{"id":207786,"date":"2026-03-06T19:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/207786\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T19:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:35:08","slug":"the-complete-guide-to-parties-and-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/207786\/","title":{"rendered":"The Complete Guide to Parties and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe end of awards<\/a> season is near, and it\u2019s time to go out with a bang. <\/p>\n

\n\tOscars<\/a> week always brings a jam-packed schedule of events<\/a> and this year is no different. In the lead-up to Hollywood\u2019s biggest night on March 15, there are plenty of happenings each day, from lunches and cocktail parties to galas and (if you can believe it) more awards. And on Oscar Sunday, once the statues have finally been handed out, there are plenty of options to let loose \u2014 with or without a win. <\/p>\n

\n\tMainstays like Vanity Fair<\/a>, Elton John, MPTF, Chanel and Charles Finch, Giorgio Armani and Women in Film are once again on the scene, plus a couple of new additions. Here\u2019s the rundown on events intel so far, with updates to come. <\/p>\n

\t\tSaturday, March 7\t<\/p>\n

\n\tUnforgettable Awards
Fairmont Century Plaza
Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, Bowen Yang, Daniel Dae Kim, Jet Tila, KPop Demon Hunters, Lawrence Shou, Leenda Dong, Lloyd Lee Choi, Park Chan-wook\u00a0and Te Ao o Hinepehinga are all being honored for their work in elevating the Asian and Pacific Islander community. <\/p>\n

\n\tCinema Audio Society Awards
Beverly Hilton
Guillermo del Toro and sound designer Skip Lievsay are set for special recognition at the ceremony, which honors outstanding achievements in sound mixing. <\/p>\n

\n\tOscar Nominee Spotlight: Animated Short Film
Academy Museum
A celebration of this year\u2019s nominees in the animated short film category, featuring screenings and a special showcase from Florence Miailhe\u202f(Butterfly), Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears (Forevergreen), Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowskin (The Girl Who Cried Pearls), John Kelly and Andrew Freedman (Retirement Plan) and\u00a0Konstantin Bronzit (The Three Sisters).<\/p>\n

\n\tOscar Nominee Spotlight: Animated Feature Film
Academy Museum
F\u00e9lix de Givry (Arco), Mary Alice Drumm, Domee Shi, and Madeline Sharafian (Elio), Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans, and Michelle L.M. Wong (KPop Demon Hunters), Ma\u00eflys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago, and Henri Magalon\u202f(Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain) and Byron Howard (Zootopia 2) take part in a panel at the David Geffen Theater. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\tSunday, March 8 \t<\/p>\n

\n\tWriters Guild Awards (New York Ceremony only)
Edison Ballroom
Though the WGA usually puts on simultaneous ceremonies on both coasts, the Los Angeles event has been scrapped<\/a> as the Writers Guild of America\u00a0West\u2019s own staff is on strike. The show will still carry in NYC, courtesy of the Writers Guild of America East.<\/p>\n

\n\tMPSE Golden Reel Awards
Wilshire Ebell Theatre
Patton Oswalt returns to host the Motion Picture Sound Editors\u2019 annual event, where Kathleen Kennedy\u00a0will receive the Filmmaker Award and supervising sound editor\u00a0Mark Mangini,\u00a0MPSE\u00a0will receive the Career Achievement Award.<\/p>\n

\n\tAmerican Society of Cinematographers Awards
Beverly Hilton
One Battle After Another,\u00a0Sinners,\u00a0Marty Supreme,\u00a0Frankenstein\u00a0and\u00a0Train Dreams are up for the feature film category, with docs, TV and music videos also recognized. <\/p>\n

\n\tOscar Nominee Spotlight: Documentary Short Film
Academy Museum
Nominees Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones (All the Empty Rooms), Juan Arredondo (Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud), Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir (The Devil is Busy) and Alison McAlpine (Perfectly a Strangeness) introduce and screen their documentary shorts. <\/p>\n

\t\tMonday, March 9 \t<\/p>\n

\n\tClub J\u2019Adore
Beverly Hills
Dior hosts a late-night soir\u00e9e at a private estate in Beverly Hills to help kick off the busy week. <\/p>\n

\n\tOscar Nominee Spotlight: Live-Action Short Film
Academy Museum
Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi (The Butcher\u2019s Stain), Lee Knight and James Dean (A Friend of Dorothy), Julia Aks and Steve Pinder (Jane Austen\u2019s Period Drama), Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt (The Singers) and Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata (Two People Exchanging Saliva)\u00a0take part in the shorts event. <\/p>\n

