It's that time of year in the nation's capital- when DC lets its political hair down at the White House Correspondents Dinner. The name is a bit deceiving because it's not about the correspondents – it's ALL Hollywood. And the partying starts tonight. (it's going to be a long weekend). Look for George Clooney, Reese Witherspoon ,Viola Davis and of course the dinner's headliner, Jimmy Kimmel.
In addition to President Obama, and Washington journalists, the guests include:
Courtesy of Politico:
ABC Sofia Vergara; Jesse Tyler Ferguson; Julie Bowen and Eric Stonestreet of "Modern Family"; Christa Miller and Bill Lawrence of "Cougar Town"; "Hunger Games" actress Elizabeth Banks; actor Paul Rudd; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie; Obama's senior campaign adviser David Axelrod; National Security Adviser Tom Donilon; Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno.
Atlantic Media Actress Rosario Dawson; chef José Andrés; "Sex and the City" writer Darren Star; Stacey Snider, co-chairwoman and CEO of DreamWorks Studios; Nancy Ann DeParle, deputy chief of staff for policy at the White House.
American Urban Radio Networks Singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, actress Tamara Tunie.
Bloomberg Actress Zooey Deschanel.
Bloomberg BNA Actress Holly Robinson Peete.
CBS "Homeland" star Claire Danes; "The Good Wife" actress Christine Baranski; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan; Lt. Gen. George J. Flynn; Raymond Kelly, commissioner of the New York City Police Department; actor Daniel Dae Kim; Sen. Amy Klobuchar; American foreign policy adviser and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice; Capt."Sully" Sullenberger III; Rep. Allen West; Rep. Tim Scott.
CNN's Piers Morgan Actress Goldie Hawn.
Fortune Actress Rashida Jones.
Fox News Kim Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner.
Fox's Greta Van Susteren Actress Lindsay Lohan.
Huffington Post Actor Daniel Day-Lewis; actress Dakota Fanning; Anna Paquin; Stephen Moyer of "True Blood"; Darren Criss of "Glee"; Nasim Pedrad of "Saturday Night Live"; Attorney General Eric Holder; Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke; Sen. Rand Paul; White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer.
Newsweek/The Daily Beast Actress Reese Witherspoon; "The Help" star Viola Davis; J.R. Martinez of "Dancing With the Stars"; Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano; Gen. David Petraeus; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand; Sen. Susan Collins; Rep. Steny Hoyer; Rep. Carolyn Maloney; Ambassador Melanne Verveer; Gov. Jerry Brown; Washington attorney Bob Barnett.
NPR Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas of "Once Upon a Time"; R&B songstress Mary J. Blige; singer John Legend; model Chrissy Teigen; actor Colin Hanks; Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes; Kathryn Stockett, author of "The Help."
People "Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson; actress Diane Keaton; William Levy of "Dancing With the Stars"; former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter, Katherine; Sen. Olympia Snowe; White House chef and food policy director Sam Kass.
POLITICO Actress Charlize Theron; Eva Longoria of "Desperate Housewives"; Green Bay Packers star Charles Woodson; fashion designer and stylist Rachel Zoe; WME CEO Ari Emanuel; Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba; MPAA Chairman Chris Dodd; FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski; former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm; Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal; businessman and philanthropist Ronald S. Lauder; entrepreneur Aerin Lauder; DNCC's Theo LeCompte; Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell; Obama campaign manager Jim Messina; filmmaker and journalist Perri Peltz; RNC Chairman Reince Priebus; Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt; entrepreneur Ivanka Trump; Sen. Mark Warner.
Time Actor George Clooney and his girlfriend Stacy Keibler; Defense Secretary Leon Panetta; director Steven Spielberg and his wife, actress Kate Capshaw.
Reuters Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services; Glyn Davies, special envoy to North Korea; 46th Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr.; Mitt Romney's top adviser Eric Fehrnstrom; Ambassador of France to U.S. François Delattre; Ambassador João Vale de Almeida.
USA Today Martha Stewart; TV host Kelly Ripa and her husband, actor Mark Consuelos; "The Big Bang Theory" actor Johnny Galecki; Kelli Garner of "Pan Am."
The Washington Post Actor Pierce Brosnan; Adm. William H. McRaven.
