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Tack up the movie posters and lay out the red carpet for friends and loved ones this year with some of the best ideas for Oscar Night movie parties this side of Hollywood - including themes and decorations, party food and drink recipes, party games, and your own printable Oscar Party Pool Sheet

• Make sure the food is plentiful, but keep it simple with make ahead dishes or snackable that meals guests can easily munch on - on the couch!
  
  
• Not enough seating for everybody? Get guests comfortable by clearing out the coffee table and leaving plenty of room for chairs, beanbags, or oversized pillows for your front row "audience".
  
  
• Use TV commercial breaks to start mingling or for party activities - such as Oscar trivia or a mini-marathon of Name That Movie Tune.
  
  
• When the night is over send guests home with a goodie bag filled with bags of popcorn, boxes of movie candy, and plastic sunglasses.
  
  
  

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