An Inside Look At All The Action During The Hottest Emmy Weekend Parties Of 2019

Audi Celebrates the 71st Emmys

On Sept. 19, Audi, the official automotive partner of the 71st Emmy Awards, hosted an exclusive event at the Sunset Tower to celebrate outstanding talent in television. Inspired by the brand’s commitment to sustainability, the event featured eco-friendly design elements and products that will be reused or recycled following the event to reduce carbon footprint. Nominated attendees included Milo Ventimiglia (Lead Actor in a Drama Series, “This Is Us”); Brett Gelman (“Fleabag”); Asante Blackk (Supporting Actor in a Limited Series, “When They See Us”); Jean-Marc Vallee (Producer for Outstanding Limited Series, “Sharp Objects”); Marti Noxon (Producer for Outstanding Limited Series, “Sharp Objects”); Glynn Turman (How to Get Away with Murder); and Our Lady J (Pose), as well as guests like Laura Dern and Elizabeth Banks. 

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Performer’s Nominee Reception for the 71st Emmy Awards

The nominees were the focus of this spirited evening, which was presented by Official Spirits Partner Ketel One Family Made Vodka. Nominees in attendance included Sterling K. Brown, Mandy Moore and Chris Sullivan from “This Is Us”; Marin Hinkle and Luke Kirby of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”; and “Schitt’s Creek”‘s Catherine O’Hara, among others. Additional guests and nominees in attendance included Patricia Clarkson, Laverne Cox, Sian Clifford, Brett Gelman and Niecy Nash, among others.

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The Creative Coalition Television Humanitarian Awards

Television actors who use their unique platforms to create positive change and impact in the world were recognized by The Creative Coalition, the premier nonprofit, 501(c)(3) nonpartisan charity at the annual Television Humanitarian Awards. This year, the annual event honored Emmy Award-nominees Patricia Arquette, Henry Winkler and Anthony Carrigan; along with Bethenny Frankel and Terry Crews at a luncheon in Beverly Hills on Saturday afternoon, September 21st. Additional guests in attendance included: David Arquette (“Amanda & Jack Go Glamping”), Keegan-Michael Key (The Lion King), Ryan Murphy (“Pose”), Stephanie Beatriz (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), event emcee Jeffrey Ross (“The Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin”), Olivia Thirlby (“Goliath”), AnnaSophia Robb (“The Act”), Richard Kind (“Gotham”), Steve Howey (“Shameless”), Harry Hamlin (“Mad Men”), AnnaLynne McCord (“90210”), Jackson Rathbone (“Samson”), Asante Blackk (“When They See Us”), Willie Garson (“Hawaii Five-0”), Evan Handler (“Power”), and Ellen Wong (“GLOW”).

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BAFTA Tea Party

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The 2019 BAFTA Los Angeles TV Tea Party showcased the best of Brits in L.A. with a poolside fete at The Beverly Hilton presented by BBC America on September 21, 2019. There was tea and Pimm’s galore, as well as “Game of Scones” scones at the Jaguar-Land Rover presented bash, which was attended by Vijay Amritraj, Michael Angarano, Eris Baker, Jessica Barden, Charlie Barnett, Asante Blackk, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Stuart Bowman, John Bradley, Charlie Brooker, Rachel Brosnahan, London Brown, Lisa Brühlmann, Jeff Buchanan, Dyllón Burnside, Anthony Carrigan, Patricia Clarkson, Sian Clifford, Jodie Comer, Liam Cunningham, Simon Curtis, Michael Douglas, Ava DuVernay and Nathalie Emmanuel.

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Additional guests included Giancarlo Esposito, Maya Erksine, Jane Featherstone, Emerald Fennell, Brett Gelman, Sacha Gervasi, Jared Harris, Ethan Henry Herisse, Faithe Herman, Aldis Hodge, Jon Huertas, Annabel Jones, Joey King, Marie Kondo, Anna Konkle, Eric Lange, Joe Lewis, Selenis Leyva, Melanie Liburd, Natasha Lyonne, Ross Mathews, Craig Mazin, Michael McKean, Russell McLean, Gina Mingacci, Paul Oakenfold, Sandra Oh, Our Lady J, Sarah Rafferty, Daina Reid, Lyric Ross, Rufus Sewell, Fiona Shaw, Sarah Snook, Stellan Skarsgård, David Slade, Kira Snyder, Carolyn Strauss, Leo Suter, Damon Thomas, Gina Torres, Vince Totino, Glynn Turman, Blair Underwood, Carice van Houten, Nina West, Michael K. Williams, Sally Woodward Gentle and Catherine Zeta-Jones, among others.

