Even though this might not have been a small, intimate affair at Larson's house, it was still a get-together with friends. Larson herself got to catch up with Oscar nominees such as Emma Stone and Viola Davis. No doubt they commiserated about the marathon that is awards season when you're the front-runner, which is, admittedly, a good problem to have. Also, probably lots of people wanted to grab a selfie (or a professionally lit and photographed image) of themselves with the legendary Meryl Streep . Or visionary director Ava DuVernay