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Bai Ling and Michael York

The Oscar® Soireés: A Night to Remember

Various Oscar® soireés filled the night with celebrations of the 76th year in Academy Awards. Elton John came together with In Style for their 12th Annual Benefit party, the biggest fundraiser for the evening. Dinner tickets were donated to the Elton John AIDS Foundation. A number of stars were in attendance: Sir Elton himself with partner David Furnish, Donald Trump and girlfriend, Melania Knauss, the Osbourne family, country singers Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, and newlyweds Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro.

Celebs also arrived at Morton’s Restaurant in West Hollywood for the 11th Annual Vanity Fair party, known to be one of the most exclusive after-parties. Some of the big winners of the night including Charlize Theron, Tim Robbins and Renée Zellweger partied it up with Vanity Fair. Other VIP guests included Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, Oprah Winfrey, Meg Ryan, Bill Murray, Ben Stiller, and Jay Leno.

Norby Walters hosted the 14th Annual “Night of 100 Stars,” the Black Tie Oscar®

Dinner Gala, which boasts some of the biggest names in Hollywood – past Oscar®

winners and nominees who pay tribute to their favorite award ceremony. Former agent Norby Walters, as producer and dinner chairman, attracts as many as 150 Academy stars to engage in this lavish evening at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The gala dinner and viewing benefits The Film Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and preserving motion picture history. POWER Editor-in-Chief, Loraine Colonello, mingled amongst the many stars.

The list of power players goes on and on . . . in attendance were Mimi Rogers, Keith Carradine, Thora Birch, Harry Hamlin, Lisa Rinna, Michael Chiklis, Bill Pullman, Tyne Daly, Jacqueline Bissett, Richard Lewis, Doris Roberts, Lindsay Wagner, Joe Pantoliano, Lolita Davidovitch, Beverly D’Angelo, Patti Labelle, Bo Derek, John Corbett, Sean Young, Kevin Pollak, Marla Maples, Sean Astin, Dick and Pat Van Patten, David Carradine, Sharon Lawrence, John Spencer, Michael Madsen, Cathy Lee Crosby, Richard Belzer, Peter Boyle, Jolie Fisher, David Forster, Hector Elizondo, Ron Silver, Peter Krause, Montel Williams, Marilu Henner, Alan Thicke, Tony Bennett, Dionne Warwick, Ed Asner, Bridget Fonda, “Dice” Clay, Jeffrey Tambor, Lorenzo Lamas, Neil Simon, Fred Savage, Tracy Bingham, Jason Ritter, Mark Curry, Joe Bologna, Renee Taylor, Goran Visnjac, Tracy Bingham, Luke Perry, Brian Dennehy, Miguel Ferrar, Connie Stevens, Michael Bolton, Ben Gazzara, Charlene Tilton, Jane Seymour, Frankie Valli, Mykelti Williamson, Joanna Cassidy, Scott Baio, Dylan McDermott, Ryan Haddon Slater, Bai Ling, Robert Wuhl, David Hasselhoff, Viveca A. Fox, and Leah Thompson!

 
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