Diane von Furstenberg and The Academy Museum Invited This Year’s Female Oscar Nominees to a Luncheon Chez DVF

Cameron Bird
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Diane von Furstenberg and the Academy Host Intimate Luncheon for Women Oscar Nominees

<h1 class="title">Ava DuVernay and Diane von Furstenberg</h1><cite class="credit">Stefanie Keenan</cite>

Ava DuVernay and Diane von Furstenberg

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<h1 class="title">Domee Shi and Laura Dern</h1><cite class="credit">Stefanie Keenan</cite>

Domee Shi and Laura Dern

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<h1 class="title">Diane Warren, Laura Karpman, Isis Mussenden, and Melissa McCarthy</h1><cite class="credit">Stefanie Keenan</cite>

Diane Warren, Laura Karpman, Isis Mussenden, and Melissa McCarthy

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<h1 class="title">Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira</h1><cite class="credit">Stefanie Keenan</cite>

Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira

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<h1 class="title">Hannah Beachler and Mary Zophres</h1><cite class="credit">Stefanie Keenan</cite>

Hannah Beachler and Mary Zophres

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<h1 class="title">Glenn Close</h1><cite class="credit">Stefanie Keenan</cite>

Glenn Close

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<h1 class="title">Marisa Tomei and Kimberly Peirce</h1><cite class="credit">Stefanie Keenan</cite>

Marisa Tomei and Kimberly Peirce

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<h1 class="title">Nicole Avant</h1><cite class="credit">Stefanie Keenan</cite>

Nicole Avant

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<h1 class="title">Chloe Gosselin</h1><cite class="credit">Stefanie Keenan</cite>

Chloe Gosselin

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<h1 class="title">Donna Langley, Joslyn Barnes, and Lynette Howell Taylor</h1><cite class="credit">Stefanie Keenan</cite>

Donna Langley, Joslyn Barnes, and Lynette Howell Taylor

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<h1 class="title">Jamie Mizrahi</h1><cite class="credit">Stefanie Keenan</cite>

Jamie Mizrahi

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<h1 class="title">Hosts Dawn Hudson, Ava Duvernay, Diane von Furstenberg, Emma Thomas, and Laura Dern</h1><cite class="credit">Stefanie Keenan</cite>

Hosts Dawn Hudson, Ava Duvernay, Diane von Furstenberg, Emma Thomas, and Laura Dern

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<h1 class="title">Dawn Hudson</h1><cite class="credit">Stefanie Keenan</cite>

Dawn Hudson

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“I have two granddaughters in college,” said Diane von Furstenberg on Thursday afternoon in the living room of her Beverly Hills home, addressing a group of some of the most powerful women in Hollywood who gathered to honor the 2019 female Academy Award nominees, “and let me tell you, they take no shit.” Von Furstenberg, alongside Dawn Hudson, CEO of the Academy, and their cohosts Laura Dern, Ava DuVernay, and Emma Thomas, welcomed the group of nominees and friends, which included Melissa McCarthy, Marina de Tavira, and Diane Warren. Von Furstenberg continued, “They are strong, and they want to be in charge, and this is the message we cannot forget.” Generations collided at the afternoon affair, with Glenn Close and Yalitza Aparicio speaking among friends, and across the room, Dern congratulating nominee Domee Shi. In all, the celebration was the perfect start to the weekend of festivities, but more important, a barometer for female voices and talent being represented in Hollywood, with the number of women nominees growing each year. Hopefully someday soon, the event will outgrow the home of Von Furstenberg in size, but until then, her doors are always open.

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