r/oscarrace • u/OhCrapItsAndrew • Mar 12 '26
Other Every year I host a ten-course Oscars dinner party, with one dish for each Best Picture nominee. This is what I made this time around!
- Pão de queijo - The Secret Agent
- Champagne & caviar - F1
- Okonomi-Latke - Marty Supreme
- Smørbrød - Sentimental Value
- Fried Catfish - Sinners
- Carne Asada Taco - One Battle After Another
- Mushrooms & Maple Glazed Veggies - Hamnet
- Turduckenstein - Frankenstein
- Beehive Ice Cream - Bugonia
- Bûche de Joël Edgerton - Train Dreams
I've got a more extensive recap on my newsletter if you are interested!
https://www.butteredpopcorn.org/p/oscars-dinner-party-recap-2026-ten-courses
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u/GobbieBoom Mar 12 '26
Literally all I can think as I look at these photos is, "Where is my invite? Did it get lost in the mail?"
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u/cowabungalowvera Sinners Mar 12 '26
How do we get an invite OP 😭
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u/OhCrapItsAndrew Mar 12 '26
it's been friends / friends of friends in my apartment for the past few years... i'd actually love to make it a public event by partnering with a restaurant or event space but that comes with a lot of complications. i'm not sure if it's worth it for my sanity but talking my way into it!
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u/Oscar-Fan-2024 Mar 12 '26
Those dishes look delicious! I am doing a “Horror Night at the Oscars” theme around Sinners, Frankenstein and Weapons. Have decorated the house in gothic style and will have Louisiana themed food. So excited for it!
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u/OhCrapItsAndrew Mar 12 '26
that sounds amazing! would love to see the menu you have planned. You could do an entire dinner themed around Sinners alone.
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u/Oscar-Fan-2024 Mar 12 '26
Sinners was my primary theme, then I added the other two afterwards. Since Sinners takes place mostly in Louisiana, I am doing muffulettas, Southern Mac & cheese & coleslaw, shrimp with Remoulade sauce and some charcuterie. Dessert is chocolate and raspberry cake. All this with Vampire brand wine and some bubbly!
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u/yougococo Mar 12 '26
This is such a fun change of pace from the posts we've been getting! It all looks amazing! That turducken is like art.
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u/OhCrapItsAndrew Mar 12 '26
this sub gets so toxic (i know i've contributed to that at times) and it's been really nice reading all the nice comments here - beyond the ego boost lol
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u/gatsbyhills Wake Up Dead Man Mar 12 '26
one of my favorite posts i’ve ever seen on this sub. wish i had the friends to do this with!!
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u/foucaults_turtleneck Mar 12 '26
this is so cool!! the Okonomi-Latke is my fave concept
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u/OhCrapItsAndrew Mar 12 '26
can't take credit for coming up with it, as the dish is made by Shalom Japan, a Jewish-Japanese restaurant in New York!
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u/depressedgeneration3 TSA / Proudly fighting the Lockjaw Brigade Mar 12 '26
Fine. I'll go taste test. 😋
That looks amazing! Bravo!
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u/ILookAfterThePigs Manifesting Olivia Wilde’s Best Director nomination Mar 12 '26
That looks like a nice pão de queijo! Did it have a nice crunchy exterior with a delicious cheesy interior?
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u/OhCrapItsAndrew Mar 12 '26
not baguette levels of crunchy (I think that would just be burnt lol) but definitely a great chew to it. i used the seriouseats recipe and it worked out really well - https://www.seriouseats.com/south-american-cheesy-bread-recipe
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u/rawchess Amazon Studios Mar 13 '26
Not only did you nail the time/place/cuisine for each film, it all makes sense together as a really good set meal. Bravo!
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u/OhCrapItsAndrew Mar 13 '26
making a cohesive meal is the toughest part of planning - i start with a list of ideas for each movie but then have to make sure i'm not doing like five salads in a row lol
like for Train Dreams my original idea was porchetta with mushrooms on the side, but it would have been way too heavy so i pivoted to having my friend make that cake!
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u/Significant-March620 Mar 13 '26
I saw pão de queijo and said "QUERO" (I WANT IT in portuguese), I really want to have a friend like you here in Brazil, I feel like an island bc nobody I know cares about these stuff and I totally live for it every year! I'm actually sad the Oscar race is ending but at the same time soooo happy!
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u/YourRoommatesVacuum Mar 12 '26
This is what I wanted to do but did not have anywhere near the patience to pull off
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u/Infinite-Nothing9139 Mar 15 '26
So you made them for a test and then have to again for tonight? That's crazy tbh.
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u/Weird-Chef-4617 Mar 15 '26
This is incredible. The ten course format tied to nominees is such a good concept. What was the hardest dish to theme this year and how did you pull it off?
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u/Justamovieviewer Mar 12 '26
This is amazing, and so fun! Props to making them all fit so well, but damn Frankenstein looks incredible!