Oscar Night Party
I'm thinking about the Oscars at the moment! How many of you watch them? Or, how many of you don't? Give us your opinions about any and all things pertaining to---- Pictures, music, actors, fashion, FOOD...etc.
Here are a few munchies you might be interested in serving, if you want to throw an Oscar night party.... complements of Allrecipes.com. Enjoy!
Get ready to eat, drink, and dish!
Divine Dips
Spinach Dip with Water Chestnuts
Cold Appetizers
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Hot Appetizers
Brie and Mushroom Phyllo Puffs
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Silver Screen Sippers
AvatarJames Cameron and Jon LandauView Nominee Info
The Blind SideGil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick JohnsonView Nominee Info
District 9Peter Jackson and Carolynne CunninghamView Nominee Info
An EducationFinola Dwyer and Amanda PoseyView Nominee Info
The Hurt LockerKathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg ShapiroView Nominee Info
Inglourious BasterdsLawrence BenderView Nominee Info
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by SapphireLee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary MagnessView Nominee Info
A Serious ManJoel Coen and Ethan CoenView Nominee Info
UpJonas RiveraView Nominee Info
Up in the AirDaniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason ReitmanView Nominee Info
- Jeff BridgesCrazy HeartView Nominee Info
George ClooneyUp in the AirView Nominee Info
Colin FirthA Single ManView Nominee Info
Morgan FreemanInvictusView Nominee Info
Jeremy RennerThe Hurt LockerView Nominee Info
Sandra BullockThe Blind SideView Nominee Info
Helen MirrenThe Last StationView Nominee Info
Carey MulliganAn EducationView Nominee Info
Gabourey SidibePrecious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by SapphireView Nominee Info
Meryl StreepJulie & JuliaView Nominee Info
Matt DamonInvictusView Nominee Info
Woody HarrelsonThe MessengerView Nominee Info
Christopher PlummerThe Last StationView Nominee Info
Stanley TucciThe Lovely BonesView Nominee Info
Christoph WaltzInglourious BasterdsView Nominee Info
Penélope CruzNineView Nominee Info
Vera FarmigaUp in the AirView Nominee Info
Maggie GyllenhaalCrazy HeartView Nominee Info
Anna KendrickUp in the AirView Nominee Info
Mo'NiquePrecious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by SapphireView Nominee Info
And the list goes on. But, not to forget the writers.
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
District 9Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri TatchellView Nominee Info
An EducationScreenplay by Nick HornbyView Nominee Info
In the LoopScreenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony RocheView Nominee Info- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by SapphireScreenplay by Geoffrey FletcherView Nominee Info
- Up in the AirScreenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerView Nominee Info
The Hurt LockerWritten by Mark BoalView Nominee Info
Inglourious BasterdsWritten by Quentin TarantinoView Nominee Info- The MessengerWritten by Alessandro Camon & Oren MovermanView Nominee Info
A Serious ManWritten by Joel Coen & Ethan CoenView Nominee Info- UpScreenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter. Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthyView Nominee Info
It's only 8:46! I haven't had my popcorn yet! I think it's too late for me! I'm watching the Oscars, and on the computer at the same time....I'm ready to recline! They're ready to give the award for Best Actress...hmm I wonder who's going to get it? Sandra Bullock! Yoohoo! Talk about a stunned look on her face! What a beautiful acceptance speech! I love her!
TiggerBear wrote:Wow the Oscars a running long tonight. Ran out of cheese popcorn 2 hours ago!
Streisand was so excited that a woman, for the first time, got best director...wow....and Hurt Locker got the B picture. I haven't seen any of those movies...But I was thinking Avatar was going to get it, just because it's the largest grossing picture, ever... It's over...that was fun!
Nite, nite
mom 
I watched Oprah, most of it....Barbara Walters special is on right now...we haven't seen it. She's always a bit stuffy..That's just her personality. I like her, though...
I liked that Cameron was really proud of his Ex for her achievements. Says a lot. Now I'm shutting down for the night... see you tomorrow!
pen21 wrote:Thank you for the party and the wonderful food.
I couldn't stay up that late and get to work on time. I watched til about 10 central time. Then caught what you all have on this thread. Then I went to the internet to see what else happened. I wished they would have skipped the dancing part, didn't seem to fit.
Hi, Luanne. I frankly had the TV muted a lot. I saw some of the dancing, but was typing on the computer during that time. I have my TV in my bedroom, where I also have my computer...I multi-task. I eat at the same time! I finally turned the computer off when Barbara Walters special came on. I thought it was a good program...it was all retrospect of her past Oscar specials. I see that this was her last Oscar show. It was fun having Sandra Bullock on last, for this one. It's always a kick seeing Sandra interviewed....and her winning the Oscar was the icing on the cake for that show, for me, even though it was filmed before the Oscars. The Walters show was pretty funny, actually.
I thought Baldwin and Martin worked great together as hosts.
After the Barbara Walters show, I watched some of the after Oscar program, where the dresses and wearers are looked at and discussed. Some really great gowns, I thought. The understated ones got the most thumbs up. Some of those dresses were outrageous, and looked dangerous to walk in! Over kill is a word for it!
After that was over, I turned the channel and this channel had cameras at some of the prestigious parties..I watched a few minutes of the interviews, and then turned the TV off and read for a while.
I can only handle just so much glitz and glamour! When I was young, all of this was fascinating to watch, because these stars of "days of old" were mysterious, and intriguing to see in public. Now, they're spread all over the TV and tabloids. There is nothing mysterious about them..Everyone knows them inside and out, whether we (or they) like it or not! It was fun, then, now not so much.
I've never been to the Kodak theater, but I've been to all the other old theaters around there. It was always fun to go into LA to a show, or a movie. I don't anymore. I don't even go to our local theaters to the movies. I wait for them to come out in DVD form, and get the ones I want to see, and eat all the popcorn I want, in the privacy of my home...in my PJs! I'm not the party/social animal I once was! I'm a recluse! Ha!
Now, I've got to get dressed....I've got to go to singing practice at 10:00 a.m. Yeah, I'm a performer! Not much of a recluse, I guess. So much for that persona...Ha!
