The entertainment industry's and the city of Los Angeles’s biggest night of the year has arrived. It is Oscar Night!
While the award show is clearly the main event of the evening, the many parties offer the greatest opportunity to encounter a Hollywood celeb. The galas maybe exclusive, but fans can still find their way close to the action.
Below is a look at some of the highest profile events of the evening. The show will conclude at around 8:30 pm/PT, with the height of the parties set to begin shortly after the award for “Best Picture” is handed out, unless noted.
Be advised that many celebs will make their way between multiple parties throughout the evening.
Night of 100 Stars
Beverly Hills Hotel 4:30 pm/PT
9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA
Agent Norby Walters hosts Oscar viewing/dinner party for celebs not attending award show. Invitees include: Shia LaBeouf, Penny Marshall, Richard Dreyfus, Laura Dern, Dennis Haysbert, Jennifer Tilly, Norm Macdonald, Camryn Manheim, Rob Schneider and Luke Perry.
The Governors Ball
Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland
6801 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles (Adjacent to Kodak Theater, site of award show)
Wolfgang Puck caters the 1,500 guest party honoring the winners and nominees from the evening. George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Matt Damon, James Cameron and Quentin Tarantino are among the attendees.
18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Benefit
Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, CA
Elton John hosts this charitable gala featuring a musical performance by Grace Jones. Ellen DeGeneres, David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Nicole Kidman, Lenny Kravitz , Elizabeth Taylor and many others will be present.
Dani Janssen’s Oscar Party
Century Towers – West Tower
2220 Avenue of the Stars. Century City neighborhood of Los Angeles
Wife of the late actor David Janssen hosts this legendary Oscar celebration. Past and probable guests include: Jack Nicholson, Oprah Winfrey, Clint Eastwood, Barbra Streisand, Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, Harrison Ford, Al Pacino and Steven Spielberg.
Vanity Fair Oscar Party
Sunset Tower Hotel
8358 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA
This always epic extravaganza is one of the toughest tickets of the night. Past and probable guests include: Robert De Niro, Jennifer Aniston, Mick Jagger, Gwen Stefani, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jerry Seinfeld, Halle Berry, Larry David, Sarah Jessica Parker, Daniel Craig, Natalie Portman and numerous others.
