Given the fact that women make up such an underrepresented proportion of those working in the film industry, it’s always lovely to attend an Oscar event that features and fetes the femmes.
Women in Film held its sixth annual pre-Oscar cocktail party at West Hollywood’s Fig & Olive, which provides more party space than the previous, but equally trendy location of nearby Cecconi’s.
WIF president Cathy Schulman and actress Octavia Spencer were the hostesses with the mostest for the soirée, which was sponsored by Perrier-Jouet, MAC Cosmetics and MaxMara.
We can’t even begin to imagine how many flutes of champagne were consumed by guests, and that is why P-J’s generous contribution to the event is especially appreciated.
Whether they imbibed or not, attendees included 2013 Academy Award nominees Amy Ziering, Cori Shepherd Stern, Cynthia Wade, David O. Russell, Estelle Fialon, Jacki Weaver, Jessica Chastain, Karen Baker Landers, Katie Spencer, Kief Davidson, Lucy Alibar, Philippa Kowarsky, Pilar Savone, Quvenzhane Wallis, Robin Honan, Sarah Greenwood, Sari Gilman, Stacey Sher and special guests Daniel Radcliffe, Gia Mantegna, Jared Harris, Jenna Elfman, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Kate Walsh, Katheryn Winnick, Kelli Garner, Louise Roe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Molly Sims, Paz Vega, Sharon Lawrence and Viola Davis.
Due to inevitable traffic troubles on Oscar weekend, which on this night included a Sunset Blvd. shutdown, Chastain made it just before the bash was scheduled to end, accompanied by Gian Luca Passe de Preposulo. They kept the party going–and stayed for almost an hour longer with David O. Russell and Daniel Radcliffe. Meanwhile, Spencer hung out with Viola Davis and Ahna O’Reilly, her fellow cast-mates from last year’s Oscar nominee The Help.
