It’s the Oscar after-after party war: Madonna and James Franco vie for best bash

The after-bashes are well established. The official post- Academy Award Governors Ball is held at the Kodak Centre immediately following the Oscar ceremony and it’s a tradition that all winners, nominees, presenters and Academy big-wigs troop upstairs to the Hollywood & Highland grand ballroom, clutching their $1,000 tickets.

It’s packed with the great, the good and the naughty of the film world. They chomp down Wolfgang Puck’s party fare, sip some champagne and then scoot over to the Sunset Towers for the hallowed Vanity Fair Oscar soiree, which is a fabulous event.