Philanthropist Yvonne Niami shares her secrets to the City of Angels.

Awards season is a taxing time for Hollywood locales. Sure, it might seem like all fun and games—an endless string of red carpets, glamorous gowns and ever-flowing champagne—but, despite, its allure, for many this is work. Here are where every elite entertainment industry member—be it a celebrity, a studio exec, a publicist or a costumer—should go to relax for an ultimate weekend getaway in southern California.

Take a peek at the desktop essentials of music industry legacy Samantha Marquart.

Go behind the scenes at the 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica.

Jennifer Aniston’s personal mantra should be “customize, customize, customize!”

Go behind the scenes with Haute Living at the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 23rd annual viewing party!

Take a peek inside the best and brightest pre Oscar parties of 2015!

Check out the goodies the losing Oscar nominees will receive in their gift bag—which is the most expensive Oscar gift bag of all time! Everybody can be a winner after all…

Charitable stars like Halle Berry and Amy Poehler were honored at the second annual Unite 4 Good event in Hollywood Thursday night.