19th Annual "Night of 100 Stars"

Cortney Bailey Hosts the 19th Annual "Night of 100 Stars" in a Cennamo Couture Dress - styled by Elena Serdyuk

Once again “Night of 100 Stars” proved to be the hottest Oscar viewing party in town! Thanks to Norby Walters, the 19th annual party was a huge success. As celebrities strolled down the red carpet and cameras started to flash the heated energy, at The Beverly Hills Hotel, rose to new heights. Smiles sparked, dresses swooshed, and former attending Oscar winners and nominees, over 40 in count this year, curiously awaited to see who would be the next members of The Academy. While hosting LIVE I was able to snag some great interviews during the festivities. Here is a list of several of the celebs who stopped by the media wall to chat it up:

Erika Christensen
Chevy Chase
Alan Thicke
Steven Baldwin
James Cromwell
John Savage
Lou Ferrigno
Martin Landau
Brigette Neilsen
Doris Roberts
Florence Henderson
Gloria Allred
Jose Canseco
Cindy Margolis
Ken Davitian
Pat Boone
Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth
& Many More!


The party was broadcast live by Fashion TV and was seen by over 70 million people. Robert King was the Executive Producer of the broadcast.

Although the new Oscar’s were only given out a few days ago I am already excited about next year – The 20th Anniversary of “Night of 100 Stars!” See you next year!

Cheers!
Cortney a.k.a. Cort

Do You Know Your Oscar Trivia?

It’s that time of year again when all the lights in Tinsel Town will be shining bright! Hollywood Boulevard has begun its block-off, Wolfgang Puck has planned his menu and last minute beads are being sown on to glamorous frocks. (Which reminds me my fitting is tomorrow…yikes!) The big question is who will take home the coveted statuettes, the “Academy Award of Merit”, during the 81st Academy Awards?

Once again I am hosting at the Beverly Hills Hotel’s Party, “Night of 100 Stars.” More details to come!

Here is some Oscar Trivia to enjoy at your Academy Awards viewing party:

• Australian performer Hugh Jackman hosts this year’s ceremony for the first time.
• Bob Hope has hosted or co-hosted the Oscars 18 times, more than anyone else.
• The first awards were presented at a banquet dinner at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood with an audience of less than 250 people.
• Winners nor their heirs may sell the statuettes without first offering to sell them back to the Academy for $1. If a winner refuses to agree to this stipulation, then the Academy keeps the statuette.
• The youngest person to ever receive an Oscar was 5-year-old Shirley Temple in 1934; it was an honorary Oscar.
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leads this year’s nominations with a total of 13.
• During World War II, the Oscars were made out of plaster to conserve metal and todays are made of gold-plated britannium on a black metal base. It depicts a knight holding a crusader’s sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes.

Cheers!
Cortney a.k.a. Cort