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10:50 p.m. On Vanity Fair's website, the anniversary describes the anniversary accident as "the world's best acclaimed party," which is a absolute accurate affirmation and one that helps to explain the cartage backed up bottomward Burton Way in Beverly Hills, about three blocks afore the armpit of all the activity central a custom Basil Walter-designed amplitude surrounding the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. It's a sea of behemothic atramentous SUVs, one absolute out of abode Los Angeles burghal bus, and my argent Toyota Prius, a Westside-approved abettor that seems at home in Santa Monica but is aloof as aberrant as the Metro monster in advanced of me.
11:01 p.m. The bus turns appropriate instead of branch into the absolute party, proving that Jimmy Kimmel's bus bit from the Oscars is not about to be replicated here. Translation: The Vanity Fair Oscar affair is added absolute than the absolute Oscars.
11:15 p.m. Following abutting to a dozen checkpoints (10, maybe?) by Beverly Hills police, uniformed staffers and suit-clad aegis — all of whom are (gasp!) really, absolutely affable as they appeal to see a parking canyon or ID — THR has accustomed to the accomplish of the Wallis breadth a active mariachi bandage is arena for guests as they enter. Bodies dig it, you know, like the ones who've lined up at this absolute moment like Pharrell Williams and wife Helen Lasichanh (accompanied by uber arranger Amanda Silverman), Alessandra Ambrosio (in a siren red glassy Ralph & Russo gown) and bedmate Jamie Mazur. I get in, appearance my absolute aboriginal Vanity Fair Oscar party. Throughout the night, abutting to 1,000 guests will book in which sounds crazy aback compared to how absolute it feels to get accomplished the clover ropes.
11:17 p.m. Addition aegis checkpoint as guests book through a metal detector. But not all guests are activity upstream to affair utopia: WME arch Ari Emanuel, with a corpuscle buzz alert to his ear, is departure through the front. Accomplished the red carpet, Katy Perry is spotted abutting to Orlando Bloom, and they accessory to be authoritative their way adjoin the exit, too. (But not afterwards endlessly in Vanity Fair's account flat with iconic columnist Mark Seliger.)
11:24 p.m. It feels like the absolute time to be at the world's best affair because the appearance lasted about four hours so abounding of the A-lists guests are still accession while others accept already buried their anxiety central the behemothic anatomy breadth elbows are actuality bumped and couture dresses are actuality stepped on. It's not all anarchy though: Host Graydon Carter is spotted aberrant his way through the affair afterwards hosting an alike added clandestine examination party, one that featured a banquet by French Laundry, Bouchon and Per Se brilliant chef Thomas Keller. That accident started in a annular dining allowance aloof off to the arctic of the capital affair sprawl. Aback to the crush: Sarah Paulson is pawing at Emma Roberts' dress as the two altercate the aerial capacity of her long-sleeve gown, her additional of the night afterwards cutting best Armani as allotment of the Red Carpeting Green Dress campaign. Over their shoulder, Reese Witherspoon is authoritative a beeline to hug Paulson but stops anon thereafter to beam with Tracee Ellis Ross.
11:25 p.m. Someone bumps Diane Kruger in the bend and bound apologizes. As they should.
11:25 p.m. Bodies say that what's abundant about the Vanity Fair affair is that there are so abounding accidental encounters that authorize as "only in Hollywood"-type chats. Here's one: J.J. Abrams is accepting a continued babble with Megyn Kelly as her bedmate Douglas Brunt looks on. Once the convo is complete, Abrams turns to hug CAA ability abettor Kevin Huvane, who got a lot of camera time during the big appearance built-in abaft Meryl Streep.
11:27 p.m. Speaking of ability agents, Witherspoon is now appropriate abutting to her own CAA squeeze, bedmate Jim Toth, and they're bedlam as a changeable pal shows them both pics on an iPhone. Over their shoulders, Bill Maher and Harvey Weinstein are continuing back-to-back by the bar cat-and-mouse to adjustment drinks.
11:28 p.m. Starz arch Chris Albrecht is spotted walking through the arranged affair belted by a sweet-looking tween.
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11:28 p.m. Yes, in the aforementioned minute, filmmaker Paul Haggis is accepting a abutting babble with Salman Rushdie.
11:32 p.m. OK, so Vanity Fair is accustomed by that "world famous" acumen but one of the added bashed about facts from this back-bite — abreast from its acutely amaranthine A-list bedfellow account — is the brilliant card account on the backward night aliment menu. Servers are consistently accretion trays of California's apple acclaimed burgers from In-N-Out. One server is chock-full mid-party by abundant Ciara (in a arresting clover clothes and chaplet by Jovani Signature) who annal a video of the aliment while bedmate Russell Wilson stands abutting to her.
11:33 p.m. Added accurate evidence: Diplo poses for a photo with Oscar honoree Jackie Chan as filmmaker Brett Ratner looks on.
11:34 p.m. Someone accomplish on Mindy Kaling's Naeem Khan gown, and they bound apologize. As they should.
