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On February 24, 2012, Richard Mille and Vanity Fair hosted an exclusive cocktail reception honoring Academy Award®-winning director Martin Scorsese at Los Angeles’ Hotel Bel-Air in support of The Film Foundation.

The evening also served as a celebration of Mr. Scorsese’s film Hugo, which is nominated for 11 Oscars this year including Best Director and Best Picture. The Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, February 26.

Leading actors, directors, and film industry executives joined Mr. Richard Mille and CEO of Richard Mille Americas John Simonian for the occasion. Guests at the event included honoree Martin Scorsese and Helen Scorsese, Demian Bichir, Executive Director of the Film Foundation Margaret Bodde, Lorraine Bracco, Vanity Fair Editor-in-Chief Graydon Carter, Jessica Chastain, Patricia Clarkson, Frances Conroy, Sebastian Copeland, Kevin Corrigan, Elizabeth Cotnoir, Danny Huston, Sir Ben Kingsley, Olga Kurylenko, Fran Lebowitz, Ray Liotta, Vanity Fair Publisher Edward Menicheschi, Kathleen Robertson, Rick Rubin, Howard Shore, Maura Tierney, and Pharrell Williams, among others.

ABOUT THE FILM FOUNDATION

The Film Foundation was created in 1990 by Martin Scorsese and a distinguished group of filmmakers to address the need to preserve cinematic heritage. Over the past 22 years, The Film Foundation has raised awareness for film preservation within the industry and the public at large, and has helped to preserve more than 565 films. In addition, through “The Story of Movies” educational program, the foundation reaches more than 9 million students, educating them about film language and history.

ABOUT VANITY FAIR

Muscular long-form journalism, stunning photography, insightful essays, and superb design make each issue of Vanity Fair an indispensable tool for understanding our world. Every month, the magazine commissions the best writers and photographers to explain the pressing issues of the day and take the pulse of the culture. Vanity Fair consistently delivers crucial reporting on business and finance, domestic politics, and world affairs, even as it covers the very best in arts and entertainment.

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