
Just in time for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards – Sunday, March 7, 2010
We wanted you all to know we finally completed the much needed updates to our Hollywood Nights and Lights, Camera, Action celebration packages.
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Academy Award Viewing Party Planning, Ideas, and Supplies
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Encourage your guests to watch as many nominated films as possible before the party — an educated crowd is always more fun and more invested in the evening. Although not all nominated films are currently available for purchase, many will be released in DVD or blu ray format a few days after the Academy Awards are broadcast. Films currently in stock are highlighted. Another option rather than buying the DVDs is to rent them by subscribing to Blockbuster or Netflix. With Netflix you can instantly watch the released movies on your computer or even your TV via Netflix ready devices like game consoles, TVs, Blu-ray players.
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I you would like to cast your vote, our PartyIdeaPos.com on Squidoo has a fun interactive 82nd Annual Academy Awards Ballot. We will publish the results after the Oscars!
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Actor in a Leading Role





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Actor in a Supporting Role





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Actress in a Leading Role





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Actress in a Supporting Role





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Animated Feature Film


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Art Direction




- “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
- “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
- “Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
- “Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
- “The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
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Cinematography




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Costume Design



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Directing





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Documentary (Feature)
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Documentary (Short Subject)
- “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
- “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
- “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
- “Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
- “Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra
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Film Editing





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Foreign Language Film




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Makeup



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Music (Original Score)
Create your own iMix!
“Avatar” James Horner
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat
“The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
“Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer
“Up” Michael Giacchino
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Music (Original Song)
Create your own iMix!
“Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
“Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
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Best Picture










- “Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
- “The Blind Side” Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers
- “District 9 ” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
- “An Education ” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
- “The Hurt Locker ” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers
- “Inglourious Basterds ” Lawrence Bender, Producer
- “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
- “A Serious Man ” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
- “Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer
- “Up in the Air ” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers
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Short Film (Animated)
- “French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert
- “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
- “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia
- “Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin
- “A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park
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Short Film (Live Action)
- “The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
- “Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
- “Kavi” Gregg Helvey
- “Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
- “The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
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Sound Editing




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Sound Mixing




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Visual Effects



- “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
- “District 9 ” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
- “Star Trek ” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton
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Writing (Adapted Screenplay)




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Writing (Original Screenplay)





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Music
Set the tone with your party music … use the soundtracks from Academy Award nominated pictures













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Delicious, Elegant, and a bit Whimsical – Small Bites
Use your imagination … display is key. Use martini glasses, wine glasses, champagne flutes, shot glasses, square plates, rectangular plates, and round plates. They don’t need to match and high quality clear or black plastic is fine.
Some of our favorites …
- prosciutto and sliced smoked salmon wrapped asparagus tied with chives
- salmon and/or tuna tartar
- mini burgers and pigs in a blanket
- sliced filet mignon on baguette topped with a dollop of horseradish sauce
- tea sandwiches (be sure to cut off the crusts and use cookie cutters to create interesting shapes)
- cheese tortellini with various sauces
- quesadillas
- individual pizza slices with interesting toppings
- marinated herrings on mini pumpernickel breads
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Party Planning Ideas from Oscars.org

Cheryl Cecchetto (founder and president of Sequoia Productions) shares with you the 10 must haves to hosting the Best Oscar-viewing party in town! She’ll take you step-by-step from invites to games, from décor to food. Everything you need to throw an award-winning party for your friends and family.
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Predict the winners using these downloadable Oscar ballots.Download
Download Bingo cards and play along as you watch the show! (Nine different cards available) Download
Test your Oscar smarts with this Academy Awards-themed crossword puzzle. Download
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Oscar Party Prizes or Thank You Gifts


80 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards
Hollywood Birthday Box – Customize with His or Her Name!
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Any Party can be an Academy Award worthy.
Consider our Hollywood Nights celebration package when planning your next event. A Hollywood theme works particularly well for …
- Awards Viewing Parties
- Dinner Parties
- Quinceanera and Sweet Sixteen Celebrations
- Weddings, Engagement Parties, Pre-nuptial Dinners
- Bat Mitzvah Celebrations
- Anniversary Celebrations
- Birthday Parties
- Non-profit Galas
- Fraternity and Sorority Soirees
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Party Hearty!
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