Party Girl: Throw an Award-Winning Oscars Party

With the Academy Awards less than two weeks away, it's time to get serious about your Oscars theme party! I'd like to thank the Academy for expanding the Best Picture field from 5 to 10 nominees this year, as it provides the perfect vehicle for a truly fun-filled Oscars party.

Using the Best Picture category as your inspiration, put on a star-studded potluck soiree sure to be the hit of this year's awards circuit. Oscars night (Sunday March 7) is certainly a time to dress to impress, so make it a dress-devour-drink party: randomly assign each guest (9 friends + you is a perfect number, but feel free to double up) a Best Pic nominee, and encourage creative interpretations in costume, food, and cocktails!

Just make sure your "Avatar" guest brings a folding chair if they plan to slather on the blue body paint.

A few ideas to get your guests in gear: