The Academy Awards are fast approaching - and while the excitement builds, nominees, celebrities and public figures are hitting the town! Once the awards show comes to a close, they'll return to party town for a series of A-list events where winners can really kick up their heels and celebrate. Click through to see photos from all the hottest, most star-studded pre-Oscar and Oscar parties...
Three of our favourites, Allison Janney and the adorable couple Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb, posed for a friendly snap at the Gersh party at the Chateau Marmont. Sam is up for an Oscar for his role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
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Brad Pitt made a dapper appearance at the Gersh party, too, clad in a distressed hat, black coat and matching scarf.
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What's so funny, Margot? The I, Tonya co-stars shared some giggles while attending the Gersh pre-Oscars party.
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Elizabeth Olsen kept it sophisticated in tailored pants and a chic blouse at the Gersh pre-Academy Awards party.
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The hostess with the mostess! Rashida Jones, co-host of the Women In Hollywood party, stopped for a quick snap with actress Connie Britton.
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Fringe benefits! Kat Graham and Janelle Monae looked chic as ever in their stunning, textured outfits. The gorgeous duo posed together for a sleek snap while celebrating Women In Hollywood.
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Actresses Alia Shawkat, Aubrey Plaza and Zoe Kravitz were the coolest trio around at the Women In Hollywood Oscars party on Mar. 1.
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The Big Sick writers Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani cozied up at the Vanity Fair and Lancome Women In Hollywood event. The couple's biographical film is up for an Oscar for best original screenplay.
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Angela Bassett and Tiffany Haddish got cozy at the Gersh pre-Oscar party on Mar. 1! The duo stunned in gorgeous colours, from metallic teal to a popping purple.
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Loretta Devine, Mary J Blige and Alfre Woodard cozied up for an adorable photo at the Sistah's Soiree.
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Dream squad! Gabourey Sidibe, Jada Pinkett Smith, LaTanya Richardson, Janelle Monae and Amandla Stenberg stunned for a group shot at the annual Sistah's Soiree.
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Some of Hollywood's most talented women gathered together for the Sistah's Soiree on Feb. 28 prior to the Academy Awards show.
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Style star and Black Panther actress Lupita Nyong'o was among the stars hitting the red carpet at the Black Women in Hollywood event.
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Squad goals! Clockwise from top center: Lupita Nyong'o, Honoree Lena Waithe, Honoree Tessa Thompson, Susan Kelechi Watson, Yvette Nicole Brown, Honoree Danai Gurira, Edwina Findley Dickerson, and Sonequa Martin-Green struck a pose for posterity.
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One of the luncheon's honorees, Black Panther's Danai Gurira, was standing tall in amazing platforms and a white maxidress.
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Tiffany Haddish and Insecure's Yvonne Orji got into the swing when they arrived.
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Longtime loves Ed O'Neill and Catherine Runoff looked were in fine form at the Global Green event. Catherine even wore green in honour of the cause!
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Actress Laura Marano and Canadian star Calum Worthy posed for a stylish photo at the Global Green party on Feb. 28.
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Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg hosted the DVF Oscar Luncheon honoring the female nominees of the 90th Academy Awards on February in Beverly Hills. Among the guests was actress Salma Hayek, rocking a black dress with print bodice and leather boots.
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First stop, Diane von Furstenberg's annual Feb. 28 luncheon, which celebrates all the female Oscar nominees! Diane Warren, Rachel Morrison, Ava DuVernay and Tatiana Rigel enjoyed each other's company.
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Cinematographer Rachel Morrison and Greta Gerwig - who are both up for major awards this year - chatted together at the luncheon. Rachel, who worked on Mudbound and Black Panther, is the first woman ever to be nominated in the cinematography category, while Greta is nominated for best director and best original screenplay for Lady Bird.
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Pregnant model Miranda Kerr dressed her bump in a form-fitting DVF dress for the party.
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Fan favourite Lauren Dern of Big Little Lies, Nia Vardalos, designer Diane von Furstenberg and Rita Wilson stopped for a sweet group photo together.
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Salma Hayek gave a heartwarming impromptu toast, "When I first arrived in Hollywood, I was so alone. There were no other Mexican actresses and very few women in the industry. And look at us today."
She continued: "We could not even bring our friends or spouses today because there are just too many of us for this mansion. Everybody in here is extraordinary and exciting and a survivor of the impossible and an example. With all of the things we have accomplished in this room, how exciting is it that the best is yet to come?"
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Luca Guadagnino, Radhika Jones, Timothee Chamalet and Army Hammer were all smiles at the Feb. 28 Vanity Fair and Barneys New York celebration of Call Me By Your Name, which is up for a few Oscars.
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ICON MANN's 6th Annual Pre-Oscar Dinner took place at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on Feb. 27. Halle Berry made a stunning entrance in a metallic minidress with a plunging neckline.
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Also at the party was Oscar nominee Kobe Bryant, who was mingling with guests including actress Nia Long.
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