Oscars

An Oscars Party Menu for Every Oscar Hopeful

We love a good Champagne party. But for the Oscars, you should go for the gold. That's why we created a menu for each of this year's Best Picture nominees, from Lion to La La Land.
Papadums with Whipped Dal
Photo by Yoni Nimroad
  • Papadums with Whipped Dal
    Photo by Yoni Nimroad
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    Lion

    In Lion, Saroo searches for his Indian family, with only a few haunting childhood memories as a guide. Root for this heartwarming film while watching the Oscars with a spread of snacks inspired by the Indian street food of Saroo's childhood home in Calcutta. Click here to get the menu.

  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Ali Nardi
    2/9

    Hacksaw Ridge

    What is Hacksaw Ridge? A movie about a pacifist who joins the army (don't worry, nobody else saw it either). This menu is also anti-violence—vegetarian and fairly low-effort, it harms neither animals nor humans. Click here for the menu.

  • John Lee
    3/9

    Moonlight

    Told in three chapters, Moonlight is a coming-of-age story about Chiron, a young man growing up in Miami during a tumultuous period in the 1980s. We based this three-act menu around one of the movie's key scenes set in a diner. Click here to get the menu.

  • Photo by Gentl & Hyers
    4/9

    Manchester By the Sea

    This depressing movie is set in a small New England town. We haven't really been the same since we watched it, but maybe these lobster rolls will help. Click here to get the menu.

  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
    5/9

    La La Land

    The throwback glamour and dreamy romance of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling has made La La Land a crowd favorite. Celebrate the retro vibe of the movie with recipes that have that old-school sparkle. Click here to get the menu.

  • Cedric Angeles
    6/9

    Fences

    In Fences' 1950s Pittsburgh, a would-be Major League baseball player—embittered by the hardships life has dealt him—builds a (ahem) fence around his home while maintaining the one he's built around his heart. Build some bridges instead with this regional PA menu. Click here to get the menu.

  • Photo by Charles Masters, Food styling by Sue Li
    7/9

    Hell or High Water

    In Hell or High Water, two brothers rob a series of West Texas banks in a desperate attempt to save their family's ranch. This chili feast will get you and your guests into a Lone Star State of mind. Just don't, like, rob anyone. Click here to get the menu.

  • Chugrad McAndrews
    8/9

    Arrival

    In the acclaimed sci-fi film Arrival, Amy Adams stars as a linguist attempting to decipher the language of ethereal, heptapod aliens who have touched down on Earth. Cheer on the sci-fi film with this spread of next-wave snacks. Click here for the menu.

  • Ditte Isager
    9/9

    Hidden Figures

    Hidden Figures is the story of three African-American women who are mathematicians at NASA in 1961—the height of the Space Race. Cheer them on with this otherworldly menu of rocket salad, pasta with Sun Gold tomatoes, and chocolate-oatmeal moon pies. Click here to get the menu.

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