The Coolest Oscars Celebration You Missed

Talk about star power: NPH, Meryl, Nicole, and Cate chow down at The Palm (Instagram)
Talk about star power: NPH, Meryl, Nicole, and Cate chow down at The Palm (Instagram)

Table for three Best Actress winners, please.

While most celebrities were making a mad dash from the Dolby Theater to Vanity Fair's post-Oscars bash, a few of Hollywood's elite decided to take a breather and (finally) eat.

Cate Blanchett, along with Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, joined Neil Patrick Harris for dinner at The Palm restaurant. So we guess they were fans of his hosting duties, then? A few of the stars' better halves Keith Urban, Don Gummer, and David Burtka were also on hand to celebrate.

Bruce Bozzi, the executive vice president of the Palm Restaurant Group, shared a snapshot from the hottest booth in town: "Cozy post Oscar Supper The Palm #beverlyhills #hilda #NPH #Huvane #Mr.Gummer #Ms. Streep .#Ms.Kidman #Mr.Urban #Burkta #Madame Blanchett #oscarsunday Kevin Huvane ROCKS!!!!!! So what's at this table? 5-6-7 Oscars, Emmy's, CMA's...Grammy? how many Tony's.... and a well deserved 10%!! #K&H."

So what were they all talking about? No, not how Julianne Moore definitely gets the invite next time. Instead, they were buzzing about NPH's prediction box magic trick.

"I had a post-show dinner at The Palm restaurant, and Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, and Meryl Streep were eating at another table with their dates. We started chatting, and the conversation quickly turned to the Prediction Box," Harris told Entertainment Weekly. "I loved hearing their theories, and trying to work out how it was done. Meryl’s reaction on camera was my favorite."

That we believe. Don't forget, one of Neil's "predictions" was, "During Patricia Arquette's 'Norma Rae' moment, Meryl Streep will suddenly realize she's underpaid."

If anyone could get NPH to spill his secrets, it's obviously Meryl, right?