Awards Season Kickoff Party

THR kicked off awards season and offered guests the Oct. 4 issue featuring Captain Phillips' stars Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi on the cover.
THR kicked off awards season and offered guests the Oct. 4 issue featuring Captain Phillips' stars Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi on the cover.
From left: 42 West's Steve Flynn, GBB Consulting's Gail Brounstein, publicist Stephenie Hope, publicist Emmy Chang and Carol Marshall.
From left: Sheri Callan, owner of Callan Advertising, and designer Donald Stanzione.
From left: Hollywood Foreign Press Association vice president Lorenzo Soria and THR's Bill Higgins.
From left: Rick Markovitz, president of Weissman/Markovitz Communications, and THR's awards blogger/analyst Scott Feinberg.
From left: Disney's Michelle Sewell and The Angellotti Co.'s Christine Foy.
Two caricature artists provided sketches of guests like Rebecca Fisher of Block-Korenbrot PR.
From left: The Angellotti Co.'s Dana Bseiso and Universal's Jen Chamberlain.
From left: AFI chief marking officer Liza Ameen, AFI fest director Jacqueline Lyanga and MEDIAPLANpr's Tatiana Detlofson.
Ben Zauzmer, Harvard junior engaged by THR to mathematically forecast the Oscars in 2013/2014.
From left: THR's film reporter Tim Appelo, THR.com style editor Erin Weinger and deputy editor Seth Abramovitch.
From left: THR editorial director Janice Min with Megan Colligan, president of domestic marketing and distribution for Paramount Pictures.
From left: LT-TA's Lisa Taback and THR's executive director of independent film and talent, Debra Fink.
From left: DreamWorks Studios' Chip Sullivan and Rick Markovitz, president of Weissman/Markovitz Communications.
Paul Roeder, senior vp global communications at The Walt Disney Studios, with Lynne Segall, publisher, senior vp at THR.