LOS ANGELES, March 9, (AP): With his shaggy red hair, black leather jacket and skintight American flag-printed jeans, Olympic gold medalist Shaun White upstaged even glam Oscar winner Sandra Bullock at a pack of parties around town following the Academy Awards.
The snowboarder was one of a group of Olympic athletes who mingled with A-listers at the parties Sunday, sometimes eliciting “oohs” and “ahhs” from the movie stars themselves.
At Vanity Fair’s bash at West Hollywood’s Sunset Tower Hotel, a string of celebrities, including Lenny Kravitz and Jon Voight, sought out White. Even Olympic-winning speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, who wore a sleek tux, looked happy to meet White.
Vanity Fair was steeped in a sea of nominees and winners. Vases of white, pink and yellow orchids decorated the room, along with bowls of red apples stenciled with “VF.”
By the time Sandra Bullock showed up, gripping her best-actress Oscar statuette and mugging for photographers with her husband, Jesse James, the party was in full swing, and White and his crew had left for another bash.
Others attending the party included best-actress nominee Carey Mulligan, who giggled with friends in a corner. Oscar co-host Alec Baldwin gripped a tumbler of water and joked with Sean Penn. Hilary Swank and Tim Robbins ate burgers from In-N-Out Burger that were served by waiters dressed in the chain’s uniform.
And best-director nominee Quentin Tarantino, wearing a black knit cap, leather jacket and sneakers, made a beeline for the bar after arriving at 11:45 p.m.
Jennifer Lopez and her husband, Marc Anthony, made a grand entrance, accepting handshakes left and right. Sean “Diddy” Combs laughed with Marlon and Shawn Wayans. Robert Downey Jr., wearing a blue bow tie and tinted glasses, talked with Natalie Portman. Zac Efron, Taylor Lautner and the Jonas Brothers yielded high-pitched shrieks from fans gathered on the sidewalk outside the hotel.
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“Great job tonight,” said Julianne Moore, winking to Oscar co-host Steve Martin.  Moore and her “A Single Man” co-star Colin Firth, a best-actor nominee, held court on a patio outside.
Nearby, at Elton John’s 18th-annual viewing dinner and after-party at the Pacific Design Center’s tented courtyard, Kelly Osbourne stayed close to fashion-savvy figure skater Johnny Weir most of the night.
The first official stop for most guests at the Oscars was the Governor’s Ball, the Academy Awards’ official after-party, at the Kodak Theatre.
Oprah Winfrey, Stanley Tucci, John Travolta, Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Woody Harrelson and Meryl Streep were among those who attended.
Hollywood’s elite dined and talked with colleagues as an 18-piece, all-female orchestra provided the soundtrack. Tucci and Harrelson sat side-by-side, while Williams and Travolta shared a table with Bradley Cooper and Gerard Butler. Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal had their Oscars personalized at the onsite engraving station.
Across town, at the E! Oscar party at Drai’s Hollywood at the newly opened W Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard, White settled into a booth at 1:30 a.m., surrounded by blond beauties, as house music blared over a packed, sweaty dance floor.
The bash boasted a younger set, ready to party into the wee hours, just like White.