Oscars party tips and ideas
The Oscars are just around the corner (March 2!), and this is an event that is bigger than the big football game (that shall not be named) in our house. We’ve held an Oscars party for the past 5 years, and we’ve gotten a little more creative with every year. (And this year, we have even more fun props to add to the mix.) Seeing how this is one of the only parties that we seem to get right each year, I thought it would be fun to share tips and past ideas.
1. Oscar cookies! I bought this mummy cookie cutter and it happens to look like an Oscar statue. Use white icing and you can spray the cookies with an edible gold mist to give them the shine they deserve! I found the gold mist by Wilton at JoAnn’s and I used two cans of it on our batch of cookies. (These cookies were a hit – and now I do sugar cookies at almost every party we host!)
2. Name tags featuring the actors/actresses who are nominated. Everyone gets a name tag when they arrive. If their actor/actress happens to win, they can also give their own acceptance speech! The name tags are a fun little ice breaker, especially for guests who may not know each other.
3. We have two televisions. The serious watchers are upstairs, while the talkers go downstairs. Our toddler will be asleep early into the evening, and there are some people who really want to watch the awards show (*raises hand*). Send the talkers to another area in the house to socialize if you have the serious watchers.
4. Awards-themed snack foods. A quick google search will give you great ideas. (And, helloooooo Pinterest!) We did the popcorn last year, along with the cookies. This year, I have to come up with something and I’ll try to relate it to a movie, once I know the movies that are nominated.
5. Movie clapper boards. I scored these on Pick Your Plum, and I suspect they’ll be making another appearance in the next month. You can write on them with chalk and they would just be a lot of fun for any table. This is the first time we’ll have them at our party. Pictures to come, obviously.
(excuse the glare.)
6. Ballots and an Oscars pool! We print out ballots for each guest (available on the Oscars website when nominations have been announced) and everyone pays $2 into an overall pot. Partygoers fill out their ballots before the show begins. At the end of the night, we figure out who ended up with the most correct winners. The person with the most correct winners wins the cash. Only once have we had a tie, and they split the money. (If guests leave early, they just need to write their names on their ballot so the host can “grade” them at the end. It’s no big deal.)
Do you host or attend an Oscars party? Have any tips to share? (The Oscars nominations are today. I’m sure this won’t be the last time I talk about the awards show!)
What a fun idea! I love those cookies 🙂
What do you think about the Marathon/Half getting cancelled?
The cookies were the best part of our party! 😉
I’m so upset about the race being canceled! My husband had registered me in December, as a Christmas gift, so now we have to wait on that to be refunded. It was such a great race (well put together – the courses in Asheville are just brutal!) and I think the community is definitely losing out on this one. I can’t do the other Asheville Half because I’m already signed up for Downhill at Dawn (and that was SUCH a great last year, that I decided immediately I wanted to run it again.)
What a fun idea for a party!! I have never been to an Oscars party, but this kind of makes me want to host one!
I haven’t watched the oscars in forever, but throwing a party at home like this – I would so be game for. What great ideas.
Those cookies are amazing! They look exactly like little Oscar trophies. This sounds like a blast. I have never thought to throw an Oscar party. It would be fun to have the girls over that night and do something special. Any excuse to bake, watching our favorite stars, and drink wine is the perfect night to me!
Any chance to drink wine, right? (And, honestly, we don’t have a ton of people over. The smaller the party, the better, I feel!)
What a super cute idea for an oscar party. And so smart to use the mummy cookie cutters. I would never think of that.
I never thought of an Oscars party but I like the idea. Your cookies are cute too!
oh gosh how fun are those cookies? i’d get some shimmer sugar for them too
Your cookies look fun and delicious!! I love those clapper boards too, what a fun party hostess you are!
Those Oscar cookies are awesome! I’m not much of an awards show kind of girl, put I’d go to an oscar party for those cookies 🙂
That sounds like such a fun idea! I must admit I don’t even watch the oscar’s half of the years- but if I did this would be such a fun way to do it
That is so funny that you used a mummy cookie cutter! It totally looks like the Oscar awards!
Those cookies are pretty awesome! I might have to make those for Oscar night!
What an adorable idea! It’s been awhile since I’ve watched the Oscars.
I hosted one last year, but I don’t think I will do it again this year. Can I just come to yours instead? By the way, those cookies are incredibly perfect for the Oscar shape!
You’re totally welcome to come to my party! 🙂
i love the oscar cookie. i don’t think i saw any of the nominated movies this year though
We tend to watch the movies after the nominations are out. Otherwise, I would never see ANY of the Oscar-winners!
I love that you are so into the Oscars…does it sound bad that i am not even sure what they are for? i mean, I know celebs look great on the red carpets but are they for movies, or shows?!
They’re for movies. 🙂 And we tend to only watch the movies between nominations and the actual show (so we can say we saw most of them!) I rarely ever see a movie in the theater these days!
These are such wonderful ideas! I have always wanted to have an Oscars party – I think you’ve inspired me to do it!
Wow you guys throw some serious Oscar parties. I’d love to attend a party like that but we don’t know enough people in the area lol
We actually don’t have a *ton* of people and last year we limited it since we had a one-year-old (and he has an early bedtime.) It was still a lot of fun!
How cute! I’ve never planned an Oscar party– I’ve planned everything else but not an Oscar party– what great ideas!
I think I saw these cookies on instagram! The whole party is so cute!
I through an Oscar party every year where people bring a dish that in some way relates to a nominee (person or movie). Here are two examples from last year: Joaquinoa Phoenix Salad (Joaquin Phoenix) and Moon Pie Kingdom (Moonrise Kingdom).
I think I am going to make those cookies…they look awesome and I think would be a great touch to this year’s party.
I love the idea of having foods related to the actors or movies! I may have to request that from our guests.
This is awesome! I love the cookies. Thanks for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty. We hope you’ll party with us again this Friday.
~Bonnie
I LOVE this. I wish I could come to your party. It seems like it’d be so much fun. I usually end up watching on DVR, by myself, the next day. Boo!
Send me a cookie!