J.J. Abrams and his wife Katie McGrath team up with Coach to host a star-studded Santa Monica rooftop fundraiser with big names including Joss Whedon, Jeremy Renner, Kristen Bell and Timothy Olyphant; Christinia Milian and Corey Feldman take in a classic Slick Rick performance at the Music Saves Lives benefit; Jerry Bruckheimer and former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (alongside her astronaut husband) are honored at the Simon Wiesenthal Center's annual National Tribute Dinner at the Beverly Hilton; Kristin Davis hosts a high-end silent charity auction for designer handbags at a Beverly Hills manse once inhabited by Brad & Jen. There was plenty of high-end, charitably-minded fun going on last night, so make sure to check out all the action in this Thursday edition of Last Night's Parties!

Jeremy Renner & Olivia Munn at the Coach Children's Defense Fund Benefit at Bad Robot [via] More»

John Stamos, child star Bailee Madison and Grammy-nominee Dave Koz host a gala to benefit the lives of terminally and chronically ill children; Natassja Kinski and Marisa Tomei join Gene Kelly's widow for an evening at paying tribute to the legendary film star and the scope of his innovations in direction and choreography; Julia Roberts, Amy Smart, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss and Peter Fonda kick off their shoes for a beachside benefit for Heal The Bay in Santa Monica; Drew Brees hosts actors, Olympians, military heroes and former baseball greats for the kickoff of his celebrity golf tournament. There was plenty of action last night in SoCal and we've got all the details in this TGIF edition of Last Night's Parties! More»

The 2012 Golden Globes happened last night, and if we've learned one lesson from the whole to-do, it's a lesson we've learned before: never bet against Harvey Weinstein. Neither competition nor nature could keep Harv down last night, first as nominees associated with the Weinstein Company (The Artist, The Iron Lady) won big, and again when even the rain couldn't manage to prevent most of Hollywood from attending the Weinstein after-party at Trader Vic's. More»

Are you guys sick of awards season yet? Well, that's irrelevant since Hollywood has only just begun the annual ceremonious patting of itself on the back with more lavish red carpet events and mini statues than we care to try and count, with the first really major one held last night at the Beverly Hilton. The 2012 Golden Globes drew a serious list of the industry's biggest figures to formally recognize excellence in TV and motion pictures. More»

[Dave Gilboa, Ashton Kutcher, Neil Blumenthal photo via WireImage courtesy of Bradbury Lewis] Eva Longoria and Selena Gomez step out for a fundraiser co-hosted by Jason Segel and  Kermit the Frog; Stevie Wonder, Pras and more perform at the "Never Again" benefit concert; Russell Crowe and Eli Roth catch a Skylar Grey show at the Roxy; Emmy Rossum, Danny Masterson and others attend an eyewear line event at Confederacy hosted by Ashton Kutcher—for the people who somehow made it out the day after Halloween, there were some events around town and we have your details in this edition of Last Night's Parties.

[Inside HBO's 2011 Emmy after party via] Jon Hamm, Cloris Leachman, Emily Blunt, and nearly 4,000 others sit down for dinner together at the Governor's Ball; Padma Lakshmi, Stevie Nicks, Steve Buscemi and more party with Entertainment Tonight; stars and crew of "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad" celebrate wins at Mr. C; half of Hollywood turns out for HBO's annual mega-bash at the Pacific Design Center—Sunday was one of the busiest nights of party hopping in town and we have all the details on the best post-award show fetes in this Emmy edition of Last Night's Parties. More»

Have you stocked up on bottled water and batteries? Updated your Last Will and Testament? Mel Gibson-proofed your house? If the answer to any of these questions is "no," you'd better get it together, because come Friday night, Carmageddon is upon us, and in the words* of County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, "it is totally going to f*#% your s*#$ up."

But don't reach for the suicide pills just yet (keep them close just in case), because we're here to help. Presenting: the Guest of a Guest LA Carmageddon Survival Guide! More»

Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, and my man Jon Hamm celebrate Season 4 of "Breaking Bad" with AMC at a Hollywood screening of episode 1 and meth-lab themed after party at Tropicana; Justin Chambers, Colton Haynes, Charisma Carpenter and a slew of more young Hollywood talent step out in support of solving the world's water crisis at the the 2nd Annual Thrist Gala in Beverly Hills—it was another Tuesday night in L.A., get the full story on everything that went down in today's edition of Last Night's Parties. [Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul photo via] More»