In the days leading up to Hollywood’s most anticipated evening, some of Hollywood’s biggest celebs checked out some of the hottest tickets in town.
GBK Brand Bar’s 20th Anniversary Luxury Oscars Lounge
Held at the beautiful Maybourne Beverly Hills, GBK Brand Bar was toasting it’s 20th anniversary for the Oscars Luxury Lounge as it welcomed Oscar nominees, presenters, past winners, and A-list guests for an immersive celebration of innovation, wellness, and luxury.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA: Best Supporting Actor DelRoy Lindo (Sinners) with InBody at the GBK Brand Bar Awards Lounge. Photo credit: Nick Bellarosa
Multiple Oscar nominees came through the lounge including Best Supporting Actor nominee Delroy Lindo and Best Supporting Actress nominee Wunmi Mosaku from the film Sinners, who mingled with fellow cast members Omar Benson Miller and Andrene Ward-Hammond. Best Song nominee Nicolas Pike also made an appearance, alongside fellow nominees including Chris Lavis, Nicole Nelson, Jonah Lees, Maciek Szczerbowski, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu, James Dean, Geeta Gandbhir, Lee Knight, Sam A. Davis, John Kelly, and Andrew Freeman.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA: Best Supporting Actress Nominee (Sinners) Wunmi Mosaku at the GBK Brand Bar Awards Lounge. Photo credit: Kinga Sarabia
Stars from nominated films such as Aidan Delbis from Bugonia and Callie Schuttera from Weapons mingled with stars such as Tiffany Haddish, Mira Sorvino, John Carroll Lynch, Cheri Oteri, Lela Rochon, David Alan Greir, Adina Porter, Lynn Whitfield, Heated Rivalry star Nadine Bhabha, and more.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA: Lela Rochon with Paul Peters Collective at the GBK Brand Bar Awards Lounge. Photo credit: Bella Marie Adams
Inside the lounge, guests discovered a curated showcase of brands spanning wellness, technology, design, and gastronomy. InBody, the global leader in advanced body composition technology, offered celebrity attendees an in-depth analysis of their health and fitness through professional-grade body scans.
The lounge also celebrated innovation across health and technology. Better U introduced its forward-thinking telehealth platform, while popular wellness tech brand ibreo presented its portable massagers designed for relaxation, recovery and stress relief. In the tech space, DMOOSTER displayed its trend-forward audio gadgets.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA: David Alan Grier with ibreo at the GBK Brand Bar Awards Lounge. Photo credit: Alexander Headley
Beyond the glamour, philanthropy remained at the heart of the celebration. The lounge supported organizations including The Innocence Center, Goodwill India, and Critical Breakdown.
Since 2002, Gavin Keilly, CEO of GBK Brand Bar, has said he’s helped raise and secure more than $10 million for over 50 charitable organizations — an achievement that would underscore the deeper purpose behind one of awards season’s most coveted invitations.
Darren Dzienciol’s Annual Oscars Eve Celebration
Later in the weekend, there was more celebration at Darren Dzienciol’s annual Oscars Eve party presented by Sejaro held at the legendary Sheats-Goldstein Residence in Beverly Hills.
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The highly coveted annual black-tie affair featured an evening of music and dancing in the iconic high energy room featuring special performances from Don Toliver and Diplo, with a kick off DJ set by Pookie, set in a gorgeous ambiance flooded with candles, reminiscent of old Hollywood glamor. Notables such as Sacha Baron Cohen, Travis Scott, Damson Idris, Alex Pall of The Chainsmokers, Caroline Kelly, Dixie D’Amelio, The Kid LAROI, Bronny James, comedian Jeff Ross, Jesse Metcalf, Ryan Phillippe, Erin Moriarty, Starino, Big mike Maj;ak, Patrick Ta, Lil Huddy, Suede Brooks, Caroline Daur, Jessica Serfaty, Luca Castellani, Brighton Sharbino, Jules Coutinho, Wallis Day, Nicole Kang, Vas Morgan, Emma Pill, Izzy Metz, and James Goldstein joined Darren for the annual exclusive soiree, and many more.
