Oscars 2016: 'Sweaty' nominee Eddie Redmayne cosies up to his pregnant wife on red carpet
EDDIE REDMAYNE admitted he was "sweating like a fiend" as he arrived at the 88th Academy Awards with his wife in Hollywood tonight.
Eddie Redmayne kept his wife close on the Oscars red carpet tonight
The film star said he regretted his choice of outfit as he made his way down the red carpet, while keeping his pregnant spouse Hannah close by.
The 34-year-old, who is up for the Best Actor gong for The Danish Girl, stepped out in a velvet tuxedo following 2015's wet ceremony.
Speaking to ABC's Robin Roberts, Eddie commented: "I'm so inappropriately dressed, though, because last year it rained and I was worried it would rain again so I wore velvet and now I'm sweating like a fiend."
The Brit also revealed he has something to celebrate even if Leonardo DiCaprio beats him tonight.
The couple are expecting their first child later this year
Eddie is up for Best Actor at tonight's ceremony
Eddie, who is expecting his first child later this year, said: "It's so exciting and mildly terrifying but my brother in Hong Kong just had a baby girl, about two hours ago, so there is a new Redmayne in the world."
The Oscar winner is no doubt hoping to replicate last year's success, after he took home the Best Actor statuette for his film The Theory Of Everything.
However, Eddie faces stiff competition from Leonardo, Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon and Michael Fassbender.
Meanwhile, Hannah showed off her growing tum in an elegant black gown, complete with a full skirt.
The star won big at last year's event
THE DANISH GIRL- Global Trailer
The star revealed how he had recently become an uncle
The number featured a heavily embellished gold neckline, which the mother-to-be teamed with a metallic clutch bag and wavy tresses.
Eddie was seen posing with producer Gail Mutrux, who he worked with on The Danish Girl.
The movie tells the story of artist Einar Wegener as he prepares to undergo one of the first every sex-change operations.