This is the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
We were were curious about this place, the partner of one of the movies key creatives tells me.
The main bar was 40 feet long.
Clockwise from Left: Michelle Yeoh, Cate Blanchett and Salma Hayek at the Vanity Fair 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.Alberto Rodriguez/Getty
They werent alone; there were still more bars.
TheAll Quietcrowd stocked up on drinks.
There were people connected toGuillermo del Toros Pinocchiotoo.
Michelle Yeoh attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center (Photo by Cindy Ord/VF23/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)Photo by Cindy Ord/VF23/Getty Images for Vanity Fair
The dance floor soon filled up, and we were off.
Im not not exactly sure who started it, but an impromptu conga line formed.
Theres no such word in German, apparently, but the Germans were doing the conga.
The DJ was loving it.
A couple more numbers with a conga beat were played, after which we all collapsed.
I saw camera flashes three rooms away and went to investigate.
As I reached her, another ABBA hit played.
Voulez-Vous is catchy enough to get Yeohs body moving to the beat.
Using her Best Actress award as a baton, she led her followers to the floor for a rave-up.
I willingly bopped about with her toABBAsGimme!
(A Man After Midnight) which was spooky because it was around the midnight hour.
After that came Olivia Newton-Johns Physical, which just made us feel sad.
James is in his 95th year, the designer proudly exclaims.
I did a little spin and we all started performing the lyrics.
It was handed to me.
Such a crazy, exhilarating moment.
Theres something about the Vanity Fair Oscar Party thats designed to relax you.
Theres plenty of booze, if you want it.
Theyre such a great leveler.
I think that helps create a psychologically relaxed vibe.
Also helps that the party marks the end of another exhausting awards season.
People are ready to let their hair down.
That doesnt happen so much at the Governors Ball.
Sure, people have fun, but theyre still in church, as someone put it to me.
If youve won an Oscar, the trophy is your ticket.
Those are just a few of the names I can think of off the top of my head.
The place is packed.
The joint is jumping the moment you reach the clipped hedgerow maze entrance that makes you think ofTheShining.
Cate Blanchett and Andrew Eaton were ahead of me in the queue.
Its so egalitarian and it creates excitement because, well, theres Cate Blanchett and shes feckin well queuing.
I didnt see her eat an In-N-Out burger, but I bet she had a nibble of one.
Plus, I had no dance moves left in me.
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