March 8 - Sir Elton John and David Furnish hosted the 18th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) Academy Awards Viewing Party last night at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood and raised $3.7 Million for the fight against AIDS. The evening began with a cocktail reception, dinner and viewing of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, followed by a very exciting live auction and high voltage performance by the iconic Grace Jones.
Some of the biggest stars in film, television and music were in attendance including The Jonas Brothers, Adam Levine, Allison Iraheta (American Idol), Apolo Ohno, Miley Cyrus, Chace Crawford, Demi Levato, Hayden Panettiere, Heidi Klum, J.C. Chasez, Jason Mraz, Jeremy Piven, Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Groban, K.D. Lang, Nicole Richie & Joel Madden, Ricki Lake, Rob Lowe, Ryan Kwanten, Selena Gomez, Serena Williams, Sharon & Kelly Osbourne, Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi, Slash, will.i.am and Victoria Beckham.
See red carpet slideshow of Elton John's Oscar Party below
Items sold at the auction featured a private tennis lesson given by legendary tennis pros Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, which sold for $70K and the costume that Sir Elton John wore during his performance with Lady Gaga at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, which sold for $30K.
Guests arrived at the party to a custom-built tent adorned in hues of red and tangerine. Chef Wayne Elias of Crumble Catering prepared an exquisite five-course meal including dishes such as Risotto Carnaroli with saffron liquorice and king prawns and "Wahoo" with black olives, pine nuts, fresh herbs and stewed lentils.
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