Title: Sixth Annual 'Night Before' Party
Jesse - February 24, 2008 03:45 PM (GMT)
From MSNBC...
The Sixth Annual "Night Before" Fundraiser Raises Millions to Benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund
The Sixth Annual "Night Before" Fundraiser Raises Millions to Benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund
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| BEVERLY HILLS, CA - It was all about giving back to their community, as the biggest names in show business gathered tonight for the sixth annual "Night Before" party to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF). This year's event raised $6 million, bringing the total amount of money raised since the event's inception to an impressive $31 million. The event is held every year the night before the Academy Awards®. The first Night Before event was held in 2003, instantly becoming one of the most coveted invitations in town and kicking off what is now a much-anticipated awards season tradition. |
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| The roster of celebrities attending the Night Before benefit brought out the world's biggest stars from film, television, music and sports. Seen at this year's party were: George Clooney, Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes, Kate Beckinsale, Steven Spielberg & Kate Capshaw, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Aniston, Harrison Ford & Calista Flockhart, Ben Stiller, Jake Gyllenhaal, Will & Jada Pinkett Smith, Don Cheadle, [b]Orlando Bloom , David & Courtney Cox Arquette, Donald Sutherland, Casey Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Elton John, Spike Lee, James McAvoy, Robert Duvall, Christian Slater, Heather Locklear, Tilda Swinton, Ron Howard, Warren Beatty, Josh Duhamel & Fergie, Tobey Maguire, Matt Dillon, Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson, George Lopez, Christina Applegate, Cher, Jaime Pressly, Meg Ryan and Josh Hartnett. |
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| The presenting sponsors brought their own brand of excitement to the event, supporting MPTF and adding some fun to the evening. The following is a brief overview of what was in store for partygoers at the 2008 Night Before party: An annual sponsor since the very first Night Before event, the HP display invited guests to a high-energy digital entertainment experience. Party attendees strapped in for a road-hugging realistic racing game fueled by a VoodooPC Envy notebook and D-BOX motion gaming chair. Others tried their hand at Guitar Hero on a 47-inch high-definition HP LCD television powered by the ultimate gaming machine -- the HP Blackbird 002. |
libra - February 24, 2008 10:19 PM (GMT)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/24/08 -- It was all about giving back to their community, as the biggest names in show business gathered tonight for the sixth annual "Night Before" party to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF). This year's event raised $6 million, bringing the total amount of money raised since the event's inception to an impressive $31 million. The event is held every year the night before the Academy Awards®.
The first Night Before event was held in 2003, instantly becoming one of the most coveted invitations in town and kicking off what is now a much-anticipated awards season tradition.
nahla - February 25, 2008 02:11 PM (GMT)
Thanks to yra_malyon from Orlando Love we have a pic of this evening
Jesse - February 25, 2008 02:24 PM (GMT)
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Ooohhh! Thanks so much nahla and yra-malyon. I've looked everywhere for pictures from this event and almost gave up.
Loving the cheeky grin...or is he eating something! :lol:
More on the party from Variety.com...
Ooohhh! Thanks so much nahla and yra-malyon. I've looked everywhere for pictures from this event and almost gave up.
Loving the cheeky grin...or is he eating something! :lol:
More on the party from Variety.com...
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| It was a new vibe, but the same good cause, as the sixth annual Night Before party raised $6 million for the Motion Picture & Television Fund on Saturday night. Customarily held outdoors, the event was moved inside the Beverly Hills Hotel due to the weather, with some 800 celebs, execs and Oscar nominees crowding the fund-raiser. The juxtaposition of so many high-profiles celebs -- George Clooney, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Aniston -- standing shoulder to shoulder with Hollywood’s biggest execs -- Rupert Murdoch, Philippe Dauman, Kirk Kerkorian, Brad Grey, Bob Iger, Leslie Moonves -- left attendees mingling in a sea of high-profile bizzers. Oscar nominees making the rounds included Marion Cotillard, Tommy Lee Jones, Diablo Cody, Tilda Swinton, Julian Schnabel, Joel Coen, Casey Affleck, Jason Reitman and Tony Gilroy. More than one option * (Person) Lee Jones Cinematographer, Construction, Set Designer * (Person) Lee Jones Rigging Electrician, Rigging Grip * (Person) Lee Jones Looping Coordinator They sidled up to helmers Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Ron Howard and the music world’s Cher, Seal, Elton John, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, plus box office draws Cameron Diaz, Meg Ryan, Sacha Baron Cohen, Harrison Ford and Tobey Maguire. Also not to be missed were fashion designer Roberto Cavalli alongside industry stalwart Edie Wasserman. It all added up to a very impressive evening, with the event bringing in a total of $31 million for the MPTF since the soiree’s inception in 2003. The hefty haul is particularly welcome this year. The fund has received a record number of requests in the past few months from many in the industry needing financial help as a result of the four-month work stoppage, according to the org’s CEO, Ken Scherer. MPTF chairman and Night Before host Jeffrey Katzenberg said, “(My wife) Marilyn and I felt strongly that this year, more than ever before, it was important to not only continue but step up support for MPTF.” Founding sponsor Variety was represented by CEO Tad Smith with wife Caroline Fitzgibbons; new president and publisher Neil Stiles with Marla Brown and editor-in-chief Peter Bart with Phyllis Fredette. Other sponsors were Hewlett Packard, Target, McDonald’s, L’Oreal Paris, AOL, Panavision and Deluxe Entertainment Services Group. |