W Magazine’s Best Performances
Party: W Magazine’s annual Best Performances Party
Players: A room filled with so many stars it could give Vanity Fair’s Oscars party a run for its money. Those on the scene included Best Performance cover stars Nicole Kidman, Zoe Saldaña, Demi Moore, Adrien Brody, Cynthia Erivo, Mia Goth, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton, Angelina Jolie and Colman Domingo, and Best Performances portfolio subjects Mikey Madison, Maisy Stella, Danielle Deadwyler, Drew Starkey, Lily Collias, Ryan Destiny, Karla Sofía Gascón, Pamela Anderson, Adria Arjona, Andrew Garfield and Fernanda Torres. Additional guests included Zoë Kravitz, Sarah Paulson, Jared Leto, Andrew Scott, Kiera Knightly, Rashida Jones, Ayo Edebiri, Hannah Einbinder, Quinta Brunson, Joey King, Richard Gadd, Kathryn Hahn, Monica Barbarao, Edgar Ramírez, Jessica Gunning, Jordan Firstman, Theo James, the Haim sisters, Eiza Gonzalez, Alia Shawkat, Lykke Li, Sean Baker, Luca Guadagnino, Pablo Larraín, Halina Reijn, Coralie Fargeat, Gia Coppola, Malcolm Washington, Daniel Kwan, Melina Matsoukas, Janicza Bravo, Bryan Lourd, Kevin Huvane, Nicolas Ghesquière, Hedi Slimane, Arianne Phillips, Derek Blasberg, Christian Louboutin (who presented the event), and others
Place: Chateau Marmont
Served: Light bites like classic Chateau Marmont party staples along with a Casamigos-fueled bar with two specialty cocktails curated just for the occasion including Casamigos spicy cucumber margaritas and Casa Luna cocktails.
Inside Dish: If we told you that there were barricades up to block a horde of fans that had been lined up since 3 p.m., a police presence to help control the flow of traffic (and help calm tensions between frenzied paparazzi and autograph seekers), and a check-in line filled with A-list stars and more than a handful of nominees and Oscar winners, you’d be easily forgiven for thinking we were talking about the scene outside the Golden Globes. Instead, the action above all took place Saturday night outside Chateau Marmont, ground zero for celebrity action thanks to W. Due to Friday night’s Palm Springs Film Awards, the magazine moved the annual celebration for its always stunning Performances franchise from Friday to Saturday night and the switch seemed to pay off in starry ways. The room was overflowing with actors, artists, auteurs, fashion designers, glitterati and two of last year’s biggest pop stars in Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter. In one corner, Jolie caught up in a close conversation with Saldaña, on the terrace, Taika Waititi held court in the center for quite a while (catching up with Jessica Alba), Garfield and Edebiri laughed it up near the doorway while Baby Reindeer star Gunning was on the hunt for Scott, always one of the most popular party guests. DJ Ross One kept the vibes going, pumping out enough hits to keep the dance floor going past midnight. THR spotted Paulson busting a move in a corner by the bar while Oscar winning filmmaker Kwan showed off his moves to a track from Beyoncé’s Renaissance album while Smith, with pointy, oversized leather ears covering his head, danced his way across the penthouse living room.
Queer star Daniel Craig.
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Sabrina Carpenter, Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri and Kaia Gerber.
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Coralie Fargeat, Charli XCX, Cara Delevingne and Eli Roth.
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Sunday Rose Kidman Urban and Nicole Kidman.
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Colman Domingo holds up his W spread.
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Jaden Smith and Tracee Ellis Ross.
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Kaia Gerber, W editor and party co-host Sara Moonves, Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield and Andrew Scott.
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Anna Sawai, Awkwafina and Jurnee Smollett.
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Kyra Sedgwick, Demi Moore and Kevin Bacon.
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Taika Waititi strikes a pose.
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Lynn Hirschberg, W’s editor at large and party co-host, catches up with Keira Knightley and James Righton.
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Georgina Chapman, Adrien Brody and Cynthia Erivo.
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Queer breakout Drew Starkey (with a blonde makeover), Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story star Nicholas Alexander Chavez and guest.
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