Oscar Party Kit – 82nd Annual Academy Awards

Academy Awards
Courtesy of: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The Academy Awards are quickly approaching.  This year’s event – 82nd Annual Academy Awards – will be held on Sunday March 7, 2010.

For avid movie fans, throwing an Oscar party is an annual event. The bigger, the better, all out Hollywood style.

If you are planning to hold an award-winning Oscar viewing party at home, then you may need some help from the experts – the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Oscar statue

On the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences site, you can find downloadable Oscar® ballots, party play-along games, recipes, cocktails ideas and much more.

Be sure to invite your family and friends and celebrate the best the movie industry has to offer.

http://www.oscars.org/partykit

You’ll also be able to read:
* Event producer Cheryl Cecchetto shows you the “10 Must Haves” for throwing an awarding-winning party
* Master Chef Wolfgang Puck cooks and provides you with delicious and easy-to-make-at-home recipes
* Executive Pastry Chef Sherry Yard shows you how to bake a yummy dessert
* Moët & Chandon, the exclusive champagne of the 82nd Academy Awards®, provides a special cocktail that will wow your guests

As a reminder, here’s a recap of the major award nominations:

Best Picture:
Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, Up in the Air

Actor in a Leading Role:
Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Renner

Actress in a Leading Role:
Sandra Bullock, Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan, Gabourey Sidibe, Meryl Streep

Directing:
Avatar, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Nine, Sherlock Holmes, The Young Victoria