TheWrap Celebrates With 74 Oscar Nominees at Pre-Awards Event

TheWrap welcomed a packed house of over 300 celebrities, including 74 Academy Award nominees and many entertainment industry power players to its 6^th annual Pre-Oscar event celebrating the awards season Monday night at The District by Hannah An Restaurant.

The restaurant rocked with excitement for the nominees, who gathered to celebrate the awards season and also enjoyed rare acoustic performances by Diane Warren (pictured above) of her Oscar nominated song “Grateful” from the movie “Beyond the Lights” and Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois (pictured lower right) performed “Lost Stars” from the movie “Begin Again.”

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TheWrap event attracted nominees across all major categories including: Patricia Arquette (Sup. Actress / “Boyhood), Richard Linklater (Best Picture, Or. Screenplay, & Dir. / “Boyhood”), Cathleen Sutherland (Best Picture / “Boyhood”), Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman (Best Picture / “Imitation Game”), Sandra Adair (Film Editing / “Boyhood”), Helen Easterbrook (Best Picture / “Whiplash”), Damien Chazelle (Adapted Screenplay/ “Whiplash”), Dan Gilroy (Original Screenplay / “Nightcrawler”), Rory Kennedy (Doc. Feature / “Last Days in Vietnam”), Laura Poitras (Doc. Feature/ “Citizen 4”), Diane Warren (Or. Song / Beyond the Lights for “Begin Again”) .

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Other nominees included: Gregg Alexander (Song / “Begin Again”), Bonnie Arnold (An. Feature / “How to Train Your Dragon 2”), Mathilde Bonnefoy (Doc. Feature / “Citizenfour”), Danielle Brisebois (Song / “Begin Again”), Brent Burge (Snd Editing / “The Hobbit”), Jason Canovas (Snd Editing / “The Hobbit”), Stephane Ceretti (VFX / “Guardians of the Galaxy”), Damien Chazelle (Ad. Screenplay / “Whiplash”), Roy Conli (An. Feature / “Big Hero 6”), Bill Corso (MU & Hair / “Foxcatcher”), Tim Crosbie (VFX / “X-Men”), Thomas Curley, (Snd Mixing / “Whiplash”), Dean DeBlois (An. Feature / “HTYD2”), Maria Djurkovic (Prod Design / “Imitation Game”), Stefan Eichenberger (LA Short / “Parvaneh”), Paul Franklin & Scott Fisher (VFX / “Interstellar”), Lizzie Georgiou (MU & Hair / “Guardians of the Galaxy”), William Goldenberg (Film Editing / “Imitation Game”), Ellen Goosenberg Kent (Doc. Short / “Crisis Hotline”), Don Hall (An. Feature / “Big Hero 6”), Talkhon Hamzavi (LA Short / “Parvaneh”), Christopher Hees (An. Short / “The Bigger Picture”), Christopher Hees (An. Short / “The Bigger Picture”), J. Christian Jensen (Doc. Short / “White Earth”), Johann Johannsson (Score / “Theory of Everything”), Mat Kirkby (LA Short / “The Phone Call”), Aneta Kopacz (Doc. Short / “Joanna”), Michael, Lennox (LA Short / “Boogaloo and Graham”), Joe Letteri (VFX / “Planet of the Apes”), Dennis Liddiard (MU & Hair / “Foxcatcher”), James Lucas (LA Short / “The Phone Call”), Craig Mann (Sound Mixing / “Whiplash”), Keven McAlester (Doc. Feature / “Last Days in Vietnam”), Frank A. Montano (Sound Mixing / “Birdman” & “Unbroken”), Graham Moore (Ad. Screenplay / “Imitation Game”), Patrick Osborne (An. Short / “Feast”), Shawn Patterson (Song / “The Lego Movie”), Lou Pecora (VFX / “X-Men”), Pawel Palikowski (Foreign Feature / “IDA”), Dana Perry (Doc. Short / “Crisis Hotline”), Laura Poitras (Doc. Feature / “Citizenfour”), Kristina Reed (An. Short / “Feast”), Julian Raymond (Best Original Song / I’ll Be Me), Alexander Rodnyansky (Foreign / “Leviathan” (Producer)), Charlie Siskel (Doc. Feature / “Finding Vivian Maier”), Abderrahmane Sissako (Foreign / “Timbuktu” (Dir/Writer), Tomasz Sliwinski (Doc. Short / “Our Curse”), Richard Stammers (VFX / “X-Men”), Damian Szifron (Foreign / “Wild Tales” (Dir/Writer), Jon Taylor (Sound Mixing / “Birdman” & “Unbroken”), Hu Wei (LA Short / “Butter Lamp”), Ben Wilkins (Sound Mixing / “Whiplash”), Chris Williams (An. Feature / “Big Hero 6”), Dirk Wilutzky (Doc. Feature / “Citizenfour”), Paul Young (An. Feature / “Song of the Sea”), Andrey Zvyagintsev (Foreign / “Leviathan” (Dir/Writer).

