New boss, new Oscar party.
The biggest fete on Hollywood’s biggest night is decamping from the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills for the Fairfax-area environs of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The decision is part of a new, multi-year partnership between LACMA and Vanity Fair. It also may have something to do with the magazine’s new boss.
In June, Condé Nast appointed Mark Guiducci to lead Vanity Fair as global editorial director, replacing then-Editor-in-Chief Radhika Jones after her eight-year run there.
Today’s move can be seen as Guiducci’s effort to put his own imprint on the must-attend event.
Before VF, Guiducci was creative editorial director at Vogue under the tutelage of Condé chief content officer Anna Wintour.
If you’re getting Met Gala vibes from the decision, you may be onto something.
In the announcement of Guiducci’s ascendance, Condé Nast cited his role in shaping “Vogue’s global identity across 12 markets, from cover stories and cultural features to annual tentpoles such as the Met Gala.” He also has a degree in art & archaeology from Princeton.
So the move from a space adjacent to a performing arts locale to a more classic museum context makes sense. More specifically, the party will take place inside LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries.
The move also makes sense given the Geffen Galleries will be brand spanking new in March next year, with the grand opening set for April.
“The idea of Hollywood has never been more expansive than it is today,” says Guiducci, Global Editorial Director. “Artists make films. Sports stars are producers. Movie moguls fund art museums. And technology is embedded throughout. We’re thrilled to capture that energy with a cultural institution that undergirds the importance of Los Angeles and the industry at a time when Vanity Fair and LACMA are both entering exciting new chapters.”
In addition, as part of the multi-year partnership, VF will reportedly also partner on the museum’s yearly Art+Film Gala.
The Vanity Fair Oscar party will next be held on March 15, 2026.
