Inside the Oscars’ Glitziest Parties
Hollywood’s most famous faces—including Jack Nicholson, Michael Jackson, Natalie Wood, Meryl Streep, and Madonna—bask in the glamour of the Oscars in these remarkable vintage photos.
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Actress Elizabeth Taylor beams at a presentation party with her newly won Best Actress Oscar, won for her role in Butterfield 8 in April 1961.
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Rita Moreno makes a phone call after winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for the film West Side Story at the 39th Academy Awards in April 1962.
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California governor Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, smile as they arrive at the Academy Awards in April 1967.
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Sammy Davis Jr. and Lola Falana attend an Oscars afterparty in April 1970 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
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Jack Nicholson, Sally Kellerman and Michelle Phillips make an entrance at the Oscars in 1972.
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Johnny and Joanna Carson walk into a 1981 Oscars party hosted by Irving "Swifty" Lazar.
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Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood sashay into Lazar's party in 1981.
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Actresses Sally Field, Meryl Streep and Jessica Lange sit around a table together at an Oscars afterparty at Spago's in March 1986.
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr. host an Oscars party in 1989.
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Bruce Willis and Demi Moore arrive at a 1989 Oscars party at Spago's.
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Morgan Freeman and wife Myrna Colley-Lee do a little dance at the Governor's Ball afterparty in March 1990.
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Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis walk hand-in-hand into the 1991 Vanity Fair Post Oscar party.
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Michael Jackson and Madonna beam their way into another of "Swifty" Lazar's famed parties, after the 63rd Annual Academy Awards.
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