I absolutely love themed parties! That is why I was so excited when I was asked to throw an Oscar viewing party sponsored by Orville Redenbacher’s and their new Pop Up Bowls.
I am spending a lot of my weekend preparing for Sunday’s party and have been doing a little digging around online looking for Oscar party inspiration. I had some old posts saved in my Google Reader and this one from Bakerella is one of my favorites. These Oscar cookies are absolutely adorable and the way she has them standing is just so festive!
Cookies by Bakerella
Bakerella’s movie marquis sugar cookies are absolutely adorable, too, and can be done with the movie posters from the awards shows from year to year.
For my menu, I am going the more “themey” route and having a meal based around the movie titles of the Best Picture nominees. This is what I have on my menu:
Shrimp and True Grits- traditional shrimp and grits
Winter’s Ham Bone and Collards- collard greens and ham
Blackened Swan Wings- swan errr chicken wings
The Cupcakes Are All Right- black and white tuxedo cupcakes
Mark Zuckerburgers- sliders
and
Tea Cookies for The King’s Speech- butter cookies
My friends and I will be having dinner, playing Oscar Bingo, filling out our Oscar ballots, and critiquing the stars as they make their way down the red carpet. Will you be watching the Academy Awards on February 27?
so so fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
OK that is SO cool! I love it! I wish I had the time for this haha!
Gotta love a themed menu! Love all the ones you came up with and it sounds like it’s sure to be a fun time!
Oh gosh, how fun!! Love the themed menu.
Yep!! A fellow blogger friend (SIL) and I are planning to have an Oscar party as well! Our menu isn’t as extensive as yours, unfortunately; we’re planning on cupcakes and wine at this point :o)
Cute menu!! I always think I’m going to host an Oscar’s party and then never do…you’ll post pictures next week, right?!
Love this menu!!!!!!! Can I come??! I so wish I were having a fun Oscar party, but my Fiance and I will most likely be watching in our home on the couch. But you have inspired me to do a theme dinner 😉
I love your menu! Have fun!
Ohhhhhh, I am so jealous! Your creative menu is too fabulous 🙂 It’s one of my bucket list items to have a fabulous Oscar party someday. Now I just need a living room big enough to invite folks over…
I can’t wait to see pics of how it all turns out!
This is truly adorable. Love this idea! I’ll be traveling for work and watching from a hotel room in DC (that actually sounds heavenly to me!)
One of these years I’m going to get my act together early enough to host a fun party like this. I love all the creative food names you came up with (and they sound yummy too!).
What a clever menu!
You Oscar menu is too cute for words, I love it!
Sounds like a great time! So creative for the menu!
I’m invited….right? I’ll see you at 7 on Sunday 🙂
Your party sounds like SO much fun! I love the themed menu–wish I could chow down and watch the Oscars with you!
LOVE this idea so much and can not wait to see pictures and read about your night! I wanted to have an oscar party so bad this year…I just simply ran out of time. 🙁 Here’s hoping next year we won’t be so busy at this time and I’ll be able to host an Oscar party. I’m sure your will be fabulous and the menu sounds not only cute, but delicious!
so creative! love your menu ideas!
hope you have a great party! i will definitely be watching 🙂
that is the cutest menu I’ve seen in a long time, hope it goes well.
we’ll be watching at home 🙂
I totalyl forgot about your awesome Oscar party themed meals from years past- probably one of the most creative things I’ve ever heard of! This year’s meal names absolutely made my morning! I’m dying laughing over here. 🙂 I’m inspired to try and have a party next year now, let the countdown begin! Can’t wait to hear all about how the big party went. Miss you madly, and hope you’re having a wonderful day! xoxo
wow! I’ve never even THOUGHT about doing something like this for the Oscars…that’s incredible! How long have you been doing Oscar parties like this?