Drinking game oscar

Double-shot if they somehow use it to also promote an upcoming project. Anyone makes a joke that bombs and the camera cuts to Anna Paquin in the audience, silently glaring. Anyone talks about how this was the year that female characters got less screen dialogue then their male counterparts, and then someone asks Margot Robbie what she thinks of this trend but then cuts her off before she can say anything.

Anyone makes a joke about the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Someone says OscarsSo[Fill in the Blank]. Triple the shot if that person is someone extremely British or Meryl Streep. A speech turns political. Stop when said number hits 50, the ceremony ends, or life on Earth ends, whichever comes first.

Careful with this one drinks-wise. Someone butchers the name of the cast, the crew, or anyone associated with Parasite. Joaquin Phoenix says anything in a speech. Trust us, it will either be something so awesome or so awkward you will need a drink. A person or several people who has hosted awards shows presents an award and absolutely kills it, reminding you why most awards shows have hosts in the first place.

The In Memoriam montage lets through just enough live sound to give you a sense of who people are really clapping for. Plus, if you're in the UK like me , it's all happening at an ungodly hour of the morning too! Nah, I'll just go to bed and check out the highlights in the morning, thank you very much Well, that's a different story entirely. Drinks promise the opportunity for drinking games, Oscars-style, and this year's Oscars ceremony is no different.

Scroll on below for a list of drinking game rules for you and your friends to abide to during this year's ceremony, but please, be more Jay Gatsby than Jack Sparrow and drink responsibly! Oscar nominations How to stream the Oscars Oscar winners predictions. Let's face it, every actor enjoys the limelight to some extent or another, and you're damn straight they're going to use up all their allotted speaking time when the award bells start ringing.

Suffice to say, you may be sipping a lot as the evening goes on. That said, Daniel Day Lewis doesn't strike me as a real chatterbox, so let's hope he wins Best Actor in a Leading Role for the sake of your kidneys. It doesn't happen too often, but every now and again some eagle-eyed camera man spies a well-respected thespian heading into dreamland during the ceremony.

The best part is when the person next to them realises the blunder and quickly gives them a nudge to wake them up, inadvertently making matters worse by capturing their expressions of surprise and embarrassment all at once. If that happens, I suggest taking another swig just to acknowledge the moment. I mean, he has to, right? You can't talk about the Oscars anymore without referring to the biggest slip-up in the history of awards shows.

Whether Kimmel's jokes will be funny is another question altogether, but at least you'll be slightly more humoured once the alcohol's started to work its magic. These sorts of fumbles are inevitable, but hopefully not so frequent that you'll start seeing more stars in your head than on the TV screen. Luckily for you, Jennifer Lawrence - queen of the endearing faux pas - isn't nominated this year, so the risk of repeated blunders is minimal.

Seriously, have that drink. Always drink responsibly, and remember that the game works just as well with non-alcoholic beverages. Joaquin Phoenix says anything in a speech. Trust us, it will either be something so awesome or so awkward you will need a drink. Careful with this one drinks-wise. Things get political. Stop when said number hits 50, the ceremony ends, or life on Earth ends, whichever comes first.

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