Pre-Oscar lunch-n-laughs

On Monday night, 151 Oscar nominees gathered at Beverly Hills, for the Annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon.

On Monday night, 151 Oscar nominees gathered at Beverly Hills, for the Annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon.

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This was the first time so many nominees attended the event. In another first, the Academy has requested the winners to keep their speech short — to about 40 seconds. Best actor nominee Colin Firth, however, warns, “It’s an out of body experience,” so he may keep yakking!