Inside 2022 Oscar Parties With Quentin Tarantino’s Birthday Surprise, Plus Riz Ahmed and Lily James
variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorHollywood is out and about Los Angeles in the days and nights leading up to the Oscars.
Here, Variety reporters go inside the hottest parties and events.W’s Best Performances Issue PartyGigi’s, Los Angeles, March 24Happy Birthday, Quentin Tarantino!
W’s editor in chief Sara Moonves surprised the director with a birthday cake at about 9 p.m. While some of the star-studded crowd sang “Happy Birthday,” Tarantino quickly blew out the candles as his handler unsuccessfully tried to stop onlookers from taking photos and video of the celebration.The magazine’s annual Best Performances party is usually held the Friday night before the Golden Globes at Chateau Marmont but was postponed to Oscar week due to the pandemic.
It was also located to hotspot eatery Gigi’s — the party was outside adjacent to the restaurant — in the wake of Chateau owner André Balazs’ allegations of sexual misconduct and reports of treating his employees unfairly during the pandemic.
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