GBK’s Celebrity Gifting Lounge

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On Friday September 20th, GBK Production’s CEO Gavin Keilly hosted his annual Celebrity Luxury Gifting Lounge ahead of the 2019 EMMY Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Among the guests were Emmy nominees Rachel Brosnahan, Asante Blackk, Rufus Sewell, Terrence Terrell and Glynn Turman along with stars of nominated shows such as Reid Scott and Matt Walsh (“VEEP”), Our Lady J and Indya Moore (“Pose)”, Dascha Polanco (“Russian Doll”) and Ethan Herisse (“When They See Us”). Guests received gifts from the likes of Burke Williams Spa, WEN Hair & Body care, Tristar Cookware, Butterfly Superfood, True Life bras, Just Food for Dogs, Austere Wear sunglasses and a stay at the Kimpton La Peer Hotel.

Brent Shapiro Summer Spectacular

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The Annual Summer Spectacular to benefit the Brent Shapiro Foundation for Drug Prevention brought out Hollywood stars and industry elite to help raise awareness for drug prevention in high risk communities. The evening was hosted by actress, producer and activist Eva Longoria Baston, along with foundation creators Robert, Linell and Grant Shapiro. The Spirit of Sobriety Award was bestowed on actor, producer and writer Will Arnett and was presented by director, Mike Binder. Guests were treated to show stopping musical performances by Sheila E. and Pia Toscano. Other notable guests included It-couple Evan Ross; past recipient of the Spirit of Sobriety Award Harry Hamlin; TV host Nicole Scherzinger;  and “Dancing with the Stars” couple Maks Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd to name a few.

