Kristen Stewart, Benicio del Toro attend swanky San Francisco event

"Benicio del Toro, who in the morning had received a Golden Globe nomination for his supporting role in " One Battle After Another," was one of a clutch of celebrities who filed into the Fort Mason Center on Monday night. Also present were Kristen Stewart ("Love Lies Bleeding"), Wunmi Mosaku (" Sinners"), Boots Riley ("Sorry to Bother You"), Regina Hall ("One Battle After Another") and fashion designer Zac Posen, who was hired as Gap ' s creative director last year."

"They came to the complex for SFFILM's annual awards night, San Francisco's stop on the road to the Oscars. A single ticket costs $1,250, and the event's proceeds go toward SFFILM's efforts to boost filmmaking in the Bay Area. Before the main event, servers in white walked the floor with hors d'oeuvres and flutes of champagne as honorees strolled down a strip of red carpet, pausing to field questions from reporters. It was a sliver of Hollywood glamour transposed onto a cold Bay Area evening."

"In a brief stop, SFGATE asked Stewart about the industry's practice of using test screenings to make films more palatable to a general audience. Stewart expressed frustration with the practice in a recent New York Times interview. Stewart said that while the practice hasn't affected her directly, she's had to compromise at other junctures, mentioning times she's had to stick "pieces" of hair on her head for her roles in "Happiest S"

Golden Globe nominations were announced Monday and Paramount began a bidding war with Netflix for control of Warner Bros. Discovery. A roster of A-list film talent attended SFFILM's annual awards night at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, including Benicio del Toro, Kristen Stewart, Wunmi Mosaku, Boots Riley, Regina Hall and Zac Posen. Tickets cost $1,250 and proceeds support filmmaking in the Bay Area. Servers circulated hors d'oeuvres and champagne while honorees walked a red carpet. Kristen Stewart received SFFILM's storytelling award, noted her directorial debut The Chronology of Water, and criticized industry test screenings while recounting compromises such as adding pieces of hair for roles.

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