party. for many, it was the first step in a long night. spencer quickly made her way over to the vanity fair party. >> it feels like cake. just like cake. there's nothing better than eating cake. >> annual vanity fair attracts hollywood's a list, and his wife katie holmes. some stars changed out of their red carpet gowns for the after party. last year's best actor winner enjoyed the fact the pressure was off. >> it was crazy. much more relaxed. >> the big winner, the artist, the nearly black and white film won many films. including best picture, best actor. >> i am very happy. i'm very proud. i'm shocked. i'm over the moon. >> and katy perry was one of the 900 guests that went to elton john's oscar party. the event raised more than $5 million for his aids foundation. edward lawrence for cbs news. hollywood. >> governor's ball was retooled from a formal sit-down affair to a cocktail bash. >> still ahead, find out where ron paul seems to be gaining groun

. >> melissa mccarthy. >> she looked good.ught her hair looked all right. >> finally, octavia spencer. >> gorgeous. >> great. >> she rocked the house. >> she's queen in the tadashi dress. thumbs up. >> great. >> all right. jonathan and lisa, thank you so much. up next, tens of millions of folks watching last night. did this year's awards show stack up? from the host to the entertainment to the ads we'll look at the hits and misses. later on, i got a chance to hob-nob with some of the hoi palloi. first, these messages. ♪ [ male announcer ] what if we could keep enough plastic waste to cover all of manhattan out of landfills each year? the equivalent of 140 million trash bags, gone. by using new glad trash bags, designed with reinforcing bands to be stronger with less plastic waste, we can. ♪ it's a small change that can make a big difference. ♪ [ laughs ] ♪ [ female announcer ] hey, ladies. here's a little something you'll find irresistible. cinnamon toast crunch, with a delicious cinnamon and sugar taste that's amazing. crave

. >> what about for supporting actress, my pick was melissa mccarthy because i loved "bridesma "bridesmaid. why are you laughing? >> no, i like that. >> i think miss spencer will win that for best supporting actr s actress. >> and martin scorsese won in best director, think he'll win again? >> i think it's going to go to the guy from "the artist" and his name is impossible to pronounce. >> i think it was the slow speed with which you pronounce it -- >> whoever is gg giving that award should practice. >> will this award ceremony be over or under six hours? >> i think it will be just over -- no, under, probably 3 1/2 or so. >> super bowl length. >> absolutely. >> thanks so much. great to you have here. just ahead, "today's" life illustrated and the photos you sent us of life's precious moments. jenna as a flight attendant? we'll have to see it to believe it. ♪ [ kareem ] i was fascinated by balsa wood airplanes since i was a kid. [ mike ] i always wondered how did an airplane get in the air. at ge aviation, we build jet engines. we lift people up off the ground to 35 thousand feet. these eng

. >> what about for supporting actress, my pick was melissa mccarthy.encer. why are you laughing? >> i love that film, too. >> octavia spencer is probably going to win that award, too. yeah. >> and best director, martin scorsese won a few years ago. too soon to win again? >> i think so. he won for "the departed" a few years ago. it's probably going to go to the guy from "the artist." his name is impossible to pronounce. whoever is getting that award tonight should practice. >> okay last question. will this awards ceremony be over or under six hours? >> i think it will be just over -- just under. probably 3 1/2 or so. >> not super bowl night. >> raymond, thanks so much. good to have you here. just ahead, today's "life illustrated" and the photos you sent us of life's precious moments. and jenna as a flight attendant? you have to see it to believe it. ♪ [ kareem ] i was fascinated by balsa wood airplanes since i was a kid. [ mike ] i always wondered how did an airplane get in the air. at ge aviation, we build jet engines. we lift people up off the ground

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. >> i caught up with "bridesmaids" stars rose byrne and melissa mccarthy. >> thank you. >> i can't believeind of great. >> and also, melissa, your little bit with billy. i'm afraid -- >> i want to introduce to you a friend of mine. >> listen. listen. and then my parents are here. i'm like it's all over. >> the first one went up. i'm like -- so flexible. >> i'm flexible. i'm not that flexible. that would be -- i'd be in the hospital. >> such a funny skit. she's so good. in case you're wondering what still is the most watched awards show, the grammys still, 39.9 million folks tuned in to that. a lot of folks were curious about adele and whitney houston's death. and of course -- >> congratulations. i missed that part. >> that was the award for best overnight news show on abc. because we're the only show. stiff competition. >> all right. we'll be right back. >> stay with us, everybody. more from abc next. stiff competition. >> all right. we'll be right back. >> stay with us, everybody. wswswswswswswswswswswswswswswsws >>> this morning on "world news now" -- your voice, your vote. >>> this morn

. >> also backstage, i caught up with "bridesmaids" melissa mccarthy -- >> i'm here!ly. listen -- listen, my parents are here. >> you are so flexible. >> i know. i'm flexible. i'm not that flexible. or i'd be in the hospital. >> i hope you all had a good time tonight. >> that was such a funny moment. melissa was just adorable. i talked to her on the red carpet. she was there with her mom. we did the nominees, they were holding hands. >> i got to meet her husband as well. they were having a family affair. gut you know, something like that, you want to bring, you want to succeed. and she sure has. >> let's get back to sam in new york. what's going on there, sam? >> hey, robin and lara, i don't want to say we've changed things around since you've been gone but we but barca loungers behind the scene, is that all right? >> you guys want the man cave so bad, just go for. >> this used to be known as your dressing room. think furry carpets. and they just told me all this chat is coming from my time. let's get to the boards. that storm system that brings the rain from californ

