“This was a high point of his career and somehow my four words seemed to darken his perfect night,” writes NellSco Oscars
Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images My first Vanity Fair Oscar party was an intimate gathering of about 200 people held at a now-defunct restaurant in Beverly Hills. It was odd to roam around a room where I recognized everyone and knew no one. In the early ’90s, there remained a distinction between actors on “the big screen” and “the little screen” and as a TV writer — and Vanity Fair contributor — I felt out of my element.
Over the years, I interacted with the famous guests on rare occasions. One year, the party served trays of butter cookies ink-jetted with reproductions of past Vanity Fair covers. The technology was new and the cookies were mesmerizing. I especially loved the Goldie Hawn cover and since no one was looking at me, it was easy to grab one, wrap it in a napkin and slip it into my clutch.
Just a year earlier, Firth was nominated for Best Actor and lost to Jeff Bridges. Now it was Firth’s turn to strut around the party, beaming and mobbed. No amount of looping around the room could get me close. Perhaps six feet separated us, and I could see the night’s triumph still twinkling in his eyes. He flashed me a roguish little smile. I smiled back. Colin Firth and I were having a moment!
The next morning, I told the story to my sister Claire who confirmed that I’d committed a major faux pas.
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