11:35 p.m. Allegedly the Haim sisters are DJing and allegedly they apperceive what they're accomplishing by arena Lauryn Hill's admission abandoned distinct "Doo Wop (That Thing)." Chan's Blitz Hour pal Chris Tucker busts a move while Kat Graham joins in.
11:36 p.m. This allotment of the affair is breadth its at: Chan is abutting at the aforementioned daybed breadth by Mick Jagger and shoe god Christian Louboutin.
11:37 p.m. Kate Beckinsale, in a arduous Zuhair Murad with tulle pom poms on the shoulders, walks duke in duke with a macho gentleman.
11:38 p.m. Time for a quick babble with filmmaker John Singleton, who is a Vanity Fair Oscar affair veteran. "When Faye (Dunaway) appear the amiss champ — that was crazy. It was the best catastrophe ever. Man, you couldn't accomplish this actuality up." Singleton explains. "But it was admirable aback the actors came out and so affably accepted." Singleton's face lit up alike added aback he waxed on about how VF manages such an batty accident anniversary year. "This is the affair of all parties. Bodies absolutely let their beard bottomward and accomplish it happen. Breadth abroad can you see Mick and Jackie Chan at the aforementioned party?" Exactly.
11:40 p.m. Amid was right. Albrecht tells me a brace of fun facts. First, his date is 11-year-old step-daughter Sophie, and second, she's the best. "This is the best fun I've had in years because I get to acquaintance this through her eyes," he beams.
["400px"]11:41 p.m. James Corden, in atramentous tux with red capote lapels, greets Les Moonves and wife Julie Chen. The backward night host and his bang-up alpha a abutting conversation.
11:44 p.m. Social media superstar and new Netflix absoluteness alternation accountable Cameron Dallas ancestor into their convo to say accost to Corden, who promptly introduces Dallas to Moonves. Les, accommodated Cam. Cam, Les.
11:47 p.m. Katie Couric and John Molner acquaint me they're accepting the best time ever. They've got pics to prove it. Molner busts out his buzz to appearance off an angel they got with bedrock fable Jagger. Meanwhile, Couric action while carrying a appearance adumbration to a New York Post deputy editor: "I'm cutting the aforementioned dress I wore on my birthday. I'm like Kate Middleton," she declares. Recycling is consistently chic. (On that note, Vanity Fair teamed with aliment startup Copia and do-good extra Freida Pinto to accord actual affair aliment to those in need.) For the record, Couric angry 60 on Jan. 7 but could canyon for the duchess' earlier sister. And she's still not aloft a able fan-girl moment, borer Jagger on the accept as he walks adjoin the avenue responding to his, "I'm off," with, "Cheerio!"
11:48 p.m. Tweens aloof wanna accept fun: Sophie is dancing by herself to Rihanna's "Work."
11:49 p.m. "The appearance was modest, but I admired the ending," says artist-photographer Jean Pigozzi, who is accretion a baby camera. "It's acceptable they got it sorted out, but it was like Miss Universe. I anticipate they did it on purpose." It's ambiguous that cabal approach would authority up to accounting close PricewaterhouseCoopers but Pigozzi could affliction less. What he's added into is snapping images of "pretty girls" and A-list friends. "I don't broadcast these but I aloof like to booty them," he explains. His big get of the night? Jackie Chan.
11:51 p.m. Corden and Moonves are still chatting, sans Dallas.
11:52 p.m. Showtime arch Matt Blank tells me that he "really enjoyed the appearance but I acquainted bad for everybody. In the end, it will be acceptable and anybody will be OK, but it's a abashment to see that happen."
11:57 p.m. Molly Sims stands abandoned while cat-and-mouse for ambassador bedmate Scott Stuber who has scooted off to the men's allowance quickly, which is bottomward a abbreviate flight of stairs on the west ancillary of the venue. It's hasty to see Sims out attractive so beginning and alluring afterwards giving bearing seven weeks ago to her third child, a son called Grey Douglas Stuber. "If you're activity to appear out for one night and one night only, it's to appear to the Vanity Fair Oscar party," she tells me. "I've been in my home for seven weeks in a bathrobe and breast-feeding." And that's absolutely what she was accomplishing aback the Oscar blooper was appear during the best account fiasco. But aback to the party: "This is Hollywood at its finest, breadth old-school meets new-school." Stuber has aloof alternate from the bathroom and he gives a absolute old-school acknowledgment to the Academy's new-school debacle. "You aloof feel bad for everyone," he explains. "To me, it exemplified the absolute actuality that all those bodies are winners tonight."
12:02 p.m. Amazon arch Jeff Bezos, who must've accustomed backward afterwards accessory Amazon's own affair at Delilah to bless the alive services's aboriginal Academy Award wins ever, demography home three trophies. Bezos follows Stuber's advance to the men's restroom. Chris Evans is continuing adjoin the aforementioned bank breadth Sims was, cat-and-mouse with his Oscar date, sister Shanna. The two are there for bald abnormal as a staffer rushes over and easily them both a cocktail and bound rushes away.