\t\tTuesday, March 10 \t<\/p>\n

\n\tTime Women of the Year Gala
West Hollywood Edition
Teyana Taylor, Lucy Liu, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, Mariska Hargitay, Mel Robbins and Olympian\u00a0Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone are among Time\u2018s 2026 honorees, timed to both awards season and Women\u2019s History Month.<\/p>\n

\n\tSouth\u00a0Asians\u00a0at the Oscars
Los Angeles
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Bela Bajaria, Aziz Ansari, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Geraldine Viswanathan, Zakir Khan, Smriti Mundhra, Suraj Sharma, Shamina Singh, Anjula Acharia, Anita Chatterjee\u00a0and\u00a0Shruti Ganguly co-host the annual pre-Oscar party, in celebration of South\u00a0Asian representation across entertainment.<\/p>\n

\n\tQueerties Awards
Avalon Hollywood
The show \u2014 hosted by Trixie Mattel \u2014 honors LGBTQ+ excellence across film, TV, music and pop culture, with special tributes to Margaret Cho, Meg Stalter and Mae Martin. <\/p>\n

\t\tWednesday, March 11 \t<\/p>\n

\n\tVanities: A Night For Young Hollywood
Bar Marmont
Kaia Gerber, Odessa A\u2019Zion,\u00a0Role Model\u00a0and\u00a0Tyriq Withers co-host Vanity Fair\u2018s celebration of Young Hollywood in a toast to up-and-coming actors, musicians or artists with hotly anticipated projects in the pipeline.<\/p>\n

\n\tDiane von Furstenberg Oscar Luncheon
Private residence
The designer, alongside co-hosts Demi Moore, Jane Fonda, Nicole Avant and Tracee Ellis Ross, once again opens up her L.A. home to celebrate this year\u2019s female nominees. <\/p>\n

\n\tTHR and Bulgari Celebrate the Distinguished Costume Designers and Academy Award Nominees
San Vicente Bungalows
With support from Bulgari \u2014 which recently redesigned the Costume Designers Guild Awards statue \u2014THR fetes this year\u2019s nominated designers over lunch in West Hollywood.<\/p>\n

\n\tUTA\u2019s Carbs Before the Carpet
Sal\u2019s Place
The agency holds its second annual dinner celebrating the awards season efforts of\u00a0celebrity stylists and fashion brand execs. <\/p>\n

\n\tLashify MUA Dinner
San Vicente Bungalows
Dita Von Teese and Lashify CEO\u00a0Sahara Lotti\u00a0team up to celebrate the makeup artist community ahead of the Oscars, with artists including Beau Nelson,\u00a0Gregory Arlt,\u00a0Valeria Ferreira,\u00a0Monika Blunder,\u00a0Fiona Stiles and\u00a0Vivian Baker\u00a0set to attend. <\/p>\n

\n\tAn Unforgettable Evening
Beverly Wilshire
In support of the Women\u2019s Cancer Research Fund, the Beverly Hills gala honors Kerry Washington and Anastasia Soare, with Whitney Cummings serving as emcee. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe Wall Group 25th Anniversary Party
Delilah
Management company The\u00a0Wall\u00a0Group turns 25 with a celebratory cocktail party in WeHo. <\/p>\n

\n\tLexus Uptown Honors Hollywood
Los Angeles
Mario Van Peebles, Taye Diggs, Wood Harris and Omar Benson Miller are this year\u2019s honorees at the event, which recognizes Black excellence in Hollywood. <\/p>\n

\n\tArt of Glam
Maybourne Beverly Hills
A celebration of the creative forces shaping red carpet and awards season beauty, with honorees including costume designer Ruth E. Carter, hairstylists Camille Friend and Tym Wallace, stylist Vincent Smith, groomer John Mosley and makeup artist Sheika Daley. <\/p>\n

\n\tLumen Awards
Casa Del Mar Hotel
The second annual ceremony spotlights filmmakers and changemakers having a real impact through their work, with honorees including Lilly director Rachel Feldman and Chief of War showrunner Doug Jung.<\/p>\n

