• Renee Zellweger, winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Judy" attends the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AP
    Renee Zellweger, winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Judy" attends the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AP
  • Bong Joon-ho poses with the Oscars for "Parasite" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
    Bong Joon-ho poses with the Oscars for "Parasite" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
  • Best Supporting Actor Brad Pitt waits for his Oscar statue to be engraved at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
    Best Supporting Actor Brad Pitt waits for his Oscar statue to be engraved at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
  • Bong Joon-ho, producer Kwak Sin-ae and Renee Zellweger have a laugh at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AFP
    Bong Joon-ho, producer Kwak Sin-ae and Renee Zellweger have a laugh at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AFP
  • Bong Joon-ho holds the Oscars for best original screenplay, best international feature film, best directing, and best picture for "Parasite" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AP
    Bong Joon-ho holds the Oscars for best original screenplay, best international feature film, best directing, and best picture for "Parasite" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AP
  • Taika Waititi, winner of the award for best adapted screenplay for "Jojo Rabbit," attends the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AP
    Taika Waititi, winner of the award for best adapted screenplay for "Jojo Rabbit," attends the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AP
  • Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix embraces his mother Arlyn Phoenix as his Best Actor award is engraved at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
    Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix embraces his mother Arlyn Phoenix as his Best Actor award is engraved at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
  • Laura Dern poses with her engraved award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Marriage Story" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AFP
    Laura Dern poses with her engraved award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Marriage Story" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AFP
  • Kazu Hiro holds the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for "Bombshell" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
    Kazu Hiro holds the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for "Bombshell" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
  • Roger Deakins holds the Oscar for Best Cinematography for "1917" as he and his wife Isabella James Purefoy Ellis attend the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
    Roger Deakins holds the Oscar for Best Cinematography for "1917" as he and his wife Isabella James Purefoy Ellis attend the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
  • Julia Reichert and Jeff Reichert pose with the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for "American Factory" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
    Julia Reichert and Jeff Reichert pose with the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for "American Factory" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
  • Karen Rupert Toliver poses with the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for "Hair Love" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
    Karen Rupert Toliver poses with the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for "Hair Love" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
  • Laura Dern, winner for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Marriage Story", with her children at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AFP
    Laura Dern, winner for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Marriage Story", with her children at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AFP
  • US hair stylist Anne Morgan poses with the Oscar for Best Make-up and Hairstyling for "Bombshell" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AFP
    US hair stylist Anne Morgan poses with the Oscar for Best Make-up and Hairstyling for "Bombshell" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AFP
  • Jonas Rivera poses with the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film for "Toy Story 4" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
    Jonas Rivera poses with the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film for "Toy Story 4" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
  • Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix waits for his Oscar statue to be engraved at the Governors Ball at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
    Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix waits for his Oscar statue to be engraved at the Governors Ball at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
  • US filmmaker Carol Dysinger and director Elena Andreicheva, winners of the award for Best Short Subject Documentary for "Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)", and Icelandic musician Hildur Gudnadottir (centre) winner of the award for Best Original Score for "Joker", at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AFP
    US filmmaker Carol Dysinger and director Elena Andreicheva, winners of the award for Best Short Subject Documentary for "Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)", and Icelandic musician Hildur Gudnadottir (centre) winner of the award for Best Original Score for "Joker", at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AFP
  • US director Steven Bognar waits as his award for Best Documentary Feature for "American Factory" is engraved at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AFP
    US director Steven Bognar waits as his award for Best Documentary Feature for "American Factory" is engraved at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AFP

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Oscars 2020: Inside The Academy's annual Governors Ball

Once the awards have wrapped, the winners make their way to the glitzy Governors Ball

Farah Andrews
Farah Andrews
Dubai

February 10, 2020

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When it comes to Oscars after parties, there is one that winners simply do not want to miss, the Governors Ball.

It is there that the winners get their statuette engraved and they party the night away, with a guest list of 1,600.

At the 2020 event, music is coming from Questlove and DJ Kiss and DJ M.O.S., and celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck is in the kitchen feeding Hollywood's finest. It is the 26th year that Puck has catered the event, and this year the menu is 70 per cent vegan.

Click through the gallery above to see the stars at the 2020 Governors Ball. 

The Governors Ball is not the only party in town, however. The Vanity Fair Oscars party is already well underway, as is Oscar winner Elton John's 2020 Academy Awards party.

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