The annual "Night Before", traditionally held at the Beverly Hills Hotel, begun in 2002 and generally known as the party of the season, benefits the Motion Picture & Television Fund, which operates a retirement home for SAG actors in the San Fernando Valley
ðɪ ˈænjuːəl "nˈaɪt bᵻfˈoːɹ", tɹɐdˈɪʃənəli hˈɛld æt ðə bˈɛvɚli hˈɪlz hoʊtˈɛl, bɪɡˈʌn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ænd dʒˈɛnɚɹəli nˈoʊn æz ðə pˈɑːɹɾi ʌvðə sˈiːzən, bˈɛnɪfˌɪts ðə mˈoʊʃən pˈɪktʃɚ ænd tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən fˈʌnd, wˌɪtʃ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪts ɐ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt hˈoʊm fɔːɹ ˌɛsˌeɪdʒˈiː ˈæktɚz ɪnðə sˌæn fɜːnˈændoʊ vˈæli