Winners Are Get-Inners

By Cristina Gibson Feb 25, 2008 6:03 PMTags
Marion Cotillard, Jeremy PivenMichael Caulfield/WireImage.com

Little Sparrow Marion Cotillard initially wasn't going to be allowed into Elton John's bash because she wanted to bring an entourage of 11 with her. Well, the Oscar winner ended up getting into Elton's party after all. Guess no one says no to you when you have a gold statue in hand!

Meanwhile, over at the Mercedes-Benz bash at the Four Seasons, everyone was all abuzz about a Hilton...but it wasn't Paris for once. Barron Hilton was back on the scene, along with parents Rick and Kathy. Yes, this is the same boy who was busted two weeks ago for a DUI at 8:30 in the morning and spent the day in the slammer.

Apparently, that kind of behavior doesn't get you grounded or disowned but instead a parental chaperone on Oscar night. And speaking of questionable, Paris' mom was seriously underdressed for the occasion. While everyone else was all elegant in dresses and updos, Kathy was in pants and boots with her hair hanging down.

Kathy's fashion faux pas was almost as random as what my party pal found on a trip back from the bathroom: a personal check from none other than Oscar-nominee Casey Affleck, written in the amount of $200 for "hair."

She saw it on the floor lying right by the bathroom and picked it up thinking she'd return it to the front desk. But once she saw whose it was, she kept it as a souvenir.

Guess he wanted to be well-coiffed in case he won an award...