Three nights before the Oscars, the bashes are in full swing.
Zach Quinto and Sarah Paulson put the “wild” in the Oscar Wilde awards down in Santa Monica…
As Jon Hamm and J.J. Abrams (who emceed and hosted the shindig on the roof of his Bad Robot production company) toasted Hollywood’s “Irish…and those Irish for a night.”
Less festive, Abrams opened the night with some heartfelt remarks about his late friend Carrie Fisher.
Over at the No Name in West Hollywood, Jackson Browne and Jeff Bridges rocked out on stage. Oscar nominee Bridges sang “Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling” from “High Noon” and Falling and Flyin” from “Crazy Heart”.
Jackson Browne curated the musical lineup for the first ever “Songs from the Cinema” benefit put on by Paul Haggis’ Artists for Peace and Justice and Bovet 1822.
“Hi, I’m Jeremy Renner and I’ll be taking care of you tonight.”
In the spirit of “social justice and activism” Haggis asked the celebrities in attendance to serve the meal. They did.
Sighting: A model near food.
Petra Nemcova, at your service.Haggis and co-host Maxwell.
Someone could hand “The Dude” an Oscar on Sunday for his smoky performance in “Hell or High Water,” but first…
a guy known as “Adventurer Johan Ernst Nilson” handed him some guitar-rocking fuel.
Jack Black sand “School of Rock” on the bill that also included Rita Wilson and Jenny Lewis. Jackson Browne came up with the concept for “Songs From the Cinema” to bring a twist to Oscar week: celebrating the best music from film while toasting this year’s Oscar nominees.
It worked.Nacho Libre gets a seal of approval from the dean of music, Quincy Jones…Who also doled out a frighteningly Trump-ian salute to Maxwell and Jimmy Jean-Louis.
Over at the Chateau Marmont on Thursday night, Cadillac’s second ever Oscar party caused a traffic jam heading west on Sunset Boulevard.
Inside, Naomi Watts and regular Christoph Waltz perched up as alums of the Oscar circuit (“The Impossible”, “Inglourious Basterds”, “Django”) who have been out of the awards season gauntlet this cycle.
“Avengers: Infinity War” star Pom Klementieff and Zoe Saldana in the courtyard, which was packed shoulder-to-shoulder with guests of Michael Patrick.
One industry vet told The Party Report that a talent publicist had stated that if they could not get their client in to this bash, they might be fired.Michelle Pesce kept the library rocking beyond 11 p.m. (when they had to turn off the outside tunes) with beats by Michael Jackson.Jenny Slate, Liv Hewson (from Drew Barrymore’s new Netflix series “Santa Clarita Diet”), and Abegail Spencer were three of the stars rolling in to the Chateau in CT6’s, which as the official ride of the Oscars will be delivering nominees to the Dolby on Sunday night.
Artist Eric White and Patricia Arquette at Cadillac.
Back in Santa Monica, Oscar nominee Lin-Manuel Miranda (with Abrams and Katie McGrath) had fans waiting for his autograph out on the street outside Bad Robot.
While the autograph pack swarms around West Hollywood and Hollywood, it’s a rare migration to see them west of the 405.
The class of the US-Ireland Alliance Oscar Wilde Awards of 2017: Martin Short, Caitriona Balfe, Ruth Negga, Zachary Quinto, and Glen Hansard Martin Short, Caitriona Balfe, Ruth Negga, Zachary Quinto, and Glen Hansard
“Hi, I’m Jeremy Renner and I’ll be taking care of you tonight.”
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