Grins, gowns and gaffes at the 2013 Oscars afterparties - in pictures

The golden-throated Adele and Barbra Streisand compare notes at the Governors Ball Photograph: Action Press/Rex Features

A statuesque – and statue-clutching – Anne Hathaway arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party Photograph: Larry Busacca/VF13/Getty Images for Vanity Fair

Bradley Cooper brings his dear mum, Gloria Cooper, to the Governors Ball Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Not waving - raving. TV host Conan O'Brien and his wife, Liza Powel, arrive at the Vanity Fair party Photograph: Adrian Sanchez-gonzalez/AFP/Getty Images

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and Jim Carrey at Elton John's Aids Foundation party. You'll be surprised to hear that those are not Carrey's real feet Photograph: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for EJAF

David Furnish and Elton John bring their son Zachary along to the party ... whether he likes it or not Photograph: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for EJAF

Daniel Day-Lewis and Ang Lee enjoy some winners' bonding at the Governors Ball Photograph: Action Press/Rex Features

The inescapable Emeli Sandé performs at Elton John's Aids Foundation party Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for EJAF

A steward makes a risk assessment on Halle Berry's shoulderpads as he guides her into the Vanity Fair party Photograph: Danny Moloshok/Reuters

Coppo-load of this directing dynasty: Jennifer Furches, Roman Coppola, Eleanor Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola arrive at the Governors Ball Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Jennifer Hudson: please do not adjust your undergarments. You are arriving at the Vanity Fair party in front of the world's press Photograph: Broadimage/Rex Features

Kim Kardashian, Heidi Klum and Kourtney Kardashian demonstrate three diverse approaches to red carpet style at Elton John's Aids Foundation party Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for EJAF

Hollywood patriarch Kirk Douglas and his wife, Ann, arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party Photograph: Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez/AFP/Getty Images

Richard Gere and Elizabeth Banks prepare for a dust-up Photograph: Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez/AFP/Getty Images

Miley Cyrus, Elton John and Kelly Osbourne get quiffy at the Aids Foundation party Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for EJAF

Elton John takes a breather after singing with Steven Tyler at his afterparty Photograph: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for EJAF

Stubble trouble: George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Ben Affleck at the Governors Ball Photograph: Action Press/Rex Features

Nicki Minaj and Jane Lynch get cosy at Elton John's bash Photograph: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Chopard

Best foot forward: Natalie Portman and her choreographer husband, Benjamin Millepied, arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party Photograph: Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez/AFP/Getty Images

Quentin Tarantino loosens his leather tie and clutches his Oscar at the Governors Ball Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Beyoncé's sister Solange Knowles wows the photographers in a showstopping canary-yellow frock Photograph: Larry Busacca/VF13/Getty Images for Vanity Fair

'I'll thrill 'er' ... Michael Jackson's producer Quincy Jones and his chum Naomi Campbell frolic outside the Aids Foundation party Photograph: Gus Ruelas/Reuters

Mann overboard (we jest – the dress is very understated): Leslie Mann stands in position for the cameras Photograph: Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez/AFP/Getty Images

'You should be dancing,' whispers James Brolin to John Travolta at the Governors Ball Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Who wouldn't look smug with Amy Adams and Charlize Theron on either arm? The lucky man is Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the party is the Governors Ball Photograph: Action Press/Rex Features