82nd Academy Awards And The Oscars

• Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party airs the awards live at the nearby Pacific Design Center.
• The Governors' Ball is the Academy's official after-party, including dinner (until 2011), and is held adjacent to the awards-presentation venue. In 2012, the three course meal was replaced by appetizers.
• The Vanity Fair after-party, historically held at the former Morton's restaurant, is now for the 2nd year at the Sunset Towers.