From Adrien Brody To Patricia Arquette, The 8th Hollywood Domino Gala Brings Stars Together [Photos]

In 2008, Daya Fernandez thought of a fun little variation on the traditional game of dominos. Said game involves players using the pieces to make 'movie reels' - an idea that has certainly found a home with Hollywood's elite. Over the past eight years, a Hollywood Domino Gala has taken place in London, New York, the Cannes Film Festival, Puerto Rico, but the most important an prestigious event on the calendar takes place in in Los Angeles, on the Thursday before each year's Oscar ceremony.

Patricia Arquette at the 8th Annual Hollywood Domino Gala, in Los Angeles (Credit Michael Kovac - Getty Images)

With the help of Swiss watchmaker Bovet 1822, the 8th Hollywood Domino Gala & Tournament at the Sunset Tower Hotel on 19th February 2015. Every year, the Gala raises money for various charities, with this year the charity of choice was Artists for Peace and Justice - an organisation intent on supporting communities in poverty-stricken areas in Haiti. 

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Natasha Bedingfield at the 8th Annual Hollywood Domino Gala, in Los Angeles (Credit Jason Merritt - Getty Images)

Amongst the A-listers that made their way to the Sunset Tower Hotel, were people like Patricia Arquette, singer/songwriter Natasha Bedingfield and Academy Award-winner Adrien Brody. But that wasn't all - rapper Aloe Blacc, musician Paul Oakenfold, and actors Amaury Nolasco, Omar Eppsat, Jimmy Jean-louis, Katherine Castroat, Kevin Jonas and his wife Danielle.

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Aloe Blacc at the 8th Annual Hollywood Domino Gala, in Los Angeles (Credit Jason Merritt - Getty Images)

The growing popularity of the event, an official endorsed board game was created by Hasbro. The aim of the game is to create a 'movie' by matching the two sides of a Hollywood inspired domino, and use all of the pieces. Any pieces left over by the end of the game are added to your score, and the player with the lowest score (known as "finishing under budget") wins the game. 

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Jimmy Jean-Louis and Katherine Castroat at the 8th Annual Hollywood Domino Gala, in Los Angeles (Credit Michael Kovac - Getty Images)

With the appeal of the game to the Hollywood elite obvious, the Gala continues to grow each year, constantly raising more and more money for worthy charities and people in need of the magic that only movies can provide.

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Kevin and Danielle Jonas at the 8th Annual Hollywood Domino Gala, in Los Angeles (Credit Michael Kovac - Getty Images)

Paul Oakenfold at the 8th Annual Hollywood Domino Gala, in Los Angeles (Credit Jason Merritt - Getty Images)

Amaury Nolasco, Adrien Brody and Omar Eppsat at the 8th Annual Hollywood Domino Gala, in Los Angeles (Credit Michael Kovac - Getty Images)