With Vanity Fair sitting out this year's celebrations, the belle of the Oscars parties was a piano playing Elton John . Solvej Schou reports .

Lindsay Lohan upset over Oscar parties snub? According to The Mirror , Lindsay Lohan is reportedly upset over her Oscar parties snub. A source revealed: "She'd rather stay at home - and feels no one takes her seriously as an actress anyway."

The infamous Vanity Fair Oscar party may have been canceled, but that didn't stop celebs from partying in a citywide soiree of galas. From Madonna to Prince to Elton John--there were enough parties in LA last night to ...

King Crimson performing "Frame by Frame" live in 1984. Kate Beckinsale is a vision! Celebrity Pictures Casey Affleck parties Oscar style! Celebrity Puke Gary Busey mauls Jennifer Garner! Celebrity Smack Bunky the ape attends Oscar parties! Circus Hour Big Brother girls are skanky fun! Fire Cubed Milo Ventimiglia poses with Hayden Panettiere poster. Creepy? Hayden's Countdown ...

The 80th Academy Awards were a complete snore...Seriously, there really wasn't anything spectacular. The August Rush choir was good though...cute little girl! So check out red carpet looks, where Jennifer Hudson upgraded from the Jetson bolero and Ruby Dee was well ruby in red. Plus Elton John's and other Oscar parties... Continue reading for more! The 16th ...

Are you interested in seeing what the staff of Film School Rejects thinks of this year’s Oscar ceremony as it is happening? We thought so. Since we did Live-Blogging last year, we decided to utilize Twitter this year to bring you our up-to-the minute thoughts about what is happening. With an Oscar night that could be full of surprises, the commentary could get pretty interesting. Many ...

For gush-by-gush coverage of Hollywood's big night, read Defamer's Oscar coverage .

You already know Cinematical's Oscar predictions ... now it's your turn to vote. Let us know who you think will win at the Oscars on Sunday. And then be sure to come back Sunday night, when we'll be liveblogging the Oscars starting with the red carpet at 7PM EST. And in the meantime, you can see all our Oscar coverage, including predictions and reviews of Oscar-nommed films, at our Oscar ...

On this Saturday before Hollywood’s big night, we’ve got a special little treat for you. We have partnered with a few of our friends around the web to bring you a comprehensive page of Oscar predictions. If you click the image below, you will be taken to the Oscar Predictions Chart, which shows the predictions from the following online film voices: Jason Zingale from Bullz-Eye.com ...

Barry Diller and Diane Von Furstenberg, Bob Shaye, Colin Callender, Arnold Kopelson... Hollywood Oscar Parties Sked

This year's Oscars ceremony is going ahead as the writer's strike ends, but a lack of post-award parties and forecast of rain threaten a gloomy night.The show's ...

It started on Thursday night, with the first round of parties. Due to the driving rain, New York-based International House of Pancakes' PR chief Jeff Hill hosted his annual indie-confab inside the Avalon Hotel bar, rather than poolside. Sony Pictures Classics co-prexies Tom Bernard and Michael Barker, Sidney Kimmel, Entertainment marketing guru Bingham Ray, MPRM's Mark Pogachefsky and Michael ...

Hey! Well it's that time again, and not a moment too late! Sadly, the impending writer's strike has left our usual Oscars target (the gift suites) a bit barren this year. Our LA sources indicate" So instead we focused on another favorite HOT topic--parties! Pre-Oscar parties for 2008 have been fast and furious and range from luncheons such as Essence's Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon and LA ...

I’m in Europe so staying up for the whole Oscars means that I’m usually up until 4 or 5 in the morning, but MSat and JayBird are in the states and we’re all going to work together to get you quick Oscar coverage. We’re trying to figure out how we’re going to coordinate everything, so if you could please vote in the poll below and add your comments we would ...

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It seems a little early to start in on Oscar parties, but I guess when you've been starved for red-carpet events by the WGA strike, you have to get out the fancy dresses and charity auctions all weekend long. Below...

If you should decide to --heaven forfend--skip Sunday night's Oscar telecast, NBC Mobile's Entertainment Buzz host Seth Goldman will supply breaking Oscar news to your mobile. Two years ago, Goldman was the first reporter to cover the Oscars specifically for cell phones; this weekend he'll to do it again. His mobile programming includes two pre-show clips: predictions of who ...

Said coverage includes "Road to the Oscars," hosted by Antonio Sabato Jr., an eight-episode series updated daily.

Good luck on Oscar night if you don't get a ticket to the Governor's Ball. Most of the action will be beforehand at parties given by Miramax and Paramount Vantage, the Indie Spirits and the IFC after-party, and BAFTA. Here's more from Variety's Bill Higgins : And the annual Night Before party on Oscar Eve and the Night Before the Night Before on Friday should shine a bit more brightly in ...

We’re joining forces with our friends at The Reeler to throw an Oscar viewing party, this Sunday in New York City. If you’re in town, do come out and enjoy free fondue, a cash bar, special prizes (including a set of Eleni’s Oscar cookies , pictured above, to the smartest prognosticator in the room), and much drunken yelling at the screen. All pertinent details can be ...