BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) 鈥 The night before the Oscars isn鈥檛 a time to rest in Hollywood. For quite a few nominees, including 鈥淏arbie鈥 star Margot Robbie, it meant a stop at the historic Beverly Hills Hotel for the 15th annual Chanel and Charles Finch pre-Oscar dinner.
Robbie was in very good company, with other including best supporting actress frontrunner Da鈥橵ine Joy Randolph, as well as America Ferrera, Sandra H眉ller, Justine Triet, Cord Jefferson, Jonathan Glazer and Celine Song, who all are expected at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday evening.
They packed into the picturesque patio of the storied Polo Lounge for cocktails before the private dinner on a clear, chilly night in Beverly Hills. was among the earliest arrivals, but within no time the space was full of stars.
Kristen Stewart and her finance Dylan Meyer chatted with Daniel Kaluuya near a well-placed heat lamp, while Chlo毛 Sevigny surveyed the room a few feet away. Elsewhere Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann found an elusive seat to sip their drinks, though Apatow leapt to his feet when JR came around to say hello.
Triet and her 鈥淎natomy of a Fall鈥 star H眉ller stayed close together, John Mulaney and Olivia Munn conversed with David O. Russell, while Adrien Brody and Patrick Dempsey chatted in another corner and Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos made the rounds.
Others in the crowd (a self-proclaimed 鈥淥ppenheimer鈥 fan who also was wearing chaps), Ava DuVernay, Michael Keaton, Molly Sims, Maya Rudolph, Tessa Thompson, James Marsden, Kerry Washington, Rebecca Hall and Dominic Sessa
The event started somewhat humbly. Finch said 30 years ago he started hosting it because his friends 鈥渄idn鈥檛 have anywhere to go the night before the Oscars.鈥 It evolved to be one of the hottest tickets in town and 15 years ago Chanel joined as a partner, bringing in even more star power with brand ambassadors like Stewart, Robbie, Lily-Rose Depp and Phoebe Tonkin.
鈥淚鈥檓 terrified of giving dinners,鈥 Finch said. 鈥淚 seem like I鈥檓 really social, and I do it, but actually, it makes me really nervous.鈥
Robbie, Oscar-nominated as a producer on 鈥淏arbie,鈥 was in good spirits before the big day. In addition to her red carpet looks, she utilized Chanel in the film too, with clothes, accessories and bags for her 鈥渟tereotypical Barbie.鈥
鈥淚t just kind of serviced the moment and the story so it never felt forced or out of place. It felt very Barbie,鈥 Robbie said. 鈥淲e got to also recreate some looks I love, one worn by Claudia Schiffer, who鈥檚 just a great reference for Barbie in general. It was really fun.鈥
She also said she鈥檚 looking forward to cheering on Billie Eilish and Ryan Gosling, who are both performing nominated original songs live on the show Sunday, which begins an hour earlier than usual at 7 p.m. EDT.
鈥淚鈥檓 so excited,鈥 Robbie said. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 going to be amazing.鈥
