The Oscar Parties Were Even Better than the Big Show

By Christopher Luu
Updated Feb 25, 2019 @ 7:00 am
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The Oscars are what everyone will still be talking about today, but for the celebrities, the main event was really just the beginning. Closing out a whole season of shows, the after-parties are where all the real action is. Not only do they involve even more big names — the Kodak Theater can only fit so many stars — the ones that you watched all night get comfortable (sometimes looking even better than they did during the ceremony) and get down. Vanity Fair's Oscar Party is legendary for drawing some of Hollywood's brightest, from the night's nominees to everyone who got snubbed and then some. And the photos? Some of the VF snaps are straight-up iconic.

Elton John hosts another star-studded party — which is actually a fundraiser for the Elton John AIDS Foundation — and since there are only so many celebs to go around, A-listers bounce from party to soiree all night long. 1,500 invited guests head to the Governor's Ball (the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ official post-Oscars celebration), where celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck serves up a feast that's become a Tinseltown tradition. It doesn't matter which party they go to, because win or lose, nominated or not, everyone lets their hair down, gets loose, and probably makes a few choices they'll regret tomorrow. Forget your Oscar ballot, because seeing how the stars party is even better than bragging about your perfect score.

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Gabrielle Union

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Mindy Kaling

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Selma Blair

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Tracee Ellis Ross

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Renee Zellweger

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Shonda Rhimes

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Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow

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Jessica Alba

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Ava Duvernay

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America Ferrera

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Megan Mullally

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Rashida Jones

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Sofia Vergara

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Elizabeth Banks

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Isla Fischer

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Maude Apatow

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Tracee Ellis Ross, Evan Ross, Diana Ross

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Karamo Brown

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VF After Party

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Rita Ora

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Kerry Washington

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Ashley Graham

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Heidi Klum

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Vanessa Hudgens

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Amy Adams

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Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus

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Lupita Nyong'o

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

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Paris Jackson

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Zoe Kravitz

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Kate Beckinsale

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Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner

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Emily Ratajkowski

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Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas

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Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez

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Kendall and Caitlyn Jenner

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