The Beverly Hilton, site of Monday night's Golden Globe Awards, was also the setting for five major industry after-parties, and one couldn't walk 3 feet without snagging the train of one of the many starlets who buzzed through the lobby from one bash to the next.

"I'm just so proud," Ginnifer Goodwin trilled as she exited Glamour magazine's viewing party at Trader Vic's. The actress, who played Johnny Cash's first wife in Walk the Line, couldn't wait to congratulate co-stars Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon on their wins. "I have to go stalk my cast mates," she said.

Nominees Pierce Brosnan and Scarlett Johansson and winner Felicity Huffman held court at the Weinstein Co. and Glamour after-party in a burgundy tent outside the Polynesian restaurant. "It's such a long evening," complained Mischa Barton after paying her respects to the big boss man, Harvey Weinstein. "We've been here since 5." Kevin Spacey, who skipped the ceremony itself, was considerably livelier. "I don't remember last year's party because I was wasted," he said. "Tonight, I'm only drinking Cokes." Not in the lingering mood was Renée Zellweger, who didn't make it past the smoking section before taking off. "They're security!" she said of two handsome men trailing her. "They're the best dates!"

Upstairs, Charlize Theron and George Clooney mingled at the Warner Bros. party, while Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillippe, and Kiefer Sutherland huddled at the Fox fête. Focus Features and NBC Universal attracted Ang Lee, Rachel Weisz, and Steve Carell, who happily hung out with head honcho Jeff Zucker. At the lavish HBO gala in the pool area, Mary-Louise Parker and S. Epatha Merkerson reveled in their newly acquired Globe-winner status. "I've been in this business so long that I really appreciate these sweet moments," said Merkerson, before confiding that she was ready to go home, where she could "take off these glad rags and really whoop it up." On the faux-fur seats nearby, Bill Maher shared a tête-à-tête with Christopher Reid, the Kid in Kid 'n Play, and Emma Thompson and Lorraine Bracco presided over separate circles of conversation. "This is all fodder for my character," said Entourage's Adrian Grenier as he took in a scene that included a huge flaming round centerpiece in the pool, buffets at every corner, and bevies of scantily clad ladies. "This is what it's all about."

—Sarah Cristobal