\t\tThursday, March 12 \t<\/p>\n

\n\tEssence Black Women in Hollywood
Fairmont Century Plaza
The 19th year of Essence\u2018s signature Oscar event celebrates Chase Infiniti, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Kerry Washington, Zinzi Coogler and the women of Sinners.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Art of Oscar\u201d Exhibition Opening
Megan Mulrooney Gallery
THR\u00a0unveils artist interpretations\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0iconic Oscar\u00a0statuette that are featured in its Oscar Issue and on display at the West Hollywood\u00a0gallery, running through March 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tOscar Wilde Awards
The Ebell of Los Angeles
The U.S.-Ireland Alliance holds its 20th annual Oscar week event, emceed by Matt Walsh and honoring honoring three stars with Irish lineage: Domhnall Gleeson, Maura Tierney and Lee Cronin. <\/p>\n

\n\tMacro
Private location
Charles King\u2019s media company hosts its 8th annual pre-Oscar party in the lead-up to the big night.<\/p>\n

\n\tOscar Nominee Spotlight: Best Picture
Academy Museum
Producers of this year\u2019s best picture contenders \u2014 Ed Guiney,\u202fLars Knudsen, and Andrew Lowe (Bugonia), Joseph Kosinski, Chad Oman and Jerry Bruckheimer (F1), Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, and Scott Stuber (Frankenstein), Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, and Nicolas Gonda (Hamnet), Eli Bush (Marty Supreme), Sara Murphy (One Battle After Another), Emilie Lesclaux (The Secret Agent), Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar (Sentimental Value), Sev Ohanian (Sinners), Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler (Train Dreams)\u00a0\u2014 stop by for a chat at the museum. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe Marianna Group Gifting Lounge
Beverly Hills
The Marianna Group presents its \u201cA Toast to Hollywood\u201d lounge featuring on-site Botox and vitamin injections,\u00a0DNA-based longevity consults and\u00a0the latest products and services in beauty, wellness, fashion and technology. <\/p>\n

\t\tFriday, March 13 \t<\/p>\n

\n\tCAA
Living Room
Nominated clients including Paul Thomas Anderson, Brad Pitt, Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, Steven Spielberg, Yorgos Lanthimos, Sam Mendes, Kate Hudson, Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd, Jessie Buckley, Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke, Sean Penn, Renate Reinsve, Jerry Bruckheimer, Inga Ibsotter Lilleas, Natalie Portman and Eskil Vogt are feted at the gathering. <\/p>\n

\n\tSundance\u00a0Institute Oscar Brunch
Los Angeles
The Institute celebrates its nominated fellows and alumni \u2014 including Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, Ryan Coogler, Paul Thomas Anderson, Joachim Trier, Rose Byrne, Andrew Jarecki, Ryan White, Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni, David Borenstein, Geeta Gandbhir and Clint Bentley \u2014\u00a0with an intimate brunch. <\/p>\n

\n\tWIF Oscars Nominees Celebration
Wheelhouse
Women in Film raises a glass to this year\u2019s female nominees \u2014 both in front of and behind the camera \u2014 at the event, while also staging a group photo.<\/p>\n

\n\tBritish Film Reception
Soho House Holloway
Nominated U.K. creatives of the past and present gather in West Hollywood for an afternoon toast. <\/p>\n

\n\tICG Publicists Awards Luncheon
Beverly Wilshire
Jimmy Kimmel, Kate Hudson and Noah Wyle are set for special honors from the Publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild, along with recognition for Local 600 publicists, unit still photographers, outstanding publicity campaigns and press. <\/p>\n

\n\tLos\u00a0Angeles\u00a0Magazine\u2018s The L.A. Woman Luncheon
Beverly Hilton
Cover star Olivia Munn leads a conversation in front of a room of female power players in Beverly Hills.<\/p>\n

\n\tOscar Nominee Spotlight: International Feature Film
Academy Museum
Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value), Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho (The Secret Agent), Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident), Oliver Laxe\u202f(Sir\u0101t) and Kaouther Ben Hania (The Voice of Hind Rajab)\u00a0sit down for a conversation to start off the weekend. <\/p>\n

\n\tEcoluxe Luxury Lounge
Private Beverly Hills Residence
Veteran producer Debbie Durkin hosts her 19th annual pre-Oscars Luxury Lounge to benefit nonprofit Wagmor Pets Dog Rescue. The day event features a pop-up photo studio with celebrity photographer David Christopher Lee, along with brands across beauty, wellness, home and spirits \u2014 and puppies also available for adoption. <\/p>\n

