Nine Oscars Party Themes For Extremely Devoted Film Fans

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​It's Cultist's favorite February holiday: The Oscars! (Sorry, Presidents Day.) And boy have we been getting prepared. Because no Academy Awards season is complete without a stellar viewing party, we have been racking our movie-lovin' brains for the best dishes, clothing, and party favors for you to foist upon your fellow cinephiles.

But merely watching Hollywood's biggest night on your couch went the way of having only five Best Picture nominees. (Read: It is so two years ago). Ergo, we propose nine full-fledged party themes based on those films up for the Academy's top honor -- complete with fun game suggestions to keep your guests entertained during that boring middle part. (Sorry, Sound Mixing category. It's not like anyone was paying attention to you anyway).

Just beware: spoilers lie ahead. Hey, don't blame us; you should have watched these movies by now. Seriously.



The Artist
Encourage your friends to don all black and white and communicate solely through charades in honor of this year's most silent flick and likeliest Best Picture winner. For you fans out there, might we suggest a smattering of quiet foods, like, uh, yogurt and soft cheeses sans crackers? (We're going for thematic -- not necessarily tasty.) When the speeches start to bore you, put the Oscars on mute and see how good you are at reading lips. Just make sure no one leaves without their giant, elaborate, and completely non-creepy portraits.



Midnight in Paris
Tell your pals to leave their know-it-all acquaintances and obnoxious in-laws at home for this shindig celebrating the time-skewing Woody Allen film. Have your guests get dolled up in flapper fashions and drink French wine until they're too zozzled to remember what century it is. (The 1920s: So hot right now.) Conduct a Charleston dance-off every time the orchestra cuts short a long-winded speech. And please remember to hand out those earrings you stole from your fiancé. That party favor will be the bee's knees!



Moneyball
Finally, the opportunity to bring those math nerds and jock friends together in one gathering. Have your crew don their favorite home-team baseball jerseys (no matter how ugly they are -- we're looking at you, Marlins fans). Throughout the ceremony, nosh on giant packs of gum (chewing tobacco is near impossible to get out of rugs) for this based-on-real-life story about the Oakland A's general manager. Make a game out of leaving the room every time your favorite nominee pops up on the screen, lest they lose due to your presence. Party bags should include a spittoon and a statistics textbook.