Elton John's Oscar celebrations

26-02-2008 08:31

Elton John's annual Oscar party attracted a galaxy of stars.The cream of Hollywood including Sharon Stone, Sean Penn, Harrison Ford, Calista Flockhart and Heidi Klum attended the charity bash at Los Angeles' Pacific Design Center on Sunday (24.02.08).Elton's party, now in its 16th year, is known for its auction centrepiece which raises money for the singer's AIDS Foundation. This year's prizes included a 1975 vintage Corvette Stingray car, five celebrity-designed pairs of Chopard sunglasses and a much-coveted Helmut Newton photograph of naked women.During the auction, Elton offered to take his trousers off to encourage bidders to raise the stakes.Referring to her infamous flashing scene in 1992 thriller 'Basic Instinct', Sharon laughed: "I would do that too, but you've already all seen that before."Guests, who paid a fortune to attend the star-studded event, were also treated to a performance from the singer.