 MPTF’s The Night Before

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One of television’s biggest nights took place in Century City, CA Saturday, September 21st, where the entertainment industry came together for the 13th annual “Evening Before” party, benefitting MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund). The television industry, from Emmy presenters and nominees, to other TV industry members, helped raise funds to support their industry colleagues and friends who benefit from MPTF’s charitable programs and services such as financial assistance, crisis counseling, care giving support and of course the legendary retirement facility in Woodland Hills that is “home” to television and film veterans alike The 13th Annual “Evening Before” Host Committee consisted of Amy Adams & Darren Le Gallo, Christina Applegate, Ryan Michelle Bathe & Sterling K. Brown, Rachel Brosnahan, Darren Criss, America Ferrera & Ryan Piers Williams, Bill Hader, Judith Light & Robert Desiderio, Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Brad Hall, Kate McKinnon, Janet Mock, Mandy Moore, Bob Odenkirk, Catherine O’Hara, Billy & Adam Porter-Smith, Phylicia Rashad, Sam Rockwell, Octavia Spencer, Hailee Steinfeld, Milo Ventimiglia, Lena Waithe, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Stacey & Henry Winkler, and Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas. Thecelebrities who attended this year’s event included Caroline Aaron, Ito Aghayere, Malin Åkerman, Michael Angarano, Dave Annable, Will Arnett, Patricia Arquette, Lauren Ash, Charlie Barnett, Angela Bassett, Stephanie Beatriz, Garcelle Beauvais, Kate Beckinsale, Lake Bell, Bobby Berk, Asante Blackk, John Bradley, Nicholas Braun, Amy Brenneman, Madeline Brewer, Alison Brie, Billy Brown, Logan Browning, Aidy Bryant, Dan Bucatinsky, Anna Camp, D’Arcy Carden, Don Cheadle, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Patricia Clarkson, Sacha Baron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Laverne Cox, Terry Crews, Jackie Cruz, Paul Dano, Brooklyn Decker, Adam Devine, Loretta Devine, Fran Drescher, Minnie Driver, Ava DuVernay, Michael Ealy, Lisa Edelstein, Billy Eichner, Jacob Elordi, Nathalie Emmanuel, Maya Erskine, Peter Facinelli, Vera Farmiga, Taissa Farmiga, Isla Fisher, Rome Flynn, Tan France, Peter Gallagher, Julia Garner, Brett Gelman, Jason George, Sara GIlbert, Betty Gilpin, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kelsey Grammer, Seth Green, Max Greenfield, Clark Gregg, Jennifer Grey, Leslie Grossman, Danai Gurira, Kathryn Hahn, Tony Hale, Regina Hall, Jon Hamm, Kit Harington, Angie Harmon, William Jackson Harper, Justin Hartley, Christina Hendricks, Derek Hough, Jon Huertas, Sarah Hyland, Manny Jacinto, Abbi Jacobson, Avan Jogia, Rashida Jones, Zoe Kazan, Jimmy Kimmel, Joey King, Aja Naomi King, Regina King, Luke Kirby, Anna Konkle, Lisa Kudrow, Padma Lakshmi, Bethany Joy Lenz, Dan Levy, Matthew Lillard, Hamish Linklater, Zoe Lister-Jones, Billie Lourd, Trace Lysette, Danielle Macdonald, Kelly McCreary, Matt McGorry, Michael McKean, Chrissy Metz, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Alyssa Milano, Omar Miller, Indya Moore, Natalie Morales, Lamorne Morris, Matthew Morrison, Marisol Nichols, Jeffrey Nordling, Christina Ochoa, Patton Oswalt, Chord Overstreet, Danielle Panabaker, Nicola Peltz, Amy Poehler, Dascha Polanco, Kevin Pollak, Antoni Porowski, Glen Powell, Lily Rabe, Rob Raco, Josh Radnor, June Diane Raphael, Kim Raver, Retta, Caroline Rhea, Lisa Rinna, Krysten Ritter, Britt Robertson, Hailie Sahar, Cara Santana, Fred Savage, Paul Scheer, Adam Scott, Reid Scott, Sarah Shahi, Molly Shannon, Fiona Shaw, Sarah Silverman, Timothy Simons, Sarah Snook, Brittany Snow, Mira Sorvino, David Spade, Ben Stiller, Jeremy Strong, Cecily Strong, Chris Sullivan, Sydney Sweeney, Jessica Szohr, Christine Taylor, Olivia Thirlby, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kenan Thompson, Sam Trammell, Skeet Ulrich, Blair Underwood, James Van Der Beek, Carice van Houten, Courtney B. Vance, Zach Villa, Kate Walsh, Derek Waters, Susan Kelechi Watson, Ming-Na Wen, Jesse Williams, Rumer Willis, Ariel Winter, Zach Woods, Noah Wyle, Necar Zadegan, Kevin Zegers, and many more. The “Evening Before” was designed as a relaxed town square atmosphere in the park by Silver Birches with specialty food provided by Carmelized Productions by Jon Shook & Vinny Dotolo.

The Governor’s Ball

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 Hollywood’s biggest names came to play post-show, nibbling on bites from Nik & Stef’s, sipping Ferrari Trento sparkling wine (the official sparkling wine of the Emmy’s) and receiving makeup touch-ups from L’Oreal. Those who came to the ball before heading out to celebrate Emmy night included “Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie” winner Jharrel Jerome; Blackish starAnthony Anderson; “Lead Actor in a Drama” winner Billy Porter; Zendaya; Viola Davis; Seth Myers; and “The Righteous Gemstones”‘ Adam Devine. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos even joined the celebration with “Real Housewives of NYC” star Bethenny Frankel.

Amazon’s Post-Emmy Party

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Amazon Studios toasted to the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards celebrating a record number of seven Emmy wins at the afterparty. The Chateau Marmont welcomed cast and crew to its black-tie soirée with guests including big winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Alex Borstein, Tony Shalhoub, Ben Whishaw, Brett Gelman, Heidi Klum, Hugh Grant, Jon Hamm, Rachel Brosnahan, Kevin Pollak, Lena Waithe, Marin Hinkle, Michael Zegen, Sian Clifford, Tony Shalhoub, Beau Bridges, Chace Crawford, Jack Quaid, James Corden, Jane Lynch, Jill Soloway, Stephen Colbert, Sophie Turner, Isaac Wright, and more. Chef Rhoda Magbitang wowed guests as they enjoyed some of the night’s favorite dishes including roasted salmon summer succotash with fennel cream, black truffle arancini parmesan and Calabrian chili aioli, along with mini grilled cheese filled with fromage, prairie breeze cheddar, gruyere, caramelized onions. Attendees danced the night away to DJ Dev Lucien, with Mia Moretti and Morgo on violin.