‘Imitation Game’ producers Ido Ostrowsky and Nora Grossman

Celebrities & Hollywood industry VIPs included “Selma” director Ava DuVernay, Ellar Coltrane of “Boyhood,” Jane Seymour, Isaiah Washington, Participant CEO Jim Berk, Buzzfeed Films’ Michael Shamberg, Producer David Permut, Electus CEO Ben Silverman, Producer Jonathan Schwartz, SAG Awards Executive Producer Kathy Connell who mingled throughout the night at the brand new The District by Hannah An Restaurant, which will open to the public this weekend.

Guests enjoyed drinks presented by Veuve Cliquot Champagne, Loft and Bear Vodka, Kieu Hoang Winery and dined on unique dishes including Chicken Go, Banh Beo, Lemongrass Beef Noodle Rolls and signature “Mrs. Hannah” Noodles.

TheWrap's 2015 Oscar Nominees Party at The District (Photos)

TheWrap's sixth annual Pre-Oscar party featured live performances and 74 Oscar nominees.
Diane Warren performs "Grateful" (Best Original Song nominee from "Beyond the Lights") in front of an enthusiastic crowd.
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Fellow nominee Gregg Alexander followed Diane Warren's performance with one of his own, "Lost Stars," which is nominated from "Begin Again."
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The "Boyhood" team celebrated their film's six Oscar nominations with TheWrap Editor in Chief Sharon Waxman and Awards Editor Steve Pond.
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Waxman congratulated Patricia Arquette, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for "Boyhood."
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"Boyhood" filmmaker Richard Linklater, nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, also walked the red carpet.
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"Boyhood's" young star Ellar Coltrane made a red carpet appearance.
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Patricia Arquette, nominated for Best Supporting Actress ("Boyhood") is hoping to repeat her Golden Globe win.
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Dan Gilroy, the writer and director of "Nightcrawler," chatted to guests about his Best Original Screenplay nomination.
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"The Imitation Game" producers Ido Ostrowsky and Nora Grossman celebrated their film's eight nominations.
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Award-winning producer and Electus Founder/CEO Ben Silverman bonded with Sharon Waxman at the event.
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"Leviathan" director Andrey Zvyagintsev celebrated his Best Foreign Film nomination.
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"Django Unchained" executive producer Michael Shamberg talked with Participant Media CEO Jim Berk.
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"Boyhood" filmmaker Richard Linklater shared his secrets on directing.
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"The Phone Call's" director Matt Kirby talked to TheWrap about the film's nomination for Best Short.
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The venue for TheWrap's Oscar party was The District by Hannah An in West Hollywood, California.
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Keith Richman, President of Defy Media, mingled at the gathering.
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Ava DuVernay, whose film "Selma" is nominated for Best Picture, posed with Hannah An and Sharon Waxman.
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TheWrap's Editor in Chief Sharon Waxman (right) and restaurateur Hannah An (left).
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Oscar-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla (left) and Best Foreign Language Film ("Wild Tales") nominee Damian Szifron (right).
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Restaurateur Hannah An (left) and Tiffany An walked the red carpet.
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Rory Kennedy, who directed nominated documentary "Last Days in Vietnam," posed on the red carpet.
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Pawel Pawlikowski, writer and director of Best Foreign Language Film nominee "Ida," crossed his arms playfully for the cameras.
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"Whiplash" writer and director Damien Chazelle was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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"The Imitation Game's" Oscar-nominated editor Billy Goldenberg.
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Dan Gilroy, Oscar nominee in the Best Original Screenplay category for "Nightcrawler," walked the red carpet.
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Team "Boyhood" was made up of director Richard Linklater, producer Cathleen Sutherland, editor Sandra Adair, Patricia Arquette and Ellar Colltrane.
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TheWrap's Editor in Chief Sharon Waxman with Executive Editor Joseph Kapsch.
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Best Animated Feature nominee "How to Train Your Dragon 2's" director Dean Deblois and producer Bonnie Arnold.
