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Academy Awards — Oscar
Party
— How to Host
an Oscar Party
What:
83rd Annual Academy Awards
Oscar Party
Where:
Kodak Theater, Los Angeles
When:
Sunday, March 7, 2010
on ABC 5pm PT/8pm EST
Who:
Live Oscar Telecast
Hosted by:
Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will co-host the 2010 Academy Awards.
Last year's awards were hosted by Hugh Jackman — he
was terrific! Jackman
won an Emmy in 2005 for hosting the 59th annual Tony Awards in 2004.
He was
also
nominated
as
host of
the
Tonys
in 2005.
2010 Best-Picture Category
to Grow to 10 Nominees
June 2009, it was announced that the 2010 Academy Awards are doubling
the number of Best-Picture Nominees from five to 10 — returning
to the traditions of the 1930s and '40s. The broadened movie field
might now include Documentaries, Foreign-Language Films, Animated
Movies,
Musicals
and Comedies.
1939 10 Best-Picture
Nominees
(all considered classics today)
Previous Academy Award Nominations
Previous Academy Award nominations
were announced on Thursday, January 22, 2009. Stay tuned for 2010
nominations...
Previous Best Picture
Nominations
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- Milk
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire
Best Picture
Oscar Winner 2009
"Slumdog Millionaire"
- Congrats!
Oscar Party Fun
It's that time again! Invite
your friends over for an "Oscar
Party" at your house. Gather
around the TV (it's especially fun if you have a BIG screen HDTV).
The first-ever Academy Awards
were held in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood
Blvd. The ceremony
lasted only 15 minutes. Today's marathon
production runs more than three hours!
FUN Oscar
History & Trivia
Pre-Show Fashions & Bling
Have your guests arrive early to watch Pre-Show
celebrity interviews and check out the latest fashions and bling.
Pre-Shows begin airing early afternoon — check your local
show times. The Oscar Telecast
begins at
5pm Sunday
(8pm
EST)
on
ABC (Channel
7).
Oscar Party Invitations
Be creative with your invitations — use nominated Movies or Actors in your
text, e.g.
"The Duchess" and her "Slumdog
Millionaire" request the pleasure of your company at
our house on "Revolutionary Road." No "Doubt" this
will be the best Academy Awards Show ever — going on well
into the "Dark Knight." Feast on decadent hors
d'oeuvres and champagne — and "Milk" and
cookies for dessert. Guests include "Vicky, Christina,
Barcelona"... "Frost, Nixon"...and "The Reader" of
the group, "Benjamin Button." "Rachel's Getting
Married" to "The Wrestler" so they'll
be out of town. Please RSVP to "Brad or Angelina"... you
get the idea!
If you don't want the expense of buying printed
Oscar Party invitations, you can always print your own, use Evite
online invitations — or just send an "email invitation" if
you know everyone's email address. Ask your guests to RSVP via email,
IM or cell phone — it's perfectly acceptable.
Red Carpet & Digital
Pics/Video
For a fun "Red Carpet" effect, get a Red
Carpet "Runner" for your entranceway and take Digital
Pics or a Video of your guests as they arrive. Set your dining
room/coffee tables with
bright red runners, sprinkled with black and gold confetti
stars.
Share Party Photos & Videos
Upload your Digital Party Pictures to Flickr, Facebook, Shutterfly or MySpace
and upload your Video to YouTube after your Oscar Party to share with your
family, friends and co-workers. Oscar Party Video Camcorders
Buy a NEW, low-cost, all-in-one, Flip Mino Video Camcorder, customized
for your Oscar Party... to record and share your party activities.
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Share Party Photos
and Videos
Upload your Digital Party Pictures to Flickr, Facebook,
Shutterfly or MySpace and
upload your Video to YouTube after
your Oscar Party to share with your family, friends and co-workers.
