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Stacy Keibler, George Clooney, Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux unwind in the Evening Before party. Minka Kelly and Rosario Dawson Viola Davis and Julius Tennon with Tom Hanks Ryan and Britta Kavanaugh meet Can Be and Timothy Olyphant. Paula Patton, Kate Hudson and Fergie Michael Douglas and Ken SchererBryan Cranston and Ben Stiller Saturday's tenth annual Evening Before party adopted two traditions: wall-to-wall showbiz heavyhitters inside a high-energy mood, as well as an evening of impressive fund-raising. The fete in the Beverly Hillsides Hotel elevated $5.5 million for that Movie & Television Fund, contributing to a lot more than $50 million elevated in the past nine occasions.MPTF's Ken Scherer saluted Jeffrey Katzenberg for those that he's done, including his idea for that event about ten years ago. "It is Jeffrey's vision with this type of party," stated Scherer.Following the first event in 2003, Katzenberg stated, "I believe we hit a house run."And also the home runs ongoing Saturday by having an all-star team attending. Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider brought within the Reliance group including Anil Ambani. J.J. Abrams talked with George Lucas, while Meryl Streep huddled with Ron Meyer. Elton John literally knocked into Taye Diggs.Wendi Deng got her apple iphone -- including a Hello Cat situation -- to consider an image of George Clooney, Stacy Keibler and Li Bingbing, but Katzenberg gallantly required the apple iphone and clicked the photo so Deng could join the audience.One of many representing the professional branch were Jim Gianopulos, Ryan Kavanaugh, Leslie Moonves, Take advantage of Moore, Shaun Robinov, Wealthy Ross, Tom Rothman, Shaun Small, Howard Stringer and Harvey Weinstein.Also interacting were Chris Columbus, Christopher Dodd, Mike Gores, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, Laurie MacDonald and Walter Parkes, and Ron Nicita and Paula Wagner. The thesp region was large and incorporated Leonardo DiCaprio, Gary Oldman, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone and Max von Sydow.MPTF's Bob Beitcher said, "All of the galleries, the heavens, film, television, independent producers, studio professionals are here. It is the one event where they are able to come, they are fully aware there is no paparazzi, they are totally protected, they are able to speak with one another pretty freely."Searching to another ten years, Beitcher stated, "You never know? But we must keep reinventing ourselves." Indeed, the MPTF lately introduced the aim of raising $350 million for that fund.Out of the box now tradition, Evening Before partygoers had themselves captured pics of using the Target dog, although Chris Rock introduced, "I am a Walmart guy." Contact Shalini Dore at shali.dore@variety.com