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!

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Last night in NYC, Anna Wintour joined other fashionistas at the launch of Claiborne Swanson Frank's book American Beauty, Emma Roberts and Anna Faris attended Juicy Couture's fall 2012 presentation, Joe Fresh celebrated the opening of his global flagship store with Mayor Bloomberg, Longchamp and Paper Magazine celebrated spring in SoHo, and so much more! Last night's parties were all about the new collections. More»

Ed Helms, Jason Segel and Susan Sarandon attend the premiere of their new movie Jeff, Who Lives At Home, at the Directors Guild of America; Hollywood couple Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy are inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame; Katey Sagal greets fans at the PaleyFest 2012 "Sons Of Anarchy" panel—it was another action-packed Wednesday here and we have all the details on the events that went down in Los Angeles and the notables who attended in this installment of Last Night's Parties! More»

Vanity Fair hosts an Oscar Party worthy of the entertainment gods; Kim Kardashian attends Elton John's glamorous Academy Awards viewing party; Petra Nemcova steps out for The Weinstein Company's Oscar after party; Pharrell Williams and Esperanza Spalding enjoy themselves at Hans Zimmer's post-awards show fete; Jean Dujardin gets his Oscar engraved at the Governors Ball—Awards season wasn't officially over until the Academy Awards after parties ended in the wee hours of this morning and we have  the details on the hottest events of the evening in this installment of Last Night's Parties, Oscar Night Edition! More»

You know how when you're a kid, you always want to sit with the grown-ups at the big table, but then when you get there you realize that the kids' table was more fun to begin with? That's kind of the deal with the Oscars after party scene, also. Sure, it's a great honor to get invited to the show and the subsequent "Governor's Ball," but there's a reason why the Academy finally scuttled the sit-down dinner element of the Ball for a more streamlined cocktail-party this year: because people kept leaving early to go to all the other parties, including the perpetually star-studded Vanity Fair gala at the Sunset Tower. More»

The most highly anticipated Red Carpet event of the year, the 84th Annual Academy Awards did not disappoint. From bold color to metallics, bright white and mint - the stars were dressed in some of the season's hottest trends. Below, my red carpet round up of what they wore: what I loved, what I hated and why.

[Viola Davis, Gwenyth Paltrow, Michelle Williams]

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Amy Adams and Malin Ackerman attend Vanity Fair's 20th Anniversary Party; Taylor Swift and Zac Efron attend the L.A. premiere of "Lorax"; Bryan Cranston and Joel McHale honor writers; Emmanuelle Chriqui, Lance Bass and others perform in a 24 hour stage production; David Beckham wins at Cartoon Network's Hall Of Game Awards; Sofia Coppola hosts a launch party at Sowden House for the new Marni for H&M Collection—awards season is still in full swing and we've got the details on the weekend's parties in and around Los Angeles and the stars who attended in this edition of Last Night's Parties! More»

Judy Greer, Ariel Winter and more come out to celebrate animated films at the 39th Annual Annie Awards; Miranda Cosgrove, Alexandra Breckenridge and Penelope Ann Miller rock the red carpet at the 16th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards; Amanda Seyfried and Peter Sarsgaard celebrate the wrapping of Lovelace with a DeLeon Tequila-sponsored wrap party at Hollywood hot spot The Writer's Room—get the scoop on this weekend's parties in Los Angeles and the celebrities who attended them in this installment of Last Night's Parties! More»

Jean Dujardin beats George Clooney for best actor and Mary Tyler Moore receives lifetime achievement award at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards; Sofia Vergara and Meryl Streep have fun with friends at the Weinstein Company and Dewar's post-SAG Awards cocktail party at the Chateau Marmont; Amber Heard dazzles fans on the red carpet as Kelsey Grammer hosts the 64th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards; Katy Perry and professional party girl Paris Hilton kick off the grand opening of 1 OAK Las Vegas; More»

HBO kicked things off at Circa 55, where guests like Jane Fonda, Guy Pearce, and Ewan McGregor, and winner Claire Dane munched on beef tenderloin and sipped martinis. NBC had A-listers Jon Hamm, Colin Firth, and Nicole Richie schmoozing under the stars at the Beverly Hilton rooftop - right across from where Harvey Weinstein kept the company of Golden Globe winners Meryl Streep and Jean Dujardin, as well as Leo DiCaprio and countless other guests at his annual party. See this and so much more on our Golden Globes after party round up... MORE>>

After the awards ceremony winded down, celebrities dispersed into the night and the red carpets were rolled out yet again, mostly decking the halls of the Beverly Hilton, where the majority of Sunday's after parties were held. HBO kicked things off at Circa 55, where guests like Jane Fonda, Guy Pearce, and Ewan McGregor, and winner Claire Dane munched on beef tenderloin and sipped martinis. NBC had A-listers Jon Hamm, Colin Firth, and Nicole Richie schmoozing under the stars at the Beverly Hilton rooftop - right across from where Harvey Weinstein kept the company of Golden Globe winners Meryl Streep and Jean Dujardin, as well as Leo DiCaprio and countless other guests at his annual party. More»