Hollywood Gathers At The Saint Laurent And Vanity Fair Exclusive Pre-Oscar Celebration In The Hills
By Entertainment Editorial Staff
In partnership with Vanity Fair, the annual Saint Laurent x Vanity Fair pre-Oscar dinner remains one of the season's most coveted events, where high fashion and cinematic brilliance converge. Co-hosted by Saint Laurent’s Creative Director Anthony Vaccarello and Vanity Fair Editor-in-Chief Radhika Jones, this year’s soirée transformed the iconic John Lautner-designed Hollywood Hills home of producer Mitch Glazer and actress Kelly Lynch into a glamorous celebration of style and artistry.
Set against the breathtaking backdrop of sweeping Los Angeles vistas, the evening radiated the effortless luxury that defines Saint Laurent. The carefully curated guest list, which included Oscar nominees, industry icons, and style influencers, gathered to honor the culmination of an extraordinary awards season.
For Vaccarello, the night had added significance, as Saint Laurent Productions' Emilia Pérez earned an impressive 13 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. "This is truly unprecedented," Vaccarello shared with palpable pride in an exclusive behind-the-scenes feature for Vanity Fair.
"This is an unprecedented accomplishment, the first time a non-English movie earns so many nominations at the Oscars and not only that, it is even more extraordinary that this is also the first time ever a brand—Saint Laurent Productions and I—are recognized this way. Whatever happens Sunday night, it's already quite meaningful to be part of a history-making project. I'm incredibly proud." [Editor's note: At the subsequent Academy Awards ceremony, "Emilia Pérez" would go on to win two Oscars: Best Supporting Actress for Zoë Saldaña and Best Original Song for "El Mal."]
The powerful connection between fashion and film was embodied by Anora star Mark Eydelshteyn, who captured the mood of the evening, stating, "Saint Laurent is fucking cool!" Jodie Turner-Smith, attending her first Saint Laurent event, echoed the sentiment, saying, "I love how chic and sexy it all feels. This is a chic and sexy house." [Editor's note: "Anora" would later triumph at the Academy Awards, winning Best Picture, with Mikey Madison claiming the Best Actress Oscar over fellow nominee Demi Moore.]
The guest list was a who's who of the entertainment world, with notable attendees including Zoë Kravitz, Rosé, Adrien Brody and his longtime partner Georgina Chapman, Olivia Wilde, Édgar Ramírez, Jon Hamm, Kaitlyn Dever, and The Holdovers breakout Dominic Sessa. As cocktails flowed freely, so did conversations, ranging from the season’s most memorable films to the anticipation of the Academy Awards ceremony.
Olivia Wilde, a long-time admirer of Saint Laurent, expressed her admiration for the brand's dedication to cinema: "It’s incredible that they produced Emilia Pérez and that Anthony is such a champion of film. You can see that in the way they’ve celebrated filmmakers in their campaigns." Both she and Dever praised The Substance, with Wilde quipping, "It felt like a documentary about Hollywood. My favorite documentary of the year is The Substance."
The evening transitioned from chic cocktails in the foyer to an exclusive seated dinner within the home’s impeccable interior. As the night unfolded, conversations reflected a season marked by bold artistic choices. As Édgar Ramírez noted, "It’s been a year of beautiful disruption, with films that are so different from each other being recognized by the Academy—and that’s something to celebrate."
As the stars departed into the Los Angeles night with anticipation for the awards show in the air, Vaccarello shared his vision for the future of Saint Laurent Productions: "We’ve taken what we were already doing to the next level. From the moment I joined Saint Laurent, I began collaborating with visionaries like Gaspar Noé and Bret Easton Ellis. What we’re doing now is a natural progression—telling more universal stories with a broader range of directors and reaching an even larger audience."
In an industry where fashion and film have always been intertwined, the Saint Laurent x Vanity Fair pre-Oscar dinner serves as a testament to how effortlessly these two worlds can merge, creating an unforgettable celebration of art, style, and creativity.
