Apr 29, 2012

Scenes from the 2012 White House Correspondents Association dinner and afterparty

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Once a year, Washington transforms into Hollywood. Last night’s White House Correspondents Association dinner was a star-studded event with celebrities like George Clooney, Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon, Lindsay Lohan, and Uggie the dog. The 98th annual dinner, which raises money for WHCA scholarships and recognizes excellence in the profession, was hosted by late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.

See which celebrities were in attendance and listen to remakes made by President Barack Obama and Kimmel during last night’s dinner.

: Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer attend the 98th Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

: Zooey Deschanel attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

: Actress Dakota Fanning attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

: Eva Longoria attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

: Uggie the dog, from the movie “The Artist,” performs on the red carpet for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington April 28, 2012. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

: Actress Charlize Theron walks past reporters as she arrives on the red carpet for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

: Lindsay Lohan arrives on the red carpet, as the U.S. Marine Band arrives behind her, for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, April 28, 2012. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

: Actress Goldie Hawn (L), television presenter Piers Morgan (2nd L), actress Ginnifer Goodwin (2nd R) and actor Josh Dallas share the red carpet at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington April 28, 2012. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

: Dane DeHaan and Daniel Radcliffe attend the 98th Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

: Uggie the dog, from the movie “The Artist,” arrives with trainer Omar Von Muller on the red carpet for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington April 28, 2012. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

: Actors Justin Mikita (L) watches as his partner Jesse Tyler Ferguson stop for photos on the red carpet at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington April 28, 2012. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

: Vernon Davis of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers talks to a reporter on the red carpet as he arrives for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, April 28, 2012. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

: Journalist Charlie Rose greets Chris Matthews (R) and his wife Kathleen Matthews as they arrive for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

: Writer Sally Quinn, her husband, former Executive Editor of the Washington Post Ben Bradlee, former editor of the Sunday Times Harold Evans and his wife, Daily Beast and Newsweek Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown, attend the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

: U.S. President Barack Obama attends the White House Correspondents Association annual dinner in Washington April 28, 2012. (Larry Downing/Reuters)

: Kim Kardashian and her mother Kris Jenner hold their hands over their hearts for the U.S. national anthem during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington April 28, 2012. (Jim Bourg/Reuters)

: Comedian Jimmy Kimmel delivers remarks at the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner held at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. This was the 98th annual dinner and was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. (Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama laughs during the White House Correspondents Association annual dinner in Washington April 28, 2012. (Larry Downing/Reuters)

: U.S. President Barack Obama gives a high-five to Jimmy Kimmel at the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner held at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)

: President Barack Obama high-fives television host Jimmy Kimmel alongside Caren Bohan of Reuters, President of the White House Correspondents Association during the White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, DC, April 28, 2012. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: Steve Adler, U.S. President Barack Obama and Caren Bohan applaud at the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner held at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama winks as he tells a joke about his place of birth during the White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, DC, April 28, 2012. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama smiles while delivering remarks at the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner held at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)

: First lady Michelle Obama arrives to the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner held at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa Press via Getty Images)

: Television host Jimmy Kimmel (L) sits alongside First Lady Michelle Obama (R) during the White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, DC, April 28, 2012. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner held at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama smiles while delivering remarks at the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner held at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)

: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama laughs at comedian Jimmy Kimmel at the White House Correspondents Association annual dinner in Washington April 28, 2012. (Larry Downing/Reuters)

: A picture of actor Morgan Freeman appears on a screen as President Barack Obama tells a joke describing what he will look like 4 years from now during the White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, DC, April 28, 2012. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: White House Correspondents’ Association President and Reuters correspondent Caren Bohan (L) offers a toast to U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner in Washington April 28, 2012. (Larry Downing/Reuters)

: Director Steven Spielberg poses for photos during the White House Correspondents Association Dinner. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: Actress Sigourney Weaver and former Republican Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum (R) attend the White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, DC, April 28, 2012. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: Actress Lindsay Lohan attends the White House Correspondents Association Dinner on April 28, 2012 in Washington DC. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: Actress Claire Danes attends the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner. (Larry Downing/Reuters)

: Actor David Arquette films himself as he attends the White House Correspondents Association Dinner. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: Actors Eric Stonestreet and David Arquette attend the White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: Director Steven Spielberg and actress Dakota Fanning attend the White House Correspondents Association annual dinner in Washington April 28, 2012. (Larry Downing/Reuters)

: John Legend attends the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. (Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)

: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) talks with actresss Reese Witherspoon at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

: Actress Kate Hudson talks with Washington Post publishing heiress and Senior Associate Editor Lally Weymouth and U.S. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington. (Jim Bourg/Reuters)

: Lindsay Lohan and her attorney Shawn Chapman Holley attend the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner held at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)

: Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner attend the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. (Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)

: Actor George Clooney talks with other guests during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington. (Jim Bourg/Reuters)

: Actor Matthew Morrison of the television show Glee, attends the White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: Actor Kevin Spacey attends the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner held at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012. (Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)

: (Katherine Nicholls, Ginnifer Goodwin, Joshua Dallas and Sarah Shaffer attend the Capitol File’s 7th Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner After Party at The Newseum on April 29, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Kris Connor/Getty Images)

: Kelli Garner, Johnny Galecki and Gloria Reuben attend the Capitol File’s 7th Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner After Party at The Newseum. (Kris Connor/Getty Images)

: Actors Tim Daly and Claire Danes speak at the Capitol File’s 7th Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner after party at The Newseum on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

: Musician Ski Johnson is seen with a saxophone as Dominique Hatcher looks on as they attend the Capitol File’s 7th Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner after party at The Newseum on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

: Actors Jon Bernthal and Richard Kind attend the Capitol File’s 7th Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner after party at The Newseum on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

: Albert Manzo and Caroline Manzo from the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” attend the Capitol File’s 7th Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner after party at The Newseum on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

: Caroline Manzo from the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” greets actor Ryan Kwanten as they attend the Capitol File’s 7th Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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Mary
Apr 30, 2012 @ 19:28:37

That is Dane DeHaan, not Ronan Farrow, standing with Daniel Radcliffe. Radcliff and DeHaan are staring in a film together. You might want to correct your photo.

- Stokely Baksh
  Apr 30, 2012 @ 20:08:11
  
  Thanks for bringing this error to our attention. We have corrected the caption.
  
Edward
Apr 29, 2012 @ 19:35:51

“There’s nothing like a party of multi-millionaires schmoozing and propagating about how we need greater income equality”:

http://brianekoenig.com/2012/04/obamas-white-house-correspondents-features-a-list-hollywood-stars/

Scenes from the 2012 White House Correspondents Association dinner and afterparty

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