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»

Brad Pitt, George Clooney and the rest of the Oscar nominees gather for the 84th Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel; Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams step out for the premiere of their new film The Vow; Meryl Streep and Glenn Close celebrate AARP Magazine's 11th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards with a cocktail party and ceremony—while most of the country was still recovering from the ritual overindulging that goes hand-in-hand with the Super Bowl, it was another eventful Monday in L.A. and we've got your inside look at the best events and beautiful people who attended them in this edition 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>>

Miranda Kerr, Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce kick-off Australia Week; Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Snow, Elijah Wood and many others step out for The Art of Elysium; Sean Penn, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio and more help raise funds for the Haiti relief effort; BAFTA hosts a tea party for awards season with Michelle Williams, Charlize Theron and a slew of other notables; Aziz Ansari, Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen throw their star power behind Hilarity for Charity to benefit the Alzheimer's Association—it was a fully-loaded weekend of star-studded events in L.A. that had (almost) nothing to do with the Golden Globes and we have the details in this edition of Last Night's Parties. 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»

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»

Charlize Theron Arrives at the 17th Annual Critics Choice Awards [via]

Behold, the critics have spoken. As one of the opening acts of awards season, the 2012 Critics' Choice Awards were held last night with a star-studded crowd including some of the most buzzed-about faces in Hollywood. Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, George Clooney, Kirsten Dunst, and many other celebs were among the notables who showed up for the 17th annual awards ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium. More»

From Betty White to Robert Pattinson, it was raining stars at the People's Choice Awards; Shenae Grimes and Stephanie Pratt attend the opening of a Swiss timepiece flagship on Melrose; Liam Neeson, Kristen Bell and fellow faces of the big screen hit the downtown premiere of The Grey; Michelle Williams, Bradley Cooper, Lindsay Lohan and more celebrate awards season with the Weinstein Co. and Audi at Chateau—we have your details on how red carpet season kicked into high gear this week in this installment of Last Night's Parties. More»

If there's a single lesson to be learned from the life and success of Harvey Weinstein, it's probably that it does not always have to be a disadvantage to look like a crazed man who just wandered out of the psych ward at Cedars, provided you play it up right. Yeah, ol' Harv can be a scary fellow, but you've got to admit that the unshaven, haven't-slept-since-1996 look kind of suits the old grizzly bear, who has legendarily used it over the years to intimidate those he seeks to do business with. More»