Free Video Conferencing
For those people who can't be at your Oscar Party (especially your
overseas friends and family), set up a FREE Web Conference using Skype, Yahoo,
AOL, or Microsoft Live Instant Messaging (IM) — that way they can participate
live during the event. We use Skype for our FREE International Video Calls,
Meetings, Parties and Conferences.
It's
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Oscar Party
Themes
Depending on how formal or casual you want your party to be,
here are a few Oscar Party Theme suggestions:
Formal: "
Black Tie" or "Favorite
Movie Star"
Be
creative and have everyone dress as their " Favorite
Movie Star" or
make it a Formal "Black-Tie" event.
Semi-Formal:
"Black Tie, Blue Jeans,
Red Carpet"
Host a Semi-Formal "Black Tie, Blue Jeans, Red Carpet" event
and give guests the option of dressing "up or down." Casual Chic:
"Oscar Bash"
Keep your Oscar Party simple — make
it a fun "Oscar Bash" and dress "Casual
Chic."
Casual:
"Oscar Pot Luck"
Better yet...host a casual "Oscar Pot Luck Party." Pot Lucks
are a lot of fun, especially if you're on a budget.
Whatever you do... have FUN!
Oscar Party
— Sample
Menus
- Star-Shaped Appetizers
-
Fun
Finger Foods
-
Catered
Event
- "Oscar Bash" Buffet
- "Oscar Pot Luck"
- Wine Selection
Oscar Party Decorations
Go Hollywood — decorate your house with Oscar "Award
Trophy Statuettes," "Director's Clapboards," customizable "Walk
of Fame Stars," "Lifesize Celebrity Standup" movie legends
(Marilyn Monroe, Austin Powers, Elvis and other Hollywood
favorites).
Click on the link below to order
Fun Hollywood Celebrity Standups, Souvenirs, Gifts and Hollywood Memorabilia.
STANDUPS
! A large selection of photo-realistic lifesize cutouts of all
your favorite personalities 
Black & Gold Theme Decor
Order online or visit your local Party Store and florist for Fun Theme Decorations — Black & Gold
Balloons, Giant Gold Stars, Flowers, Black and Gold Glitter Top Hats (turn them
upside down and fill them with popcorn or chips), Black and Gold paper plates,
cups, utensils and napkins, Black & Gold Confetti...you get the idea.
Martini glasses add a nice touch to any party table — fill
several glasses with Black & Gold covered candies and chocolates.
Oscar Ballots & Prizes
Pass out Oscar Voting Ballots (available at oscar.com)
and have your guests cast their votes prior to the Awards ceremony.
Offer a fun gift to all the winners and a Grand Prize to the person
who gets the most categories right.
"Hollywood Stars" Tote Bag
(Fill Tote with Fun
Oscar Party Goodies)
Fun Gifts & Party Favors
Put together a "Hollywood
Stars" Gift Tote Bag of goodies — be creative with your gifts.
We're not talking expensive freebie "designer swag" like the movie
stars usually get — you don't have to spend a fortune if you know where
to shop. Go to the "Dollar Stores" or Target for
token gifts and candies.
Give out Fun "Hollywood
Stars" Party Favors. Hollywood Magnets make fun gifts
for homes, lockers, dorm rooms or offices — buy just one,
or save with packs of 10 or 100.
Visit
our Travel Gift Store to order Special Gifts for your Party —
Buy Fun Gifts to wear or give out to your guests at the party. Gifts feature
Fun Travel Destinations, Romantic Gifts, Family "His/Hers" Gifts,
Body, Mind & Spirit Gifts, and more...
Fun "Hollywood
and Los Angeles/LA" Gifts
Beverly Hills / 90210 Gifts
"California
Girl" Gifts
Rodeo Drive
Gifts
"I
Love LA" Gifts
Los
Angeles Gifts
Hollywood/Hollywood "Stars" Gifts
More Info
Annual
Academy Awards
Academy
Award Nominees & Nominated
Films
Oscar Parties in the SF Bay Area and around the U.S.
Oscar Party Sample Menus
Oscar History & Trivia
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