\t\tSaturday, March 14 \t<\/p>\n

\n\tMPTF Night Before
Private location
Warner Bros.\u2019 Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca serve as co-chairs for the Motion Picture & Television Fund\u2019s signature fundraising event, which always draws a star-studded crowd and this years features a special DJ set by Diplo. <\/p>\n

\n\tNetflix
Sunset Tower
The streamer toasts its Oscar nominees, including the teams behind Frankenstein, Train Dreams and KPop Demon Hunters, at the Saturday celebration. <\/p>\n

\n\tCharles Finch x Chanel
Polo Lounge
Lily-Rose Depp, Kristen Stewart, Sarah Pidgeon, Phoebe Tonkin, Elle Fanning, Teyana Taylor, Jessie Buckley, Wunmi Mosaku, Adrien Brody & Georgina Chapman, Al Pacino, Javier Bardem, Joachim Trier, Josh Safdie, Leslie Mann, Maggie Kang, Meg Ryan, Mick Jagger, Miley Cyrus, Paul Anthony Kelly, Sam
Mendes, Sigourney Weaver, Stellan Skarsgard and Will Arnett are among the expected guests at the 17th annual Oscar-eve dinner. <\/p>\n

\n\tGiorgio Armani Oscars Cocktail
Rodeo Drive
The fashion house opens up its Rodeo Drive store for an annual pre-Oscars cocktail party in honor of awards season.<\/p>\n

\n\tVerve Animation Brunch
Dama
Verve fetes the nominees for best animated feature and best animated short film with a mid-day event downtown.<\/p>\n

\n\tJim Rygiel and Stephen Castor Pre-Oscar Celebration
Private residence
Rygiel and Castor, via Its Just Us Productions, pay tribute to this year\u2019s nominees as well as the significant contributions of Chinese filmmakers and actors to the global film industry.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Travel Lounge
Beverly Hills
Publicist and luxury travel curator Peta Phipps hosts the invitation-only lounge, centered on elevated global experiences.<\/p>\n

\n\tOscar Nominee Spotlight: Makeup and Hairstyling
Academy Museum
Nominees Cliona Furey,\u202fMike Hill, and Jordan Samuel (Frankenstein), Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, and Shunika Terry (Sinners), Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino, and Tadashi Nishimatsu (Kokuho), Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin, and Bjoern Rehbein (The Smashing Machine) and Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg (The Ugly Stepsister)\u00a0come together for a Makeup and Hair Symposium. <\/p>\n

\t\tSunday, March 15 \t<\/p>\n

\n\t98th Annual Academy Awards<\/a>
Dolby Theatre
The telecast, hosted by Conan O\u2019Brien.<\/p>\n

\n\tGovernors Ball
Ray Dolby\u00a0Ballroom
The night\u2019s official afterparty, held just steps from the Dolby immediately following the show and catered by Wolfgang Puck for the 32nd year. <\/p>\n

\n\tVanity Fair
LACMA
Oscar night\u2019s most famous \u2014 and star-studded \u2014 party moves to a new home at the art museum. <\/p>\n

\n\tElton John AIDS Foundation<\/a> Academy Awards Viewing Party
West Hollywood
Recent Grammy winner Lola Young headlines the icon\u2019s annual Oscar party, co-hosted by John\u2019s husband David Furnish as well as Neil Patrick Harris\u00a0and his husband\u00a0David Burtka.<\/p>\n

\n\tOfficial Oscars Watch Party
Academy Museum
The ticketed event includes food, drinks, photo opps and watching the show live from the museum\u2019s David Geffen Theater.<\/p>\n

\n\tJonathan\u00a0Baker\u2019s Oscar Viewing Party
Baker\u00a0Manor
Baker, a director and producer, hosts a watch party with support from Art E$tate Magazine, French Riviera Film Festival and Indie Entertainment Media. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The end of awards season is near, and it\u2019s time to go out with a bang. Oscars week…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":207787,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[21469,3415,95840,584,48,52,51,47,50,49,48049,49829,47437],"class_list":{"0":"post-207786","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-academy-awards","9":"tag-awards","10":"tag-elton-john-aids-foundation","11":"tag-events","12":"tag-la","13":"tag-la-headlines","14":"tag-la-news","15":"tag-los-angeles","16":"tag-los-angeles-headlines","17":"tag-los-angeles-news","18":"tag-oscars","19":"tag-oscars-2026","20":"tag-vanity-fair"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}