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Director Laura Poitras' "Citizenfour," about NSA leaker Edward Snowden, is nominated for Best Documentary.
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"Citizenfour" Producer Dirk Wilutzky, director Laura Poitras and editor Mathilde Bonnefoy
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Writer Damian Szifron celebrates his Oscar nomination for "Wild Tales."
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TheWrap Editor in Chief Sharon Waxman introduced the night's musical numbers.
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Sharon Waxman introduced Diane Warren, who has been nominated for seven Oscars throughout her career.
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Diane Warren prepared to sing her Oscar-nominated song "Grateful," which she wrote for "Beyond the Lights."
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Diane Warren wowed the crowd with her voice and musicianship.
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Diane Warren took to the piano for her performance.
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Sharon Waxman introduced singer-songwriter Gregg Alexander.
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Gregg Alexander dazzled the crowd with his Oscar-nominated song "Lost Stars," written for the John Carney film "Begin Again."
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The movie rendition of Gregg Alexander's song is performed by stars Keira Knightley and Adam Levine.
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Hannah An thanked the crowd for attending.
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Director Talkhon Hamzavi, producer Stefan Eichenberger and actress Nissa Kashani of Oscar-nominated short "Parvaneh."
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Director Christopher Hees of Oscar-nominated short film "The Bigger Picture."
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Best Documentary Short "Joanna" director Aneta Kopacz.
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Keven McAlester, producer of Oscar-nominated Best Documentary Feature "Last Days in Vietnam."
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Actor Tommy James Murphy (left) celebrated a successful evening Catherine, Hannah and Tiffany An.
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"Timbuktu" director Abderrahmane Sissako.
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Julian Raymond co-wrote Oscar-nominated Best Original Song "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me."
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Makeup artists and Oscar nominees Dennis Liddiard (left) and Bill Corso of "Foxcatcher."
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"Captain America: The Winter Soldier's" Oscar-nominated Visual Effects team Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick.
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Oscar-nominated Best Live Action Short Film "Butter Lamp" producer Julien Feret.
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Oscar-nominated Best Live Action Short Film "Butter Lamp" director Hu Wei.
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"The Imitation Game" producer Teddy Schwarzman posed on the red carpet, the film is nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture.
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Producer Kristina Reed and director Patrick Osborne of Disney's "Feast," nominated for Best Animated Short Film.
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Ellen Goosenberg Kent, the Oscar-nominated director of ""Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1," nominated in the Best Documentary Short category.
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Danielle Brisebois co-wrote "Begin Again's" Oscar-nominated song "Lost Stars."
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Oscar nominee Thomas Curley, sound mixer of "Whiplash."
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"Birdman" sound mixer and Oscar nominee Jon Taylor.
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Maria Djurkovic is nominated for Best Production Design for "The Imitation Game."
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Ben Wilkins is nominated for an Oscar in the Best Sound Mixing category for his work on "Whiplash."
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Andrew Lockley, nominated in the Best Visual Effects category for "Interstellar."
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Composer Shawn Patterson received his first Oscar nomination for writing Best Original Song contender "Everything Is Awesome" from "The Lego Movie."
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Paul Franklin is nominated in the Best Visual Effects category for his work on "Interstellar."
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Tomasz Sliwinski is nominated in the Best Documentary Short category for "Our Curse."
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Scott Fisher is nominated in the Best Visual Effects category for his work on "Interstellar."
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