An Oscar party or Oscars party is any of the several parties, usually held by entertainment-media corporations, immediately following the broadcast of the Academy Awards ceremony.
Parties attended by celebrities in the hours following the Academy Awards have been held since the beginning of the awards themselves, with the first Academy Awards presentation held on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner function at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with an audience of about 270 people,[1] being followed by a post-awards party held at the Mayfair Hotel.[2][3] In 1958, an Oscar party called the Governors Ball was initiated,[4] and over time became "the one Oscar party where almost everyone makes an appearance".[5]
Some corporate sponsors of Oscar parties, such as Vanity Fair, are known for holding such a party every year, and the influence of the sponsor can be roughly measured by the caliber of the celebrities that attend their party. The Vanity Fair Oscars Party, first held in 1994, is considered to be one of the premiere Oscar parties, often seeing appearances by the biggest stars of the day.[6][7] Many of these events have adopted a charitable theme, such as the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party.
References
edit- ^ "The 1st Academy Awards | 1929". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "The Dunhill Hotel". Virtlo. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "History of the Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on July 6, 2010.
- ^ Dunne, Dominick (October 10, 2006). "Oscar Galas to Remember". Vanity Fair.
- ^ Jensen, Erin; Mandell, Andrea. "Stars came, partied and got their Oscars engraved: 8 major moments at the Governors Ball". USA TODAY.
- ^ "The Vanity Fair Oscar Party Was (Unsurprisingly) the Best Place to Be Last Night". Vogue. March 13, 2023.
- ^ Delgado, Sara (March 25, 2022). "Let's Talk About VF Oscars After Party Looks from the '90s & '00s". Teen Vogue.
External links
edit- Let's Celeb Rate! At the Oscar Parties, a Chance to Rub Elbows -- and Eyeballs -- With the Stars
- Extra - DAILY NEWS - Oscar Parties
- Oscar parties: Where the stars shine brightly at archive.today (archived 2013-01-25)
- Oscar Party 2015
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