As we patiently await film’s biggest night on Sunday, March 4, the Annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel will satisfy our longing for Oscar action.
Check out this year’s honourees attending Monday’s pre-awards ceremony.
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Common rocks a velvet suit and turtleneck on the red carpet at the Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.
He is nominated for his second Oscar, this year for the original song “Stand for Something” from the film “Marshall”.
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“Dunkirk” director Christopher Nolan celebrates his nominations at the Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon with his wife, producer Emma Thomas.
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Best Picture nominee, “The Post” director Steven Spielberg attends the Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.
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Husband and wife team Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon attend the annual Oscars luncheon.
Both are nominated for Best Original Screenplay for writing “The Big Sick”, based on their life as a couple.
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Jordan Peele sports a floral tie at the annual Oscar luncheon.
Peele is nominated for his work on “Get Out”. His nominations include Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.
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“The Shape of Water” director and writer, Guillermo Del Toro, attends the Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.
Del Toro is up for three awards on film’s biggest night, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.
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Greta Gerwig plays with colour at the annual Oscars lunch.
The “Lady Bird” director and writer is up for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay this year.
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Meryl Streep is all smiles at the annual Oscars lunch.
The actress, nominated for her 21st Academy Award for "The Post", wows in white.
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Sally Hawkins rocks polka-dot two piece at the annual luncheon honouring 2018’s Oscar nominees.
Hawkins is nominated for her leading role in “The Shape of Water”.
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Sam Rockwell is casual cool at the Oscar Nominees Luncheon in a floral shirt teamed with a grey jacket.
Rockwell is nominated for his Supporting Role in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”.
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Allison Janney rocks an LBD at the 2018 Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.
Janney is nominated for her role in “I, Tonya”.
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Laurie Metcalf attends the Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.
Metcalf is nominated for Best Supporting Actress in “Lady Bird”.
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Saoirse Ronan has fun with colour in an orange Cushnie Et Ochs dress and hot pink sandals at Oscar Nominees Luncheon.
Ronan is up for Best Actress for her title role in “Lady Bird”.
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Margot Robbie is a vision in a white Chanel mini at the Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.
Robbie is nominated for her portrayal of Tonya Harding in “I, Tonya”.
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Oscar winner Octavia Spencer glitters in black at the 2018 Oscar Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Spencer is nominated this year for Best Supporting Actress for “The Shape Of Water”.
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Breakout star Timothee Chalamet attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in a dapper green suit.
Chalamet is nominated for this role in “Call Me By Your Name”.
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Nominee Richard Jenkins is dapper in blue at the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon.
Richard Jenkins is up for his role in “The Shape of Water”.
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Mary J. Blige wows in white inside the Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.
The singer/actress is up for two Oscars this year, both for her role in “Mudbound” and for the original song “Mighty River” from the film’s soundtrack.
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Daniel Kaluuya is handsome as ever in a stylish brown suit at the Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.
Kaluuya is a Best Actor nominee for “Get Out”.
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Gary Oldman keeps it classic in black at the Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Oldman is nominated for Best Actor for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour”.
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Willem Dafoe steps out to the 2018 Oscar Nominees Luncheon in a simple grey suit.
Dafoe is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his work in “The Florida Project”.
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The Oscars Class of 2018 poses for the annual photo with their fellow nominees.