Bulletin from the Emmy red carpet: Carolina Herrera has announced she dressed Best Actress in a Drama nominee Mariska Hargitay in a “marigold double chiffon asymmetrical gown with ruffle detail with Fred Leighton jewelry and Manolo Blahnik shoes.” This is what passes for breaking news from the Emmys!

For those keeping score, J. Mendel is dressing two nominees: Sally Field and Laura Linney. Take that, Carolina Herrera!

Oh, and Bulgari has announced Supporting Actress in a Drama nominee Sandra Oh is “expected to wear” Bulgari emerald cut diamond earrings (5.5 carats each). “Expected” makes it sound like the Bulgari folks are not entirely convinced she will wear them - perhaps Sandra may reach for the paste at the last second. (Well, these things are expensive!)

- Matt Carey, CNN Entertainment Producer

The five co-hosts for tonight’s Emmy telecast are walking the red carpet now - Heidi Klum of “Project Runway," Jeff Probst of “Survivor," Ryan Seacrest of “American Idol,” Howie Mandel of “Deal or No Deal” and Tom Bergeron of “Dancing with the Stars.”

Usually the network airing the Emmys (it rotates yearly between the big four) recruits one of their own stars to host, but ABC is doing something unusual by turning the show over to these five. It’s a gamble, because none of them is particularly known for their comedic skills (with the exception of Mandel, who started in standup).

It could be a sign of desperation as the Emmys tries to drum up interest in a show that had its second-lowest ratings ever last year. The five are also competing tonight in the category of “Best Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program.” I guess if Probst loses he will have to immediately leave the tribal council, pack his bags and go home.

- Matt Carey, CNN Entertainment Producer

The Emmy red carpet area outside Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.

It wouldn’t be the Emmys if it wasn’t boiling on the red carpet. The temperature is about 80 degrees just as the arrivals lines are getting under way in L.A. for the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, so if you like your stars hot to the point of melting, you’re in luck. (For those of you in southern climes, 80 degrees may not seem hot, but in temperate L.A., on a red carpet, surrounded by lights and photographers and equipment, it's positively scorching.)

You will notice as the arrivals continue that the greasepaint starts to smear a bit and celebrities begin to look a little bedraggled as they inch toward the Nokia Theatre. This is the sweaty underside of the glamorous business of entertainment.

Stars have been known to Botox their underarms to avoid perspiring profusely in these conditions. The wonders of science!

- Matt Carey, CNN Entertainment Producer