Dawna Lee Heising and John Cox of Eye on Entertainment covered Norby Walters’ 2011 Annual Night of 100 Stars Oscar Party on Oscar® Sunday, February 27, 2011 in the Crystal Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. The 21st Annual Night of 100 Stars black tie dinner viewing gala was sponsored by Richard Mille Luxury Watches. Norby Walters, the veteran music agent, reprised his role as Producer and Dinner Chairman. The formal sit-down dinner viewing party has always included past Oscar winners and nominees who return to pay tribute to this year’s favorite Award nominees.
The media has always rated the Night of 100 Stars as one of the top Award parties. The Daily News rated this party as "…the number one Oscar party, just for the sheer number of celebrities attending." The Night of 100 Stars Awards Party was sponsored this year by Richard Mille®, one of the world’s youngest and most expensive luxury watch brands.
This year the live streaming show was produced by Beverly Hills Courier TV®, a new division of the weekly and daily on-line award winning newspaper that has spanned two centuries of excellent journalism for the most famous city in America. Beverly Hills CourierTV® and their daily on-line news edition is associated with 140 other newspapers, has 5.9 million hits per month and a record 1.46 million page views per month.
"The new Night of 100 Stars Awards party TV show will be seen live by millions thanks to our new relationship with Beverly Hills Courier TV®," said Norby Walters, dinner chairman.
Almost 60 Academy Award Winners and Nominees have previously attended and many are expected including: Jamie Foxx, Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Danny Aiello, Jennifer Tilly, Linda Blair, Michael Lerner, Sally Kirkland, Gary Busey, Bruce Davison, , Richard Dreyfuss, Cathy Moriarty, Kathleen Quinlan, Eric Roberts, Lynn Redgrave, Robert Forster, Diane Ladd, Caroll Baker, Rip Torn, Charles Durning, Dean Stockwell, Robert Stack, Theodore Bikel, Don Murray, Cliff Robertson, William H. Macy, Samantha Eggar, Kevin McCarthy, Glynis Johns, Terry Moore, Burt Young, Karen Black, Eddie Albert, George Chakiris, James Cromwell, Red Buttons, Ernest Borgnine, Anthony Franciosa, Shirley Jones, Elliott Gould, Tony Curtis, Martin Landau, David Paymer, Robert Loggia, Renee Taylor, Joe Bologna, Rod Steiger, Brenda Vaccaro, Shirley Knight, James Whitmore, Shelley Winters, Pat Morita, Patricia Neal, Stuart Whitman, Carrie Snodgrass, Seymour Cassel, Lesley Ann Warren, Russ Tamblyn, Maximillian Schell, Sally Kellerman and Mickey Rooney.