Double date: From left, Kate Capshaw and husband Steven Spielberg join Michelle Pfieffer and husband David Kelley on the red carpet.
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Actor Terrence Howard smiles at photographers as he arrives.
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CNN's Wolf Blitzer, right, chats up actor Dennis Quaid on the red carpet.
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Bradley Cooper -- "Hangover" star and veteran of post.com's movie memory quiz -- returns for his second consecutive Correspondents' Dinner.
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Reality TV star Kim Kardashian, left, and Fox News' Greta Van Susteren sport color-coordinated black-and-white ensembles.
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Marlon Wayans gestures to photographers as he makes his red carpet rounds.
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Proving that D.C. is no New Zealand, teen singing sensation Justin Bieber arrives without sparking a riot.
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Ashley Judd beams as she hits the red carpet at the Washington Hilton ahead of Saturday's annual Correspondents' Dinner.
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Kitchen guru Rachael Ray and husband John Cusimano cook up a red carpet moment.
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"Entourage" star Adrian Grenier -- who also attended Friday night's pre-parties -- cuts a classic figure on the red carpet.
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Actor Steven Weber went for the quirk factor by walking the red carpet with a pipe. (Psst... we have a public places smoking ban in D.C., Steven.)
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Larry King (second from left) walks the red carpet with "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, "Survivor" host Jeff Probst and "Larry King Live" executive producer Wendy Walker.
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The doyenne of the White House press corps, UPI's Helen Thomas, greets photographers.
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) speeds across the red carpet.
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Cynthia Nixon, one of two stars of "Sex and the City 2" on hand at the annual event (co-star Kristin Davis is also at this year's dinner), walks the red carpet.
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Christiane Amanpour, incoming host of ABC's "This Week," arrives with husband Jamie Rubin.
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Attorney Gen. Eric Holder and wife Dr. Sharon Malone make their way into the evening's festivities.
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Alec Baldwin, Ali Wentworth (middle) and an animated Mariska Hargitay meet-and-greet ahead of Saturday evening's main event.
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"CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric waves at fans as she arrives at the Washington Hilton.
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"The View's" Sherri Shepherd -- who tweeted pics of her own from the dinner, including one of her dinner plate -- arrives on the red carpet.
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"Desperate Housewives" star Dana Delaney chose a cocktail-length dress for the annual black tie event.
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A demure Jessica Alba, a guest of Glamour magazine, glams up the red carpet.
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"30 Rock" funnyman Tracy Morgan waves as he arrives at the Washington Hilton.
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Michael Douglas -- star of the upcoming "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" -- arrives as a guest of Fortune magazine.
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Actor Tim Daly, in black on black on black, smiles at the assembled photographers.
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"Today's" Meredith Vieira, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb pose for a group shot.
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"The West Wing's" Richard Schiff, a repeat attender, pauses for his red carpet moment.
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NBC's Chris Matthews and Anne Curry pose along with "The Office's" Angela Kinsey.
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Actress Rosario Dawson smiles for the cameras.
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Designer Donatella Versace brings a little runway to the red carpet.
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Actress Scarlett Johansson, star of "Iron Man 2" (opening next weekend), wows a normally star-starved D.C.
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D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and wife Michelle smile before proceeding into the labyrinthine bowels of the Washington Hilton.
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Fred Armisen -- who regularly portrays President Obama on "Saturday Night Live" -- arrives with his wife, "Mad Men's" Elisabeth Moss.
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Jon Bon Jovi, center, greets the Rev. Al Sharpton as they arrive at the Washington Hilton for the annual party.
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It's not a party until the Jonas Brothers arrive: From left, Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas strike a pose.
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Kristin Davis, from "Sex and the City 2," beams in a beaded ivory gown.
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Actress Leslie Mann and her husband, dude flick director extraordinaire Judd Apatow, cuddle for the camera.
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Comedian/pundit Bill Maher brought girlfriend Cara Santa Maria east for this year's dinner.
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"Blind Side" co-star Quinton Aaron poses solo on the red carpet, though the Tuohy family, on whom the Sandra Bullock-fronted movie was based, is also expected at tonight's dinner.
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Stunning in a yellow satin gown, Jessica Simpson waves nicely to the assembled photographers.
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The "Good Wife" in a good dress: Actress Julianna Margulies arrives for the festivities.
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Joy Behar, with Arianna Huffington and Bill Maher trailing, makes the scene at this year's Correspondents' Dinner.
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"Precious" star Gabourey Sidibe -- in head-to-toe periwinkle -- stops to pose for photographers on her way in to this year's annual media-meets-Hollywood scrum.
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Actor Ewan McGregor arrives with wife Eve Mavrakis on his arm.
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Gallery Credits:
Photo Editor, Producer Troy Witcher
Text Editor Liz Kelly
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