By Maria Esteves - March 14, 2010

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards 2010 New York Oscar Night Party commenced Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the GILT Restaurant, in the luxurious New York Palace Hotel. Academy members, past Oscar winners and nominees privately celebrated the evening with a cocktail reception, an elegant multi-course dinner, and live broadcast coverage of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, co-hosted by actors Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin at the Kodak Theatre, in Hollywood, California. The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) honored excellence in film achievements of 2009.   The Oscars were televised in more than 200 countries worldwide.   

AMPAS Official 2010 New York Oscar Party quests included Oscar nominee
actress Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace; Oscar winner screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, Milk; Oscar winner actress Celeste Holm, Gentlemen's Agreement; Oscar nominee director/screenwriter Courtney Hunt, Frozen River; Oscar nominee actor Burt Young, Rocky; Oscar nominee actress Sylvia Miles, Farewell My Lovely; Oscar winner director Peter Davis, Hearts and Minds; Vice Chair Celia Weston, New York Oscar Night; Oscar nominee actress Shirley Knight, Sweet Bird of Youth; actress Tina Louise, Johnny Suede; Oscar winner composer/orchestrator Sid Ramiin, West Side Story; Oscar winner director/producer/cinematographer Cynthia Wade, Freeheld; actress Arlene Dahl, Journey to the Center of the Earth; actress Eileen Fulton, As the World Turns; Tony Award nominee actress Alison Fraser, Secret Garden; Oscar nominee composer Ken Ascher, The Muppet Movie; and Oscar winner director/producer Ross Kaufman, Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids.

AMPAS Official 2010 New York Oscar Night Party at the
GILT New York Palace Hotel, actress Catalina Sandino
Moreno, 77th Academy Award nominee for Best Actress
in a Leading Role “Maria Full of Grace.” Photo courtesy:
Steve Mack/AMPAS

AMPAS Official 2010 New York Oscar Night Party at the
GILT New York Palace Hotel, actress Celeste Holm,
20th Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress
“Gentlemen’s Agreement.” Photo courtesy: Steve
Mack/AMPAS

AMPAS Official 2010 New York Oscar Night Party at the
GILT New York Palace Hotel, screenwriter Dustin Lance
Black, 81st Academy Award winner for Best Original
Screenplay “Milk.” Photo courtesy: Steve Mack/AMPAS