Suggestion Number One: Party With Friends
What you'll need: Friends (duh), drinks, food, and of course a tv.
Before you call up your friends to come over, you need to set up your place and prepare. First off you'll need to decide what kind of food you'll serve your friends. If you're one of the lucky people who lives in a part of the world where the Awards will be shown at a decent hour, you might want to make a big fancy dinner. Or maybe even just a two course meal. You might want to go with a movie themed meal, inspired by the Best Picture nominees. You could for example make outer space–themed dishes for Gravity, or an appetiser of fruitcake and tea for Philomena. Or if you liked The Wolf of Wall Street, you could serve your guest an over-the-top menu featuring sushi, steak, lobster and lots of champagne (no drugs, please). But you may want to scale back this extensive menu. With so many extravagant dishes, you're likely to incur the wrath of your CFO and father for spending $26,000 on dinner. Whatever you choose, just get creative and have fun with it.
Next up is drinks! Now I personally don't drink alcoholic drinks (well, only this sparkling white wine), so you should check with your guest first, so that you'll be able to accommodate their preferences. Like a good host should. Also make sure everybody is at legal drinking age. (no under-age drinking here, okay?)
I found two recipes for fun drinks you could serve your friends to make the night better. Hopefully, you'll be able to get a hold of all the ingredients, or you might have to improvise a bit. Again, get creative. That's the key to a good party.
First one up is this snazzy little thing called:
Ginger Fizz:
(serves 8 people)
Cosmopolitan Champagne Cocktail:
(serves 10 people)
Ingredients
Another thing you might want to do, is play games. Make up a trivia quiz about the Oscars, the actors, the movies and all that jazz! Challenge your friends, and maybe have some fabulous prizes lined up for the winners.Ginger Fizz:
(serves 8 people)
Ginger Syrup:
- 3" piece ginger peeled, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup raw or granulated sugar
- 2 750-milliliter bottles chilled Prosecco
- 8 thin clementine or orange slices.
For ginger syrup:
Bring one 3" piece ginger, peeled, thinly sliced, 1/2 cup raw or granulated sugar, and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan; reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Let cool. Strain syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a small jar or bowl; discard ginger.
Bring one 3" piece ginger, peeled, thinly sliced, 1/2 cup raw or granulated sugar, and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan; reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Let cool. Strain syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a small jar or bowl; discard ginger.
DO AHEAD: Syrup can be made 1 week ahead. Cover and chill.
For cocktails:
Pour 1/4 ounces ginger syrup in each coupe glass. Dividing evenly, top off with two 750-milliliter bottles chilled Prosecco (about 5 ounces per glass) and garnish each with a thin clementine or orange slice.
Pour 1/4 ounces ginger syrup in each coupe glass. Dividing evenly, top off with two 750-milliliter bottles chilled Prosecco (about 5 ounces per glass) and garnish each with a thin clementine or orange slice.
Followed by;
Cosmopolitan Champagne Cocktail:(serves 10 people)
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups Cointreau or Grand Marnier
- 1 1/4 cups cranberry juice cocktail
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 3 tablespoons superfine granulated sugar
- 4 cups chilled Champagne or other sparkling wine
Stir together Cointreau, juices, and sugar and chill, covered, 2 to 6 hours. Just before serving, divide among 10 Champagne flutes and top off with Champagne.
And then don't forget to actually watch the show when it begins! Don't have too much fun, so you'll forget it!
Suggestion two: Party all alone!
What you'll need: Whatever the heck you feel like needing, it's your own little party.
Normally, because of the late hour, I spend the Oscar nights alone, (in a dark room), so I can only say what I find useful at these things. One of the first things I always make sure to have is food. Since it's so late at night, I tend to get a little snacky. Two or three times I've made mini pizzas during the day, that I just heat up again when I get hungry during the show. This year I plan to make pigs in a blanket, because they're so easy. But really, it's all up to you and what you feel like eating.
And then I basically just try to stay away with soda and candy and food. And texting with Sindy about the show (because I know she's awake too, also watching the show).So yeah, just go with what you feel is right.
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