The Biltmore Mayfair saw a star-studded afternoon, as the luxury hotel in London’s prestigious Grosvenor Square hosted the 2020 Academy Awards Champagne Tea reception ahead of the awards ceremony.

Award nominees and eventual Best Supporting Actress and Best Actor winners Laura Dern and Joaquin Phoenix and Best Actor nominee Jonathan Pryce were among the celebrities and industry bigwigs at the reception. Dern scored for her portrayal as a divorce lawyer in Netflix film Marriage Story, while Phoenix was lauded for his turn as the title character in supervillain origin story Joker. Fellow Best Actor nominee Pryce earned a nod playing Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis) in the biographical drama The Two Popes.

In Singapore, Orchard Hotel played host to local veteran actress Zoe Tay, who celebrated her 52nd birthday at the hotel’s stalwart Cantonese restaurant, Hua Ting. The hotel also welcomed Hong Kong actor and director Francis Ng who was joined by his wife, former actress Fiona Ong, and their son, for their annual family getaway.

Over the recent Super Bowl weekend on 2 February 2020, Millennium Knickerbocker Chicago hosted former American footballer Mr Hollis Thomas. Mr Thomas is known for playing the defensive tackle position, having played with the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers through his 15 year career with the US National Football League.