GETTING A-HEAD

Surprise! Chris Tucker pops by Jennifer Lawrence's table for a chat during Wednesday's celebration of their film, Silver Linings Playbook, at a pre-Oscars event hosted by Vanity Fair, Barneys New York and The Weinstein Company in L.A.

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TALL ORDER

Zero Dark Thirty director Kathryn Bigelow struts her stuff as she enters The Wrap's pre-Oscar bash in L.A. on Wednesday.

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NO FLY ZONE

Meanwhile, Bigelow's leading lady, Jessica Chastain, has a far more eventful arrival, navigating her own Marilyn Monroe moment before joining the party.

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FIVE'S A CROWD

As Sacha Baron Cohen lurks in the background, his Les Misérables castmates – Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne and Anne Hathaway – hang with his wife, Isla Fisher, at a Vanity Fair and Chrysler bash celebrating the film in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

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MOMENT OF SILENCE

Miranda Kerr and hubby Orlando Bloom squeeze in some sweet nothings Wednesday at Global Green USA's annual pre-Oscar party at Hollywood venue Avalon.

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POWER COUPLE

With Oscar buzz growing stronger, Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper play it cool at the Vanity Fair, Barneys New York and The Weinstein Company party.

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