by Chinwe Okafor

IT seems like the 87th Oscar awards is going to be threatened with rain as clouds started showing hours before the show but the organizers are ready for whatever will come- they plan to insulate the stars and cameras from the worst of the weather.

The red carpet outside the Dolby Theatre – on which nominees are encouraged to loiter as they chat to news crews and pose for photos – has been covered in a thick plastic sheet, and the whole area has been cased in transparent tenting.

While the guests will be protected from any downpour – currently assessed as 70% likely by forecasters – fans on the bleachers will have to make their own arrangements.

Oscar statues have also been swaddled in protective plastic, though they may be disrobed closer to the event itself.

Ada Igboanugo