Co-chairs Denise DuBarry Hay and Pattie Gribow did an excellent job putting on this special yearly event

Guests for the evening would drive up to valet service. Then, they would walk the red carpet just like at the Oscars. Television crews were on hand to interview the guests as they arrived. Several celebrities walked the Red Carpet. Among them were Fred "The Hammer" Williamson and his wife Linda, Tristan Rogers and his wife Teresa and some new stars including Anna Marie Pazmino and Mike Hatton. Many Local celebrities also walked the Red Carpet.

Women dressed in beautiful gowns for the occasion and several men wore a tux.

Tall, golden Oscars were on each side of the Red Carpet making it an elegant entrance to the ballroom. Academy Awards posters lined the hallway to the ballroom. Once inside the ballroom, there was a silent auction of movie memorabilia. Black and gold chairs made a spectacular scene. Two large-screen TVs were on each side of the stage. It made me feel as if I was in the audience at the Oscars. I could actually see the emotion on the faces of the honorees. Guests would clap when their favorite won and many participated in a prize for the one that guessed the most winners.

Gribow, DuBarry Hay or comedian James Stephens III would come on stage during the commercials. They would thank the sponsors and volunteers or tell what all the women in film do for the people in the valley.

Several valley ladies are part of the local television scene, including Gribow, Janet Newcomb, Gloria Greer, Pattie Daly Caruso and Tanya McRae.

DuBarry Hay and her daughter Samantha Lockwood, shown at left with her sister Whitney Hay, are involved in makings films along with other local women. It is not widely known that there are film offices in the desert. Many include the Palm Springs area in their films.

A buffet dinner was served and guests got up to fill their plates during commercials. No one wanted to miss any part of the Oscar ceremony. Dinner consisted of salads, sushi, beef loin and desserts.

All proceeds from this gala will go toward educational and Scholarship programs of the Palm Springs chapter of Women in Film.

Thanks go out to the many talented members of Palm Springs Women in Film and Television and the staff and management of the Hyatt Grand Champion Resort for making Oscar Night a success.

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