How To Throw The Perfect Oscar Party [Infographic]

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Throwing An Oscar-Style Party

This cool infographic offers hints on how to achieve your party’s success that earns its own Oscar! Roll out your own Red Carpet and invite your friends to a night to remember at your classy Oscar Party. Opening with the invitations, which should reflect the occasion, get your guests in the Oscar mood with a taste of what your sophisticated evening will be like.

Renowned for its glitz and glamour the Oscars bring out the latest fashions and party trends for A-list guests, so why not give your crowd a magical evening that gives them the opportunity to wear their finery, eat, drink and be merry in a manner befitting celebrities and film stars.

The Oscars is a night for high society, something your drink determination should satisfy. So why not treat your companions to a range of traditional themes and film star themed cocktail drinks to help the night go smoothly for all?

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Throw the perfect OSCAR PARTY

Invite the world of glitz and glamour into your home with our guide to hosting the perfect Oscar themed party

Make your own invitations

They should be glitzy, glamorous, and fun

• Use gold envelopes
• Include the dress code
• Use the style of a Oscar Winner Card
• If this sounds like too much effort – just find some invitations online!

Make the Dress Code Stylish

• The dress code should be black tie, with an emphasis on glamour
• Alternatively, dress like a movie star, glam it up in the style of your heroes
• But not like Cher or Bjork

Throw down the red carpet & some VIP rope

• If you can’t get carpet, try a rug or felt
• Take snaps of your friends as they pose down the red carpet
• Take your own Oscar selfie

Make actor themed cocktails

Alongside something sparking to start night, why not make these fabulous cocktails?

• The Mary Pickford
  • Won the Second Academy Award For Best Actress
  • Ingredients:
    • 2 ounces light rum
    • 2 ounces pineapple juice
    • 1 teaspoon of grenadine
    • Maraschino cherry
• The Charlie Chaplin
  • A drink named after on the of the greats of cinema
  • Ingredients:
    • An equal mix of
      • Lime
      • Brandy
      • Sloe Gin
• The Ginger Rogers
  • A cocktail for thsoe who can do everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in heels.
  • Ingredients:
    • 1 oz dry gin
    • 1 oz dry verymouth
    • 1 oz apricot brandy
    • 4 dashes of lemon juice
• The Shirley Temple
  • A classic for your non-drinking friends.
  • Ingredients:
    • Ginger Ale
    • Dash of grenadine
    • Garnished with a Maraschino Cherry
• Make the food pretty and easy
  • Canapes and finger food will be easy to nibble on and prepare

Decorate your home in a true Oscary style

Colour scheme to use: red, gold, black, or white

• Decorations to incorporate
  • Awards night placeholders
  • Fake statues
  • Gold, glitz, and stars
  • Bow tie napkins

Play some games

• Interview impressions
  1. Write the names of different stars on pieces of paper and put them in a hat.
  2. Have your friends pick a piece of paper out of the hat.
  3. Interview your friends, who have to respond as their celebs would.
  4. One point is awarded to the person who guesses who the celeb is first & one is to the person doing the impression.
• Guess the film
  1. Write three facts about Oscar winning films on different pieces of paper.
  2. Read them out and your guests have to guess the film. Pause between each fact to give your friends a chance to guess the film.
  3. Examples
     • Facts:
       • The person who won Best Actor for this film refused his award
       • The film starred Al Pacino and Robert Duval
       • Based on a book by Mario Puzo
       • Answer: The Godfather
     • Facts:
       • Won five Oscars in 1979
       • Directed by Michael Climino
       • Starred Christopher Walken
       • Answer: The Deer Hunter
     • Facts:
       • Eva Marie Saint’s debut role
       • Directed by Elia Kazan
       • This film was more than just a contender
       • Answer: On the Water Front
• Guess the film
  1. The player pulls the names of films and their stars out of a hat.
  2. The player then (silently) has to act in the manner of that star in that film.
• Predict the winners
  1. Ask your friends to predict the winners (one point for each answer)
• Give out your own Oscars
  • Give out prizes for:
    • Best overall games player
    • Best post on the red carpet
    • Best Oscar winner predicator
    • Best costume
• Have acceptance speeches
  1. As a final game, each winner has to give an acceptance speech.
  2. A bonus prize goes to the funniest.
  3. For bonus points, tape the speech and put it up on Facebook.
• Give them a swag bag
  • You probably can’t include the latest Rolex, but let your guests leave with a bag containing:
    • Celebrity magazines
    • Movie magazines
    • Fake Oscar statues
    • Popcorn

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