Live: Join us for the Oscars Los Angeles Times | February 22, 2015 | 3:09 PM The red carpet is open for the 87th Academy Awards, which will get underway in Hollywood at 5:30 p.m., with Neil Patrick Harris hosting the telecast. Join us for live coverage of the arrivals, the fashion and the show, including up-to-the-minute reports from the red carpet. During the telecast,The Times' live blog will provide background on all the winners and analysis of the awards and performances. Get started now with images from the red carpet, an Oscars cheat sheet, the full list of nominees and an explanation of how the best picture votes are tallied. Be sure to cast your vote with our interactive ballot and play along with our Oscars bingo game. For complete coverage, visit latimes.com.