2009 BAFTA/LA Tea Party

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Updated Feb 09, 2015 @ 2:28 pm
2009 BAFTA/LA Tea Party
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Clint Eastwood and Freida Pinto

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The Brits took over the Crystal Ballroom in the Beverly Hills Hotel for BAFTA/LA's 15th annual Tea Party. A sophisticated afternoon affair that featured smoked salmon tea sandwiches, raisin scones, and-of course-an array of delightful teas, was attended by stars like Clint Eastwood, Freida Pinto and Marisa Tomei. "I'm here for the scones," joked Pinto, who isn't a tea drinker herself. "I think it's a lovely association. They supported Slumdog Millionaire, and I came here to give back."

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Marisa Tomei

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Golden Globe nominee Marisa Tomei arrived at the Tea Party looking chic in a black Giambattista Valli dress and Jimmy Choo satin peep-toe pumps. And when was the last time The Wrestler star had high tea? "Two months ago at the Four Seasons in Istanbul."

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Leonardo DiCaprio

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Leonardo DiCaprio joined the Chairman of the BAFTA/LA Board of Directors, Peter Morris at the annual event that honors the year's awards nominees. The Revolutionary Road star went silent auction slap happy-bidding on a pair of plane tickets to London, earrings for his mother, and a signed Muhammad Ali photo. In fact, he got positively giddy as they counted down to the auction's conclusion.

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Kristin Scott Thomas

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"I have about eight cups of tea a day-I'm addicted to the stuff," said Kristin Scott Thomas, who was nominated for her performance in I've Loved You So Long. As for award-season jitters, the actress finds it less stressful the second time around. "I’ve really only been involved in one before and I was much younger. It was much more complicated then. Now it's easier. Probably because I'm all grown up!"

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Kate Flannery

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"I have been known to do the high tea thing at least once a year," says The Office star Kate Flannery, who fit right in at the BAFTA/LA Tea Party. "My sisters and I are totally into it, and we take my mom. Also, when I lived in Chicago, I used to go to high tea with my girlfriends all the time."

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