Oscar Buzz - 20th Annual Night of 100 Stars Gala Oscar Party

If you've wondered where the rest of Hollywood goes to watch the Oscars it's Norby Walters' annual formal viewing party called at The Night of 100 Stars Gala. It's held Sunday, March 7th at 4 PM at the legendary Beverly Hills Hotel Crystal Ballroom. And yes, this blogger will be in attendance providing coverage. You can follow along at Zennie62.com and at SFGate.com as photo video, and blog updates will be posted.

Here's a video from the 2009 party:



The Night of 100 Stars Gala Oscar Party started 20 years ago as an out growth of Norby Walters's private poker parties and grew from there. Now, Sunday's big event attracts celebrities and media like ABC's Good Morning America and The Jimmy Kimmel Show, which has taped segments there. Kimmel called it "...a wild party with mostly celebrities and they are everywhere you look".

This is one of David Carradine's last interviews:



Oh, and who's Norby Walters?

Norby Waters with Lanie Kazan and Dennis Haysbert

Norby Walters is a former Hollywood music agent and now event host who describes himself as "old school" and " one of the most dapper, snappiest characters in a town grown unfortunately and increasingly gray and corporate". Walters says he had all the jazz greats and signed Miles Davis to his first solo gig.

The Night of 100 Stars Gala has a huge list of celebrities who are set to attend. The press release reports the following confirmed list:

Sean Astin, Krista Allen, Ed Asner, Jason Alexander, Powers Boothe, Daniel Baldwin, Timothy Busfield, Joe Bologna, Susan Blakely, John Corbet, Tia Carrere, Keith Carradine, James Cromwell, Stephen Collins, Michael Chiklis, David Carradine, Joanna Cassidy, Richard Dreyfuss, Kevin Dillon, Lolita Davidovich, Robert Davi, Bruce Davison, Lou & Carla Ferrigno, Frances Fisher, Dave Foley, Peter Fonda, Jon Favreau, Joley Fisher, Robert Forster, Jeff Garlin, James Darren, Carla Cugino, Dominick Dunne, Lou Gossett Jr., Dennis Haysbert, Dennis Hopper, Dule Hill, Cheryl Hines, Monty Hall, Harry Hamlin, Marilu Henner, Ken Howard, Jack Klugman, Richard Karn, Martin Landau, Ron Livingston, Hal Linden, Richard Lewis, Sharon Lawrence, Michael Lerner, Matthew Modine, Chris McDonald, Camryn Manheim, Dylan McDermott, Jesse Metcalf, Ming Na, Judd Nelson, Kevin Nealon, Danielle Panabaker, Kevin Pollak, Stephanie Powers, Michelle Phillips, Lou Diamond Phillips, Freddie Rodriguez, Jason Ritter, Brande Roderick, Adam Rodriguez, Pat Richardson, George Segal, Fred Savage, John Schneider, Tony Shaloub, Kevin Sorbo, Rob Schneider, Amber Tamblyn, Jennifer Tilly, the GEICO Caveman, Bo Derek and over 100 more reportedly expected...

And in the past, many Academy Award Winners and Nominees have attended:

Jamie Foxx, Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Danny Aiello, Jennifer Tilly, Linda Blair, Michael Lerner, Sally Kirkland, Gary Busey, Bruce Davison, , Richard Dreyfuss, Cathy Moriarty, Kathleen Quinlan, Eric Roberts, Lynn Redgrave, Robert Forster, Diane Ladd, Caroll Baker, Rip Torn, Charles Durning, Dean Stockwell, Robert Stack, Theodore Bikel, Don Murray, Cliff Robertson, William H. Macy, Samantha Eggar, Kevin McCarthy, Glynis Johns, Terry Moore, Burt Young, Karen Black, Eddie Albert, George Chakiris, James Cromwell, Red Buttons, Ernest Borgnine, Anthony Franciosa, Shirley Jones, Elliott Gould, Tony Curtis, Martin Landau, David Paymer, Robert Loggia, Renee Taylor, Joe Bologna, Rod Steiger, Brenda Vaccaro, Shirley Knight, James Whitmore, Shelley Winters, Pat Morita, Patricia Neal, Stuart Whitman, Carrie Snodgrass, Seymour Cassel, Lesley Ann Warren, Russ Tamblyn, Maximillian Schell, Sally Kellerman and Mickey Rooney.

The bottom line is, it's going to be a fun time, wild Oscar party, and a great event.

Stay tuned.