Chanel and producer Charles Finch host a star-packed pre-Oscar dinner at the Polo Lounge, mixing Hollywood buzz with a pitch for supporting filmmakers.
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Melanie Hamrick, left, and Mick Jagger arrive at Chanel's 17th Annual Pre-Oscar Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Lauren Snchez Bezos arrives at Chanel's 17th Annual Pre-Oscar Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Teyana Taylor arrives at Chanel's 17th Annual Pre-Oscar Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. were just a few of the stars mingling on the patio of the storied Polo Lounge on the Saturday night before the. They gathered at the iconic spot at The Beverly Hills Hotel for the 17th annual pre-Oscar dinner co-hosted by Chanel and film producer Charles Finch.Maggie Kang, was excited to be in the mix, but also thinking about Sunday, when her film is expected to win best animated feature and best original song. There’s also the big“It’s epic. It’s a lot of drama,” Kang said. “I had tears just watching the rehearsal. It was really amazing. It’s going to be a big cultural moment.”The patio was packed with Oscar nominees, winners, filmmakers and celebrities mingling and sipping drinks. Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos chatted with Sigourney Weaver and Jessica Alba, while Stellan Skarsgård found himself deep in conversation with Nick Cave. Elsewhere, Stewart posed for a photo with Taylor, and Nicole Kidman caught up with Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne, who also found her way back to her “Bridesmaids” co-star Maya Rudolph.filmmaker Joachim Trier, Molly Sims and her film producer husband Scott Stuber spoke with “Love Story” star Sarah Pidgeon, who was sipping champagne, whiledirector Josh Safdie and his cowriter and co-editor Ronald Bronstein tried to make their way toward one another. A glass might have been a casualty of the meeting.Chanel has been tied to cinema for nearly a century. Samuel Goldwyn famously invited house founder Gabrielle Chanel to Hollywood in 1931 to design dresses for the likes of Gloria Swanson. Decades later, she was working with French New Wave luminaries both on screen and off, including Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, Alain Resnais and Louis Malle. And the collaborations continue to this day. As a nod to the era for Richard Linklater’sChanel has also helped support independent filmmaking, including Stewart’s directorial debut “The Chronology of Water,” film restorations like Wim Wenders’ “Paris, Texas," film festivals and burgeoning talent behind the camera. “I felt, like, mutually seen and supported by these people since I was a very young person,” Stewart said. “Functioning in like, you know, this sort of industry, business, Hollywood slash fashion world as a kiddo is a bizarro, and with them it’s always felt incredibly authentic and sort of from a storyteller’s perspective, and so it doesn’t surprise me that they want to support storytellers.” Finch started throwing parties around the Oscars about 30 years ago, mostly for international filmmakers who didn’t have anywhere to go, he said. The partnership with Chanel has helped make it one of the hottest tickets in town. “Being on a film set reminds you that cinema is a universal language. On the film I’m working on now, the crew includes British, American, French, and Portuguese artisans — all united by one goal: to bring a story to life,” Finch said. “That spirit is what tonight is about — and how this dinner originated: celebrating cinema, storytelling, and the storytellers who make the magic happen.”Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.TX Sen. 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Hollywood’s Finest Warmed Up for the Oscars at the Annual Chanel and Charles Finch DinnerOn Saturday evening, Charles Finch and Chanel hosted their 17th annual Pre-Oscar dinner at The Beverly Hills Hotel's Polo Lounge, welcoming Jessie Buckley, Rose Byrne, Nicole Kidman, Wager Moura, Teyana Taylor, Kristen Stewart, Elle Fanning, and many more.
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