The Emmy red carpet is set for Sunday's show. Now let the parties begin.W
What are the hot tickets between now and the wee hours of Monday? Who will be attending? Who should you blame for leaving you off the invite list?
And where can you can get free hamburgers for a year?
FRIDAY NIGHT
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Performers’ Nominee Reception
Direct Your Car to: Spectra (Wolfgang Puck's restaurant at the Pacific Design Center), beginning at 7 p.m.
Logline: Academy brass mingle with the talent after their votes have been counted, while everyone’s still a winner.
Guest List: 250-300.
Expect to See: Academy voters who picked the acting nominees. Sophia Vergara, Glenn Close, Jon Cryer, Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Connie Britton, Kyle Chandler and more.
Gift Bag: Sorry, no gift bag.
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Entertainment Weekly and Women in Film Pre-Emmy Party
Direct Your Car to: “Restaurant” at the Sunset Marquis hotel (the one in the back behind the pool), from 9 p.m.
Logline: The eighth annual EW party has developed the reputation as the Oscar-like “Vanity Fair party" of Emmy weekend. This is the second year joining forces with Women in Film’s TV and Media Committee to co-host the soiree and feature female nominees on both sides of the camera.
Guest List: 300, nearly all talent.
Expect to See: Piers Morgan, Emilie de Ravin, Anne Heche, Bill Maher, Mindy Kaling, Padma Lakshmi, Sarah Silverman, Rainn Wilson, more.
Gift Bag: Everything you need for the rest of the night – sponsor L’Oreal Paris’ products to touch up immediately, and an EW magazine and Vitamin Water for the drive home.
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SATURDAY
HBO’s “Luxury Lounge”
Direct Your Car to: The Four Seasons Hotel, from 10 a.m. (continues Sunday)
Logline: This is not the HBO party (see below). As the only suite affiliated with a multi-nominated network, the vibe here is more Robb Report than Us Weekly. What started in 2003 as a one-time hospitality room in the hotel for the network’s out-of-town talent has unexpectedly persisted and grown.
Guest List: Small. Only 125 total gusts over two days. Usually restricted to HBO’s own talent and only 10 hand-picked executives, except…
Surreal Moment: Before “Mad Men”, one-time “Sopranos” writer Matt Weiner wrote an episode of “The Sopranos” called “Luxury Lounge.” It scored him his first invite. Years later, he’s still a regular.
Expect to See: HBO’s 2010 Generation of billboard faces. Past years brought out James Gandolfini, Sarah Jessica Parker, Edie Falco, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Tina Fey, Debra Messing and others.
Gift Bag: Free Johnny Rockets for a year for the talent and three guests.