>> reporter: octavia and her fellow nominee, melissa mccarthy, appeared behind the scenes. >> why did> to try to look more like alanis morissette. >> reporter: sometimes things don't work out. rooney mar ra wanted to quit acting. seems like queen of the screen meryl streep was always a star. look at her presence here. this was her first television appearance in 1975, a production of the play, "secret service." ♪ god save >> reporter: nominated for "albert nobbs" glenn close's first film was the world according to garp. >> come on, appearing to bay watch doesn't usually lead to oscar gold. that is 13-year-old michelle williams on the beach. >> listen, i'm having a party friday night. you want to come? >> reporter: lots of future oscar noms ran on the beach. best supporting actor nom any kenneth branagh is just one of the pack. here he is in "chariots of fire." and heat ledger "in the maid's tale." it was viola davis' words that brought her a nomination. >> you're a godless woman. ain't you tired? >> reporter: for her heart-felt portrayal of abilene in "the help" she's found inspiration

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melissa mccarthy, the one who led the standing ovation for her.theart. >> i saw george clooney kissing billy crystal. i was thinking, i wish i was laying in that bed. nancy, you talked to billy crystal last night at the ball. what did he think about the perform an? >> i practically fell in his lap. i want you to know, as i sat at your table. i'm a country girl who can't walk in high heels because i fell into his lap. sat down at his table, talked to him a little bit. he seemed happy and calm. i was watching him during commercial breaks and he was relaxed. he said the great thing is he feels comfortable in front of a live audience. it just -- it feels natural to him. i think he really enjoyed it. i talked to steven spielberg, he said he would love to see him come back ten more times. salma hayek thought it was the same stuff over and again. he's getting mostly positive reviews. he seemed to enjoy it. he didn't want to talk about whether he would do again. >> other than you, who got the best dress? >> there was a lot of talk about the wardrobe. i go

melissa mccarthy? >> we're not being mean.is one i feel it was just a little bit too much fabric. the sleeves were a little bit of an after thought. i personally would not have put her in the dress. it was just too billowy and wasn't this season's shape. >> the color was not great with her skin. the jewelled neckline and belt cut her body in strange ways. if you put her next to octavia spencer you would get a lesson in how to dress for a curvy woman. >> what about maya are yrudolph? >> it was a little bit space age. not the most flattering dress i have seen her wear. for me it was a thumbs down. it wasn't a winning look for me. >> i didn't love it. she's so beautiful. it made her look older. it aged her. it looked better on stage than on the red carpet, but not my favorite dress. >> i'm going to switch ahead and move down to emma stone. i saw her on a couple of occasions on the red carpet. then presenting an award. what did you think of the dress? >> i thought for a younger girl -- and we love emma stone. it was a little bit t

all of the celebrities in there, melissa mccarthy, who was competing, was the one who led the standingt. >> i saw george clooney kissing billy crystal. i wished i was laying in that bed. nancy, you talked to billy crystal last night at the governor's ball. what did he think of his performance? >> i did i practically fell in his lap. i said as i sat down at his table. i haven't been drinking, i'm just a little country girl because i can't wear high heels. i sat down at his table and talked to him. he seemed very happy and calm. i was watching him during commercial breaks at the ceremony, he was just relaxed. he said the great thing is he feels really comfortable in front of a live audience. it feels very natural to him. so i think he really enjoyed it. there was different reviews. i talked to steven spielberg after the ceremony. he said he'd love to see him come back ten more times. i know salma hayek said she thought it was a lot of the same stuff over and over again. but he's gotten a lot of positive reviews. >> so other than you, who got the best dress? >> well, there was a lot of ta

melissa mccarthy also just wasn't flattering. too busy in marina rinaldi and sasha baren cohen, he said he was going to show up as the dictator and he certainly did. it caused some stir on the red carpet earlier, he was being interviewed by ryan seacrest and poured -- see what's in that urn there. he said those were kim jong-il's ashes and he poured them all over ryan seacrest. everybody is talking about that this morning and talking about angelina's right leg. as she was coming out, she was kind of sticking her leg out everywhere. and there were 3400 tweets per minute generated about her leg. and it even has its own twitter page now. >> wow. >> what about gwyneth paltrow, though? i loved that caped dress, it was so sophisticated and beautiful. >> i thought that was -- i thought that was pretty. and i loved when she came out and presented with robert downey jr. they did like a funny skit as they were presenting best documentary. that was one of my favorite moments and later on in the morning, on "fox & friends", i'm going to show

melissa. >> we cannot understand how can somebody kill somebody and leave them. >> mccarthy does have a duin his record. his bail is set at $1 million. >>> for the second time this year, birth control pills are being recalled because of labeling errors. it involved more than 8 million pills made byglenmark. the pils were put in the wrong ord order. >>> a 19-year-old kirl whale has a new home. he was transer frommed in san diego to a plane. the 7,000-pound orca was lowered into the water in a sling. sea world says they rotate the whales among parks to encourage their social interakts. >>> the latest thing in the battle against flab is machine that promises to do the work for you in just ten minutes a day. it's called the zazz. it's hebrew for movement. it's supposed to shake 90% of your muscle groups. >> it's very popular. as you might imagine, here's the big line. doctors say this is not a substitute for real exercise. you still have to do the work right? >> duh. >>> up next, "the pulse." 2 buss is groaning online. who will be selected for the new season of "dancing with the stars"? >> is i