Prytania Theatre, New Orleans Film Society roll out the red carpet for Oscar-watching party

Marie Tan and Chelsea Murphy, both dressed as versions of Marilyn Monroe from "My Week With Marilyn," pose for a photo together Sunday evening in the lobby of the Prytania Theatre before the start of the New Orleans Film Society's annual Oscar-watching party. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

Mary Ellen Grace, dressed in a 1920-style costume in honor of "The Artist," stands on the red carpet outside the Prytania Theatre. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

Aurielle Brimmer poses for photos on the red carpet outside Prytania Theatre on Sunday night. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

Dressed as Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller from "My Week With Marilyn," Irene Rible and Bryan Dupree wait in line at the Prytania Theatre. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

Prytania Theatre owner Rene Brunet laughs with his son, Robert Brunet (right), as he arrives at Sunday night's Oscar-watching party. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

Kim Burt, left, and her sister, Tina Clark, sit in the audience at the Prytania Theatre dressed in costumes in the 1920s-era styles of "The Artist." (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

A scene from "The Help" plays on the screen as Oscar party attendees watch in a doorway at the Prytania Theatre. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

Moviegoers gather outside the Prytania Theatre for the New Orleans Film Society's annual Oscar-watching party. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)