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6: VANITY FAIR OSCARS PARTY

“My favorite thing in the world is to dress up and hit this party,” said Lindsay Lohan of the VF Academy Awards bash, held at Mortons. Indeed, invitations to the exclusive event are so prized that guests are happy to comply with a strict time-slot policy for arrivals and departures. No one knows exactly how the closely guarded guest list is compiled, although VF’s Graydon Carter has forbidden reality stars. A-listers who scored an invitation this year included Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Aniston, Teri Hatcher, Sienna Miller, Sandra Bullock, Madonna, Jake Gyllenhaal, Felicity Huffman, Naomi Watts, Ziyi Zhang, Keira Knightley, Ben Stiller, Kate Bosworth, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, Jennifer Lopez, Uma Thurman, Rachel Weisz, Reese Witherspoon, Hilary Swank, Jessica Alba and Selma Blair.