Here I am at the Beverly Hilton Hotel inside a ballroom where the worldwide media is setting up in anticipation of the big announcements. I’m just happy they are serving bagels and lox and hot coffee. What more do I need at 5 a.m.? Well, maybe about five hours more sleep!
The room is buzzing with excitement. I’m checking out some of the better-known TV personalities here and, well, some of them are lookin a little scary. Pat OBrien of “The Insider” is sitting at the same table as “Entertainment Tonight” host Mark Steines. Let’s just say there’s a reason why Mark is married to a former Miss America. He looks fresh as a daisy. Pat, well, notsomuch. There’s a dude here from “Extra” whose name I can’t recall but the bags under his eyes are so big that I could pack for a two-week trip to Europe in them.
Meanwhile, I look terrific! Ha!
So, the stars who will be announcing the nominations are Jessicai Beil, Matthew Perry and the Rosario Dawson. I’m gonna go wander around a bit to see if I can come up with a semi-interesting tidbit or two before the announcements.
p.s. You would not BELIEVE how much some people are eating. You’d think they’d never had free food before!