These Oscar party ideas will help you recreate the glitz and glamour of Hollywood’s biggest night in your home.
I have always dreamed of being a part of Hollywood’s biggest night…
Flash bulbs popping, I make my way down the Red Carpet in my vintage Valentino dress, Louboutin stilettos and borrowed Harry Winston jewels, arm in arm with Hugh Jackman.
Hey, a gal can dream…
Since the Academy hasn’t sent me a ticket for the Oscars, I threw my own glamorous and glitzy Hollywood gala.
My goal: recreate the atmosphere and the menu of the famed Governors Ball, the official Oscars after-party catered by chef Wolfgang Puck, using food, wine, champagne and decor from World Market.
Be sure to check the end of this post for recipes and free printables, including a 2015 Oscars ballot. You can also check out my ultimate Oscars playlist, a great soundtrack for your upcoming Oscars party and enter to win free movies for a year plus other prizes from World Market.
Since we are talking movies, here’s a little trailer of my Oscar party, from shopping to cooking to decorating to celebrating with friends.
What a party it was!
So much yummy food…
A cocktail and champagne bar…
…featuring Blood Orange Mimosas, Gloria Ferrer sparkling wine, Verdi Raspberry Sparketini in sugar-rimmed champagne flutes, Cosmopolitans in stemless martini glasses, as well as a selection of wine from World Market.
(That’s my mama enjoying a raspberry champagne cocktail!)
It was so fun to see everyone decked out in jewels and sequins and sparkles.
My friend, Alex, wore this gorgeous amethyst necklace that was a gift to her mother from a real Oscar winner! (Alex’s mom was a ballerina and her best friend was married to José Ferrer, who won the best actor award in 1951 for his performance as Cyrano de Bergerac. Pretty cool, huh? Just by six degrees of separation, I think I can say I’ve met an Oscar winner, right?)
We had lots of great gourmet food to go along with our bubbly.
As is tradition at the Governors Ball, I focused on appetizer-sized portions of gourmet comfort food. Most everything, except the garnishes and a few fresh ingredients, came from World Market. The store also has a great assortment of serving pieces and entertaining essentials that made setting my table easy.
Pecorino Cheese Gnocchi with vodka sauce served in tasting spoons.
Bacon Onion Cheddar Muffins in mini square tasting dishes.
Cold sesame noodles served in mini takeout containers with wooden chopsticks. (Don’t miss the recipe at the end of this post.)
Vegetable Gyoza with Sriracha Mayo.
Assorted popcorn flavors…
White Cheddar, Chicago Mix and Movie Theater.
Fresh rice paper spring rolls with peanut satay sauce. (I’ll be sharing a recipe soon.)
For dessert, ChocoMaker Dessert Cups and Mousse garnished with raspberries, mint and Belgian Chocolate Thins.
Creamy Nutella Cream Cheese Dip, served in tuxedo cups with hazelnut rolled wafers. (I’ll be sharing that recipe soon, as well.)
Star-studded champagne red velvet cupcakes with champagne frosting.
You can get the recipe here.
What’s an Oscars party without an assortment of movie candy? Hot Tamales, Red Vines licorice, Junior Mints and chocolate movie tickets.
World Market’s gold fluted chargers and square rimmed chargers added glitz to my table and held all the food.
For my centerpiece, I used a gorgeous handmade Bloomatini bouquet in a stainless steel cocktail shaker.
The paper leaves were personalized with fun messages we’re sure to hear during the Oscars telecast in a few weeks.
I decorated my buffet with a gold mirrored tabletop tray, plus some leftover Christmas garland, a DIY printable sign and Oscar statuette confetti I made with my Silhouette cutting machine.
Just like at the real Academy Awards, my guests received goodie bags filled with treats.
I decorated the favor bags with gold vinyl I cut with my Silhouette and added a personalized Bloomatini flower to each one.
Everyone got a gold-dusted chocolate Oscar.
My friends really got a kick out of imagining what it would be like to win an Oscar of their very own!
Michelle won for her portrayal of a multitasking mom.
This party was so much fun, I may have to do it again on Oscar night!
Do you love Hollywood and the movies? Celebrate the awards season and enter Cost Plus World Market’s Movie Lovers Sweepstakes for a chance to win free movies for a year and a $1,000 World Market gift card. Winners are selected weekly. Enter at www.worldmarketsweepstakes.com. The sweepstakes ends 2/21/15.
Oscar Party Ideas: Printables
As promised, I have some great printables you can use for your own Oscars party.
Here’s a tip: add gold washi tape along the top and bottom of the ballot to glam it up.
Printable Oscars party food labels (Includes popcorn labels and sesame noodles labels)
Click here for free printable blank star marquee food labels you can customize.
These are designed to be printed on 2-inch round labels.
Oscars party table sign (Designed to print on letter-sized paper and fit in an 8X10 frame when trimmed.)
Oscar Party Ideas: Recipes
- 1 lb. Chinese egg noodles
- ¼ cup sesame oil
- 5 TBS soy sauce
- 4 TBS rice wine vinegar
- 4 TBS smooth peanut butter
- 1 TBS plus 2 teaspoons chile-garlic paste, such as sambal oelek
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 English cucumber, peeled,and julienned
- 2 carrots, peeled and julienned
- Boil egg noodles, according to package directions, about 5 minutes, until slightly tender.
- Drain in a colander and rinse with cool water and drain completely. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with 3 Tablespoons of sesame oil.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the remaining sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, peanut butter, chile-garlic paste and garlic.
- Pour over noodles and toss with julienned carrots and cucumber.
