Chris Pine arrives at Global Green USA's 6th Annual Pre-Oscar Party at Avalon Hollywood on February 19, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Steve Granitz/WireImage.com)
See that delicious man standing pretty to the left? That’s Chris Pine. (Anybody else acquire an undying crush while watching him romance Anne Hathaway in Princess Diaries 2? Thought so.)
On Thursday night, Pine and his contemporaries – Neil Patrick Harris, Kate Bosworth, and Gwen Stefani to name a few – walked the green carpet (literally – take a closer look; that faux-grass is a carpet) for the 6th Annual Global Green USA Pre-Oscar bash. The event was hosted by green god Leonardo DiCaprio and featured performances from Mr. Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale, and Sheryl Crow.
Old news. What’s going on tonight? Some have made a stink over the fact that the Academy did not release its customary list of eco-benefactors to the public. Rest assured. According to Tracy Metro, blogstress of Ecorazzi.com, the Oscars are as evergreen. Here are the essentials of her interview with CNN.
The National Resources Defense Council has overseen the entire event, promising us that the Oscars are about as green as it gets. The red carpet was made from recycled bottles and is (of course) reusable. Recyclable bins will be available at every stop and go, just in case a star was feeling like pre-gaming happy hour. Plus, Econation has amped up their eco-friendly drive, Prius, by installing solar panels on the roof.
Actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive at the 81st Annual Academy Awards held at The Kodak Theatre on February 22, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Lester Cohen/WireImage.com)
Celebs are also getting gifted green. The official swag bag being distributed Post-Oscars is a recyclable garment bag, courtesy of Dry Greening. If you can go to Whole Foods with a reusable bag, why not your local dry cleaners? If you weren’t at the Oscars (you too?), try The Green Garmento, a bag that transforms itself from a laundry basket to a garment bag with the flicker of a zipper.
Fun facts: Metro awarded her own Green Oscars. The award for Best Actor went to Ed Bagley, Jr., a veteran who apparently rides his bike everywhere – even to awards shows! Splashing onto the Best Actress scene with her sustainable farm in Colorado would be Daryl Hannah.
For the record, Leo and Cameron D., respectively, get The Green Gamine awards. And if the Oscars had such a thing as a runner up, I’d give it to golden couple Angie and Brad for their serious amounts of activism in Button‘s homestate, Louisianna, and around the world. (If that blissful relationship doesn’t prove that greenness equates to happiness, what does?)
Gotta run. Hugh Jackman is singing again.
XO, The Green Gamine
P.S. Shout out to Disney’s eco-aware instant classic, Wall-E, for winning Best Animated flick. Cross your fingers for Peter Gabriel‘s “Down to Earth,” the movie’s green anthem. Here’s a clip.
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