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12:04 p.m. Jared Leto is captivation cloister on the alfresco patio, dressed in a beanie, continued red arroyo and aphotic pants with white piping. I don't ask, but I accept it's all by Gucci, because of advance it is.
12:05 p.m. Sarah Silverman brushes by and stops for a additional to beam at a barbate man she thinks is her friend. It's not. It's that aforementioned New York Post editor who shrugs his amateur as she keeps moving.
12:08 p.m. Calvin Harris is additionally shrugging his amateur added bottomward the patio terrace while cogent an activated adventure to a brace of macho pals. Joe Jonas is over his accept as his associate lights a cigar.
12:10 p.m. Nick Kroll walks alfresco which seems like a abundant time to congratulate him on his amusing hosting about-face at the Spirit Awards on Saturday. "Thank you so much," says the actor-comedian. From one host about another, what did he anticipate of Jimmy Kimmel's admission Oscar stint? "I admired it. The appearance was well-paced, well-produced and well-done. I absolutely admired it and anticipation the Matt Damon $.25 were abundant and funny. Jimmy, actuality the able able that he is, aloof brings it. Whether he's on his appearance or accomplishing article like this, he's aloof acceptable at it," gushes Kroll, who co-hosted the Spirit Awards with John Mulaney. One of their $.25 poked fun at Warren Beatty and went article like this: Beatty seems like he adopted one too abounding of Danny DeVito's joints from an Altoids container. Or article like that. Either way, Kroll laughed that it apparently came true. "It's funny that's how it concluded up, because that may accept happened," he said. On a added austere note, Kroll said backward Sunday night seemed like the absolute time to "be at the Vanity Fair affair with the accepted altitude in the country because now is the time for the media aristocratic to accumulate and plan the cabal to beat the approaching of America." Aloof kidding, that was a antic too, and a appealing acceptable one.
12:21 p.m. Vin Diesel is talking to West Coast editor and Vanity Fair brilliant Krista Smith not far from the access to the party. Built-in adjacent are Elton John and David Furnish, captivation cloister on a daybed afterwards hosting their own starry back-bite bottomward the artery in West Hollywood. They accessory airy afterwards adopting $7 amateur for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Best way to celebrate? Furnish is snacking on an In-N-Out burger while John chats up Patricia Arquette. One daybed over, Terence Howard is built-in a few cushions abroad from Monica Lewinsky. Additionally giving their anxiety a rest: Shonda Rhimes and Cynthia Erivo. The Tony champ has aloof performed at the Governors Ball.
12:30 p.m. From the (real) best account champ Moonlight, amateur Ashton Sanders has accustomed cutting a brim and aphotic sunglasses. But the anonymous accessory isn't abundant to fool Kate Bosworth who about tackles Sanders to congratulate him on the big night for Barry Jenkins' film. He afterwards is apparent assuming with columnist and onetime Vanity Fair book Kevin Sessums who is in boondocks from San Francisco for the party.
12:31 p.m. Diplo leads Kate Hudson by the duke as they blitz through the party.
12:35 p.m. Jon Hamm looks like he wants to accomplish a buzz alarm but instead greets notable New Yorker Peggy Siegel. Afterwards the kiss hello, Hamm ducks outdoors breadth he spots Charlize Theron and the two hug and barter words.
12:37 p.m. Hamm active for the exit, which is lined by treats including Bouchon Bakery donuts, espresso and a appropriate Uber-sponsored cat-and-mouse area. The aide band — or cat-and-mouse band for chauffeured cars — is aloof as starry as it was accomplished the clover ropes. All cat-and-mouse for drivers are Salma Hayek, Beck, the Foster sisters, CAA's Michael Kives, and Nina Dobrev. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel accomplish a quick avenue and avoid into a cat-and-mouse car as Steve Tisch peeks his arch in to say goodbye to the couple. Hamm talks to Beck. Sarah Paulson walks out duke in duke with Zachary Quinto but not afore adage goodbye to Hudson, who is munching on balmy donuts while clutching an activity drink. "Are you activity to the added thing," Paulson asks. That's a yes from Hudson. The added affair is apparently Madonna and Guy Oseary's afterwards affair because that's breadth best bodies are headed, unless of advance those added bodies are journalists or photographers. Those aren't allowed. Translation: Time go home. No chat on whether tweens are welcome. Sorry, Sophie.
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Other attendees accommodate Oscar winners Jenkins, Emma Stone, Casey Affleck, Mahershala Ali and Viola Davis forth with Jennifer Aniston, Matt Damon, Michelle Williams, Alicia Vikander, Brie Larson, Rooney Mara, Janelle Monae, Trevante Rhodes, Sofia Vergara, Scarlett Johansson, Mariah Carey, Kerry Washington, Amy Adams, LL Cool J, Mary J. Blige, Kate Upton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Judd Apatow, Lee Daniels, Miles Teller, Hailee Steinfeld, Caitlyn Jenner, Larry Gagosian, Vito Schnabel, Rufus Wainwright, Microsoft’s Paul Allen, Rupert Murdoch, Demi Lovato, Irving Azoff, Quincy Jones and Elon Musk.
— Reporting by Chris Gardner
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