- Refrigerate and serve cold.
- Garnish with sliced green onions.
Red Velvet Champagne Cupcakes with Champagne Frosting
Creamy Nutella Cream Cheese Dip (Recipe coming soon.)
Fresh Spring Rolls (Recipe coming soon.)
Oscar Party Ideas: Playlist
A selection of Best Song winners from the Academy Awards.
For more Oscar party ideas, be sure to check out the how-to-details for my party Oscars party favors.
Oh my goodness, this looks so fun and all the food! Yum, I can’t wait to try several of the recipes!! I want to come to one of your parties!
Debbie
Wow! So many fabulous ideas! The tables are so festive and the food looks yummy! I agree with Debbie…would love to come to one of your parties!…hugs…Debbie
Looks like an amazing party!!! So much creativity and the good looks AMAZING! Wish I could have joined in on the fun! And thanks for the opportunity to enter such a fabulous World Market sweepstakes!!!
🙂 Linda
This is absolutely stunning and amazing!!! What a fabulous party!! I need to come to one of you parties 🙂
Ok, if I’m honest I don’t really care if I catch the Oscars on tv or not, but boy oh boy I’d love to come to your party!
Oh my WORD I am sooooo crashing your party!! That is an amazing spread! Pinned and maybe I’ll see you (and Hugh Jackman) on the red carpet! 😉
Wow oh wow oh wow! My mouth is hanging open! I wish I was there! What an amazing party! Thank you for providing so many creative ideas, decor, and recipes!!!! World Market is awesome and who knew they had so many great party supply products! Pinned It!!!
WOW Amy, this is one fabulous party! From the recipes to the decor, it’s all amazing, you deserve an award for sure! Have fun watching the Oscars!
Thanks Lauren!! Maybe next year, i will host a bloggers’ meetup for the Oscars. It has been too long sinxe our Downton meetup.
Where did you buy the black and gold Oscar gift/swag bags? Where can I get the flowers you put in each one?
Hi Krissy:
I made the swag bags using black paper bags and gold vinyl Oscar statues I cut using my Silhouette machine. I wrote a post with all the details here: https://www.attagirlsays.com/2015/02/16/oscars-party-favors/. It includes the free cut files, if you have a Silhouette.
And the flowers are from http://www.bloomatini.com. They can customize them to your liking, with different colored flowers, leaves and messages on the leaves. I hope this helps!
what a beautiful party, Amy!
This looks FABULOUS! I wish I could come party with you! 🙂
I love all your ideas! Before I had kids, my friend and I used to throw Oscar Parties too (although nowhere near as fabulous as yours). My brother-in-law was actually being mentioned for an editing nomination a few years back and I was probably more bummed than anyone in the family that he didn’t get it. It would have been so cool to actually know somebody that was a part of it!!! Anyway, you’ve given me some great ideas for when I decide to throw another one of these parties!!!
Wow this party was Amazing!! The decor and the fun food was perfect! Thanks for sharing on the Monday Funday Party.
one day..one day i will do this and when i do i hope it’s as fabulous as this. the food looks insane! wow!
b
What a fun looking party! Thank you for sharing on Found & Foraged!
WOW!!!! What an absolutely spectacular party display!!! Everything looks amazing and delicious, and such a fun idea!!! I can’t wait for the Oscar’s red carpet – all the gorgeous dresses are my favorite part! 🙂
Mine too! I can’t wait to see this year’s fashion trends and make my pics for best and worst dressed.
This is beyond lovely Amy! The long scroll kept me imagining I wish I was at this party, tasting all the gorgeous foods and drink and bring home the favor bags! I’m definitely checking your recipes. Thank you for this great Oscar inspiration. I’ve added this to my pocket!
I love everything about this from the decorations to the food. Those chocolate movie tickets are adorable! This would be an amazing party to attend. Thank you for linking it up at the This Is How We Roll Thursday link party.
Love, love it all!!! I want to come to your next Oscar Party!!!! 🙂 I write a pretend speech every year about my Oscar fantasy and Hugh Jackman is among the many I mention ! 😉 You can check out the link in comment luv if you want. Stopping by via SitsGirls… Now off the the “red carpet” to pin your stuff!!!! 🙂
I want to party with you, Amy. This is amazing. I love the swag bags and the presentation of the small bites.
I love your party ideas! How fun! Thank you very much for joining in the celebration of #purebloglove, we enjoy having you each week. I hope to see you on Thursday at 8PM, EST through Sunday night. ~Cydnee
Whoa! What a fabulous party! Thank you for all the fabulous eye candy and recipes.
I love that you shared this at my Show Me Saturday linky party! Thank you so much. Pinning and sharing!
Hi Amy! This looks amazing! Can you tell me where you found the mini takeout containers? I found some on Oriental Trading Company, but they are only 2″x2″, which seems much too small (smaller than the ones you have). I appreciate the help! Thank you!
Christy, so sorry I didn’t see your question sooner. Hope it still helps. These are the takeout containers I bought from Amazon: http://amzn.to/2lI7hr2
Hi. I like your ideas. Your decorated table was beautiful. Where did you buy, or how did you make the gold-dusted chocolate Oscar statues? I have thrown Oscar parties the last few years but that is one thing I’ve wanted to give out but haven’t been able to find/figure it out. Thanks for your website and great ideas.
Rebecca, I’m sorry I missed your comment before the Oscars. I bought my chocolates locally from Once Upon a Chocolate, but they do have a website and will ship their chocolates. You can check them out here: https://www.onceuponachocolate.com/