After sitting through the nearly four-hour long show, Hollywood’s A-listers let their hair down and loosened their belts (after squeezing into figure-hugging frocks and suits) at a glittering spree of post-Oscars parties.
The definitive post-Oscars party is the annual Governors Ball. Held in the Ray Dolby Ballroom, a stone’s throw away from the Oscars venue, Dolby Theatre, this year's event saw a megawatt line-up of more than 1,500 people including Oscar winners such as Best Actor Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour), Best Actress Frances McDormand, Best Supporting Actor, Sam Rockwell (both in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), and Best Supporting Actress, Allison Janney (I, Tonya).
Celebrities such as Timothee Chalamet, former basketball star Kobe Bryant and R&B songstress Mary J. Blige were seen pecking at Puck’s signature nibbles, which mainly consisted of playful hors d’oeuvres such as wagyu sliders, smoked salmon, mini pizzas, tiny taro tacos and bagel pretzel bites. (And the chicken pot pie is one of Barbra Streisand’s go-to snacks.)
Upping the luxe level was a caviar bar that served dishes such as caviar parfait dusted in 24-carat gold dust. Accompanying the caviar was a raw bar decadently decked out in oysters, sea urchin and crabs.
For dessert, celebrities had a second shot of snagging the much-feted Oscar statuette in the form of 7,000 of Puck’s signature chocolate Oscar statuettes coated in edible 24-carat gold dust.
Other sweet treats to end the night included cocktail-inspired macaróns fashioned after drinks like the Negroni, Mojito and piña colada; marjolaine cake pops and lychee/rose/raspberry cakes.
Everything was washed down with the limited edition Piper-Heidsieck Champagne that was specially created to commemorate the 90th Oscars.
The full menu for the Governors Ball included:
Compressed cucumber crostiniMini tuna Niçoise
Tiny taro taco with spiced eggplant and lime pickle
Miyazaki wagyu tartare
Scallop crudo, blood orange, finger lime, lovage (scallop shell) and urchin plate
Crab-stuffed hibiscus with lemon and pomegranate
Frozen beets with ginger milk curd, yuzu and ice lettuce
Brussels sprouts and pea shoots with mezze flavors
Mini ravioli of pea and carrot with black truffle and cipollini onions
Black bass with eggplant, salsa verde and teardrop peppers
Asparagus salad
Desserts
Mango-lime pâte de fruit with Tajin pop
Macaróns - Negroni, Mojito, piña colada
Blueberry/violet cake
Lychee/rose/raspberry tart
Ruby chocolate, strawberry and cream
At the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, which was graced by Gary Oldman, Rita Ora, Drake and Best Director, Guillermo del Toro, the dinner menu was helmed by chef Thomas Keller of three Michelin-starred Per Se and three Michelin-starred The French Laundry.
Diners tucked into dishes like ricotta & crème fraîche "gnudi", slow-poached Dover sole, and grilled beef calotte. Sweets included irresistibly cute cupcakes bearing the names of the nominees and nominated films; pavlova with marinated harries berries and chef Keller's caramel popcorn.
