W Journal’s glamorous pre-Oscars bash become a star-studded shock party of kinds for director Quentin Tarantino — whose precise birthday falls on Oscar Sunday.
W editor-in-chief Sara Moonves offered Tarantino with a shock birthday cake on the magazine’s Finest Performances get together, which attracted stars as a clutch of heavy hitting administrators.
Tarantino was noticed on the occasion on Thursday night time huddling with fellow very personal administrators Pedro Almodóvar and Paul Thomas Anderson.
Anderson was studiously seen carrying a film book to the bash. Reportedly the tome was Donald Knox’s “The Magic Manufacturing unit: How MGM Made An American in Paris.”
“PTA” attended together with his spouse, Maya Rudolph, and “Licorice Pizza” stars Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim. Additionally on the bash have been Oscar-nominated “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve, and former Oscar nominee Ava DuVernay.
We hear that Tarantino — who turns 59 on Sunday — is on the town to assist his pal and frequent star Samuel L. Jackson, who’s receiving an honorary Oscar this yr (Jackson was nominated in 1995 for Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction”).
He was telling friends that other than any Oscar movies on Sunday, one upcoming film he’s wanting ahead to is Tom Cruise’s “Prime Gun” sequel, “Prime Gun: Maverick.”
Visitors on the bash co-hosted by Louis Vuitton artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière additionally included Zoë Kravitz, Frank Ocean, Andrew Garfield, Kate Hudson Chris Pine, Gabrielle Union, Lily Collins, Jamie Dornan, Mindy Kaling, Marlee Matlin, Jonah Hill and Dakota Johnson.
Mannequin Kaia Gerber attended with new-ish beau Austin Butler, who stars in Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming “Elvis” biopic.
The pair have been noticed kissing and holding palms. They’ve beforehand been photographed in paparazzi pics, however a spy stated, “It was the primary time Kaia and Austin had their debut as a pair.”
The W get together — which was usually held earlier than the Golden Globes — moved to a pre-Oscars spot this yr, and in addition switched venues from the Chateau Marmont to hotspot Gigi’s.
Additionally on the get together have been W veteran and Hollywood insider Lynn Hirschberg, Josh Lucas, energy agent Ari Emanuel, Sony Footage Classics co-heads Tom Bernard and Michael Barker, Derek Blasberg, Danielle Haim, Maria Bakalova and Tony winner Colman Domingo — who’s at present filming the musical film “The Colour Purple” in Georgia.
Visitors have been required to indicate proof of vaccination and unfavorable COVID assessments to get into the bash, and there was additionally COVID testing on web site.
Mentioned a supply of the stylish scene: “Everybody was dancing so late. It was like an ideal reunion.”
