These are the same doors that just 12 hours earlier had been open wide for Hollywood’s elite on the biggest, dressiest, and most potentially awkward night of the year.
The scene on this morning was, perhaps, not quite as glamorous as the evening before. True, audience members had been admonished to dress as they would for a fancy dinner party, with an emphasis on solid, bright colors. This was augmented with a lot of what Californians consider the absolute minimum necessary for possibly rainy weather.
Once inside, there was plenty of time to explore the Dolby, except for the fact that we had been instructed to stay in lines that were carefully routed around cavernous lobby. I did manage to take a trip to the men’s room, and just happened to take a few additional photos.
Here’s the lobby bar—all the liquor and celebrities had already been packed up and taken away, however.
In the lower level the famous VIP Dolby Lounge (through the glass doors on the right) was locked up tight.
Audience members ringed the upper levels of the lobby, patiently awaiting the signal to enter.
