Tuxedoes, tattoos and gratitude on red carpet

Gratitude was the emotion of the Oscar day for first-time supporting actress nominees Taraji P. Henson (pictured) and Viola Davis, who agreed it really was enough just to be nominated.

"The win is the beautiful, amazing people I've met along the way," Henson, who raises Brad Pitt's character in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, said on the red carpet before yesterday's show.

A few minutes later Henson would lose to Penelope Cruz who played Javier Bardem's high-strung ex-wife in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. But not before receiving good wishes from Denzel Washington, Rita Moreno and James Earl Jones.