Keeping their cool

When Jodie Foster left her home in a Vera Wang halter dress, its pale blue perfectly matched the hue of the star's eyes. By the time she finished a march down the red carpet of the 79th Annual Academy Awards, she was shivering and worried that her skin might be turning the same color as her outfit. "It's freezing! Are you kidding me?"

By Geoff Boucher and Robert Welkos,Times Staff Writers

February 26, 2007