Star meeting before the big Oscar ceremony 2020: On Monday the traditional Oscars lunch took place again, which brought together more than 150 actors, directors and other contributors from the film industry. The "Hollywood Reporter" reported. Hollywood greats such as Leonardo DiCaprio (45), who was accompanied by his father George (76), as reported by the "Los Angeles Times", Renée Zellweger (50), Brad Pitt (56), Florence Pugh (24) or Quentin Tarantino (56 ) came to the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles, where they initially thought of the fatal accident Kobe Bryant (1978-2020).
The basketball legend died on Sunday with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people in a helicopter crash in California. Bryant also attended the reception in 2018 and won the Oscar for his animated short film "Dear Basketball" at the award ceremony. "He was probably the most excited person in the room," recalled Academy President David Rubin before the minute's silence for Kobe Bryant.
Vegan menu for the first time
At the obligatory lunch before this year's Oscar ceremony, there was a purely vegetable menu for the first time. This is an expression of further efforts for more sustainability and climate protection with the aim of becoming carbon neutral, the "Hollywood Reporter" quoted from a message from the Academy.
The group photo
The nominees then gathered for the traditional group picture, the on the Twitter account the Academy was released. According to the "Deadline", however, several Oscar contenders such as Joaquin Phoenix (45), Adam Driver (36), Scarlett Johansson (35), Margot Robbie (29), Tom Hanks (63) or Martin Scorsese (77) were missing for various reasons.
The Academy Awards will take place on February 9th at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.