By Maria Esteves – March 1, 2015

The 26th Annual New York Oscar Viewing Party celebrated the 87th Academy Awards at DANIEL, Sunday, February 22, 2015. Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), East Coast Academy members, prior Oscar winners, Oscar nominees, industry executives and special guests enjoyed the evening with an exclusive cocktail reception, French cuisine by award winning chef Daniel Boulud and watched live on big screens Oscars 2015 hosted by Neil Patrick Harris held at Dolby Theatre, Hollywood & Highland Center, California. AMPAS NY Oscar Night Viewing Party arrivals included AMPAS director Patrick Harrison, New York programs and membership; award winning chef owner Daniel Boulud, DANIEL; CEO Arthur Manson, Cinemanson Marketing And Distribution Corp.; Academy Award-winning filmmaker Shawn Christensen; Harvey Kagan, former technical director of Columbia Pictures; Opera singer Allison Charney, PREformances with Allison Charney; animation director Pieter Kroon; animation producer Cecile Kroon and special guests.

The 87th Oscars presented by AMPAS honored excellence in film achievements of 2014. The Oscars were televised in more than 250 countries worldwide.

26th Annual NY Oscar Night Viewing Party arrivals:
chef owner Daniel Boulud, DANIEL.

26th Annual NY Oscar Night Viewing Party arrivals:
AMPAS director Patrick Harrison, New York programs
and membership, left, and chef owner Daniel Boulud, DANIEL.

26th Annual NY Oscar Night Viewing Party arrivals:
from left, AMPAS director Patrick Harrison, New
York programs and membership, actress Tina Louise,
and architect/author Stephen Valentine.

26th Annual NY Oscar Night Viewing Party arrivals:
AMPAS director Patrick Harrison, New York programs
and membership, right, with Arthur Manson,
AMPAS member and friend of the Academy.

26th Annual NY Oscar Night Viewing Party arrivals:
AMPAS member Harvey Kagan, former technical
director of Columbia Pictures, center, with his wife
Hedy Kagan and granddaughter Rosen.

26th Annual NY Oscar Night Viewing Party arrivals:
(L-R) AMPAS member Jordan Charney, with his wife
Nancy Cooperstein-Charney, daughter Opera singer
Allison Charney, and husband Real Estate Consultant
Adam Epstein.

26th Annual NY Oscar Night Viewing Party arrivals: (L-R)
Friends of the Academy Carlos Romero, Julia Joseph,
Amanda La Fontaine, and Dan La Fontaine.

26th Annual NY Oscar Night Viewing Party arrivals:
AMPAS director Patrick Harrison, New York programs and
membership, center, with chief curator of film Rajendra
Roy, MOMA, right, and friend of the Academy.

26th Annual NY Oscar Night Viewing Party arrivals:
AMPAS member Pieter Kroon, animation director,
right, and his wife animation producer Cecile Kroon.

26th Annual NY Oscar Night Viewing Party arrivals:
AMPAS director Patrick Harrison, New York programs
and membership, right, and music manager Tina Davis.

26th Annual NY Oscar Night Viewing
Party arrivals: AMPAS director Patrick
Harrison, New York programs and membership,
right, and Academy member Carmelo Pirrone.

26th Annual NY Oscar Night Viewing
Party arrivals: AMPAS director Patrick
Harrison, New York programs and
membership, left, and Steven Gilroy.

26th Annual NY Oscar Night Viewing Party
arrivals: Actress Tina Louise.

26th Annual NY Oscar Night Viewing Party
arrivals: Academy Award-winning filmmaker
Shawn Christensen.