The Oscars Will Not Have a Red Carpet , for the First Time Since 1961.<br />ABC News reports that the Academy Awards have had a red carpet for over six decades.<br />But this year, the Oscars will put out a champagne-colored carpet for stars to walk down.<br />But this year, the Oscars will put out a champagne-colored carpet for stars to walk down.<br />'Vogue' contributor Lisa Love and Met Gala creative director Raúl Àvila are the ones who implemented the change.<br />'Vogue' contributor Lisa Love and Met Gala creative director Raúl Àvila are the ones who implemented the change.<br />Jimmy Kimmel, host of the 95th Oscars, commented on the new carpet color.<br />I think the decision to go with a champagne carpet over a red carpet shows how confident we are that no blood will be shed, Jimmy Kimmel, via statement.<br />ABC News reports that the carpet will be covered to not only protect from weather, but to also portray the elegance of an evening event.<br />ABC News reports that the carpet will be covered to not only protect from weather, but to also portray the elegance of an evening event.<br />We turned a day event into night. It’s evening, even though it’s still 3:00, Lisa Love, creative consultant, to Associated Press.<br />Originally, Love and Àvila chose a different color, but it didn't get everyone's approval, <br />so they went with the champagne color.<br />We chose this beautiful sienna, saffron color that evokes the sunset, because this is the sunset before the golden hour. , Lisa Love, creative consultant, to Associated Press.<br />Somebody’s always got a way to find something wrong with something. <br />This is just a lightness and hopefully people like it. It doesn’t mean <br />that it’s always going to be a <br />champagne-colored carpet, Lisa Love, creative consultant, to Associated Press.<br />Somebody’s always got a way to find something wrong with something. <br />This is just a lightness and hopefully people like it. It doesn’t mean <br />that it’s always going to be a <br />champagne-colored carpet, Lisa Love, creative consultant, to Associated Press.<br />The Academy Awards' "red carpet" event starts at 3:30 p.m. ET on March 12.<br />The Academy Awards' "red carpet" event starts at 3:30 p.m. ET on March 12.<br />The show begins at 8 p.m. ET
